Moms Move for Justice (MMJ) recently took to the street of the CBD voicing concerns about the gang violence claiming the lives of their children and the lack of progress made within the judicial system. The group handed over a memorandum of demands to the Department of Justice and the[…]
As the situation in the Gaza Strip remains dire, next week the Women’s Boat to Gaza will travel to the besieged territory. Launched on the 8 march 2016, on International Women’s Day, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition began the initiative in a bid to break the blockade of the Strip and[…]
Opinion by Mpumelelo Mkhabela Who appointed the last president of a repressive state FW De Klerk to be the spokesperson of white South Africans? Do white South Africans see him as their legitimate representative? De Klerk has a right to freedom of expression – which under the apartheid government was[…]
About 2 500 Grade 12 learners from Vuwani and the surrounding villages in Limpopo are expected to start with their preliminary exams on Thursday after it was delayed by a week. The Basic Education department says the reason for the delay is that learners were still behind with their school[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will answer oral questions in the National Assembly Thursday afternoon. He is expected to explain what he will do to ensure that ministers attend all oral question sessions in the third and fourth term of Parliament. On the eve of Ramaphosa’s appearance to the National Assembly,[…]
Western Cape ANC chairperson Marius Fransman called for party unity and an end to public fighting on Wednesday, for the sake of the people of the province, he said. Fransman said on Wednesday that he was pleased that a controversial series of statements had at least cleared up that he[…]
Sports minister Fikile Mbalula says South Africa will chase more medals at future Olympic Games, but he has asked for a larger budget to achieve the goal. According to Netwerk24, Mbalula was speaking at the annual general meeting of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). Mbalula used[…]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has reportedly conceded defeat to President Jacob Zuma as Treasury reportedly included South African Airways (SAA) chairperson Dudu Myeni in its board recommendations to Cabinet on Wednesday. Having allegedly failed to get Zuma’s approval for a board without the controversial chair at the helm, Treasury has[…]
Washington has criticized Israel’s announced settlement expansion in the occupied territories, once again stressing that increased construction activity jeopardizes the two-state solution between the Palestinians and the Israelis. The Civil Administration’s High Planning Committee on Wednesday went on to approve the development of 234 housing units for the elderly in[…]
Ankara has summoned the US ambassador to Turkey to explain Washington’s “unacceptable” comments about Turkey’s anti-ISIS operation in Syria, rejecting any talk of a ceasefire with the US-backed Kurdish militia and vowing to “eliminate all threats.” Turkish forces crossed into Syria on August 24, targeting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)[…]
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