It appears to be just a matter of time before South Africa’s credit rating is cut to junk. S&P Global Ratings will lower the nation’s rating to non-investment grade by the end of this year, according to 12 of 13 economists and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Four see the downgrade[…]
A protester has reportedly died in hospital after allegedly being assaulted by angry taxi drivers during protests in Masiphumelele this week. Residents told the Cape Argus that the attack happened on Monday when community members, demonstrating in support of an application to change the bail conditions to allow activist Lubabalo[…]
Cape Town police said on Wednesday that it believed a syndicate was behind the smuggling of cocaine disguised as chocolates into the Mother City. This follows the arrest of four people at the Cape Town International Airport and the confiscation of drugs with an estimated street value of close to[…]
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela brought a water gun to Parliament on Wednesday, to give as a gift to EFF leader Julius Malema. This was a tongue-in-cheek dig at Malema’s threat to remove the government through the barrel of a gun. Manamela said Malema he had never felt[…]
Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. [Qur’an 17:1] As we prepare for the month of Ramadan, Muslims the world over celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s (May peace be upon Him)[…]
Lailatul Mi’raj ( The night of ascension ) will be observed in South Africa and other parts of the world on Wednesday evening with traditional fervour, great respect and devotion. Also known as Al Isra’ wal Mi’raj, this night is observed on the 27th day of Rajab, the seventh month of the[…]
A recent report released by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cape Town revealed that 19.6 in every 100 000 children are killed within the first 28 days of life in South Africa – the highest reported rate of murdered babies in the world. The study, which[…]
The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed it will be investigating a racist Facebook post, which has raised the ire of South Africans. The flow of support for the waitress offended by #RhodesMustFall (RMF) movement member Ntokozo Qwabe recently made waves on social media and in less than[…]
Just over 20 kms outside of the City of Cape Town lays a small community named Blikkiesdorp. Blikkiesdorp translated into English means tin village and that is what you see when you drive into the little village, through gates, you see row upon row of tin structures. What started out[…]
The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday said it would refer the alleged use of the word “kafir”, an arabic term meaning non-believer or infidel, by an Economic Freedom Fighters MP against one of its members to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and Parliament’s Ethics Committee. The altercation between EFF[…]
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