Once again there has been an overflow of tributes to radio personality Boeta Yusuf Fisher and his family from listeners who were heartbroken upon hearing the news about the loss of his wife Shariefa just six days after the passing of their only daughter Nazley. Aunty Shariefa passed away in[…]
This year marks the one-year anniversary of Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen, which began on 25 March 2015, with the Saudi-led operation against the Houthi’s in a bid to restore legitimacy. The Houthis also referred to Ansar Allah, which means ‘partisans of God’, are members of the Shia faction of[…]
The annual Tuan Yusuf Karaamat festival successfully took place amid concerns of flooding. The area beneath the hill of Tuan Yusuf’s grave site became a sea of festivities with people from all around the Peninsula heading to the historical site to attend the festival. A member of the organizing committee[…]
A 9-year-old girl is still missing after she was swept downstream while crossing a flooded river with her father and brother in Klaarstroom, Western Cape police said on Tuesday. The search for her body resumed on Tuesday morning, with local police and residents lending a hand, said Captain Malcolm Pojie.[…]
Extreme weather conditions are predicted for the province this week, with gale-force winds and rain expected along the coast, and fire warnings issued for the Karoo. Summer came to an abrupt end when, between Saturday night and Sunday morning, about 15cm of snow fell as chill factors dropped to -3ºC[…]
Israel’s Knesset on Monday night passed the first reading of a bill that would allow MKs to expel lawmakers, in what has been roundly condemned as a political campaign launched against the parliament’s Palestinian members. The law could see lawmakers suspended from their duties if voted for by 90 MKs,[…]
China has appointed its first special envoy to Syria, its foreign ministry said Tuesday, as the Asian nation seeks to increase its diplomatic footprint in the Middle East. China depends on the volatile region for its oil supplies but has long taken a back seat in its disputes, only recently[…]
The Constitutional Court will hand down its ruling on President Jacob Zuma’s failure to pay up for personal benefits gained from the construction at his Nkandla homestead on Thursday morning. Zuma was taken to the court after he refused to pay, but he back-tracked once there and said he would[…]
The hijacker of an EgyptAir passenger jet was arrested at Cyprus’ Larnaca airport after a five-hour standoff. No one was hurt in the incident after the man surrendered to authorities. The EgyptAir domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday morning and forced to divert to the island[…]
Japan has launched new security laws that allow its military to engage in conflicts abroad for reasons other than self-defence, a move critics see as a major deviation from the country’s pacifist constitution. For the first time since World War II, Japan will be able to participate more in international[…]
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