Members of the Angling community say safety is a major concern on the popular fishing beaches, Macassar and Monwabisi. This comes after a well-known angler and off duty police sergeant, Jacques Joubert, 38, was attacked and robbed on Thursday by two unidentified suspects. Joubert sustained two stab wounds and remains[…]
France’s Education minister, Najat Vallaud Belkacem, has found herself on the firing line since revealing a plan to teach Arabic to primary school kids as young as six. Belkacem has suggested including Arabic among the language choices for French pupils. “Arabic will be taught in primary schools if the human[…]
A black Muslim student at the North West University’s Potchefstroom campus was allegedly told to remove her hijab (religious headscarf) before an examination on Monday, and then forced to sign an “irregularity” form when she refused to do so. “I entered my exam room and was pulled aside immediately and[…]
Commonwealth Games bosses have given their full backing to South Africa’s hosting of the 2022 event‚ despite the country missing three crucial early deadlines. According to reports‚ the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) was unhappy with South Africa’s so-called “noncommittal” attitude towards hosting the 2022 event – which could have resulted[…]
Police had to be called to the provincial ANC’s headquarters in the city after members held deputy secretary Thandi Manikivana and administrator Mvusi Mdala hostage. ANC members and supporters believed to be from Ward 39, which comprises Crossroads and Nyanga, as well as other parts of the ANC’s Dullah Omar[…]
The driving school operators facing a ban from running their businesses at the Athlone Stadium parking area have been given a one-month reprieve. This comes after a group of frustrated driving operators met City of Cape Town officials and Athlone Stadium management to discuss the reasons behind the ban. An[…]
The Kenyan government’s plan to close the Dadaab refugee camp is “logistically impractical”, according to Somalia’s ambassador to the US. Ahmed Awad sounding the warning on Thursday, saying that shutting the complex – which is home to at least 340,000 people – could damage relations between Kenya and Somalia. “I[…]
Venezuela’s opposition has appealed for calm after electoral authorities cancelled a meeting on whether they could go ahead with efforts to remove President Nicolas Maduro in a referendum. The National Electoral Board (CNE) had been due to deliver its ruling on whether it accepted or rejected an initial petition with[…]
Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh, the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, chairman of the board of senior Ulema and general president for religious research and Ifta, condemned Iran’s refusal to abide by the Shariah requirements and arrangements and regulations for organizing the Haj, Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. He stressed[…]
A man who claimed he was on his way to buy drugs in Khayelitsha before police arrested him, led the officers to a home where they uncovered – among others – explosives, police said on Thursday. This led to the arrest of five other male suspects. Western Cape police’s Constable[…]
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