Imprisoned Palestinian hunger-striker Muhammad al-Qiq on Friday ended a grueling 94-day hunger strike that has brought him close to death after his lawyers struck an eleventh hour deal with the Israeli authorities. Qadura Fares, the head of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, told Ma’an that while Israel had not agreed to[…]
If your olfactory senses have been intrigued by the origins of Oud, then Scent from Heaven is a must-watch upcoming Al Jazeera documentary about one of the world’s rarest and most expensive commodities. Also known as Agarwood and Gaharu, kilo for kilo Oud costs more than gold and in recent[…]
Omar Nayef Zayed, a former Palestinian political prisoner and escaped hunger striker whose extradition from Bulgaria Israel demanded in December, was found dead on Friday morning inside the Palestinian embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he had sought refuge. “Omar Nayef Zayed was targeted as a Palestinian, as a struggler, as[…]
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is on lockdown as workers and students barricade all entrances the university with protests for higher wages and an end to outsourcing. Police have tried to disperse protesters with rubber bullets after workers chanted on university premises from all main entrances. Students watched[…]
Addressing themes that transcend geographical, political and socio-cultural boundaries with sensitivity and sophistication, Muslim artists continue to establish themselves among the world’s best practitioners of the arts. Sheena Baharudin finds herself in awe as she manoeuvres her way through breathtaking works designed to stimulate and provoke thought. When Pablo Picasso[…]
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has been discharged from a private hospital, the Department of Correctional Services said on Friday. This was Dalindyebo’s second hospital visit since he began his 12-year prison sentence at the East London Maximum Correctional Centre. The department of correctional services confirmed that the King had been[…]
The State has concluded its case against a Lavender Hill woman accused of kidnapping baby Zephany Nurse soon after she was born, with the child’s birth registration taking centre stage in court on Thursday. In just three days, prosecutor Evadne Kortje completed her case after eight witnesses – including the[…]
The ANC in the Western Cape told disgruntled members to stay off Facebook in the aftermath of a fallout over its troubled leadership. “Desist!” said acting chairperson in the province, Khaya Magaxa, after Marius Fransman took to Facebook to complain about the way he was being treated while a sexual[…]
Despite poor economic growth and job creation nationally‚ the Western Cape seems to be bucking the trend. Protesters call Zille a ‘germ from Germany’ who must ‘go back where she came from’ Protesters call Zille a ‘germ from Germany’ who must ‘go back where she came from’ Presenting her State[…]
African mobile giant MTN has paid the Nigerian government $250 million in a bid to settle a dispute over unregistered SIM cards. Authorities feared the sim cards were being used by members of Boko Haram. The Nigerian government slapped a record 1.04 trillion naira ($5.2 billion) fine on South Africa-based[…]
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