Analysts were shocked on Friday to see the rand dive more than the day President Jacob Zuma fired former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene as the UK voted to leave the European Union. Rand Merchant Bank analyst John Cairns was alarmed that the currency’s losses against the dollar had swung between[…]
A South African man who is among seven people kidnapped in Nigeria has been identified, Department of International Relations and Co-operation spokesman Nelson Kgwete revealed in a tweet on Thursday. However, he would not reveal the man’s identity. “#NigeriaKidnapping We have established the identity of the SA national kidnapped in[…]
The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed President Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal its decision that he should face corruption charges. The National Prosecuting Authority and Zuma’s lawyers wanted leave to appeal the court’s ruling on April 29 that the decision to discontinue the prosecution against Zuma on 783 corruption[…]
Britons have voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48% in a national referendum. The pound has plummeted and the news has triggered panic on the markets. The ‘Leave’ campaign garnered 1,269,501 more votes than those who wanted to see Britain remain part of the European Union. Stock[…]
A total of 1,589 foreign workers were arrested in Madinah recently for violating the country’s residency and labor laws. Maj. Gen. Abdul Hadi Al-Shahrani, Madinah district police chief, said the offenses included having no residence permits, not working in jobs specified on their permits, working for persons other than their[…]
Thirty-six trains would be running every day, two every hour between Makkah and Madinah, transporting on average 15,000 passengers. Most parts of the multibillion high-speed Haramain railway line will be completed this year. There are major stations in each of these cities including Jeddah, supported by bus stops and footpaths.[…]
At least 98 people have been killed and 800 others injured in an unusually violent hail storm and tornado that swept across eastern China’s Jiangsu province. Winds of up to 125km an hour struck near Yancheng city, a few hours’ drive north of Shanghai, early Thursday. The extreme weather levelled[…]
The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have signed a ceasefire, which includes the armed group laying down their arms after more than 50 years of conflict. Negotiators signed the ceasefire agreement on Thursday in the presence of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC commander[…]
As Ramadan enters its third phase, Cape Town residents will be graced with the melodious recitation of two Egyptian state qurraa, Hajjaaj Ramadaan Al-Hindawi and Khalid Rabee’I Ahmad Yusuf. Qaari Hindawi, the senior state qaari who recites at all presidential events, has long been hailed as one of the best[…]
As the final leg of Ramadan is soon to begin, the group of South Africans who has travelled to Al-Aqsa to perform I’tikaaf in the Masjid has managed to successfully access the holy land. Speaking to VOC, a member of the delegation Ayoob Dadabhay explains that while they entered with[…]
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