The United Arab Emirates has said it will take in 15,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years in a major policy shift. Reem al-Hashimi, the UAE’s minister of international cooperation, told the UN summit on refugees in New York this week that the Gulf state has donated more than[…]
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the besieged Gaza Strip opened on Friday for the last of four days on Friday to allow Palestinian worshipers returning from the Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj to return to Gaza. Two groups of pilgrims were reportedly allowed to cross through on Thursday, with[…]
In line with lessening public sympathy with students damaging university property during protests‚ President Jacob Zuma on Friday warned violent offenders that they would have to account for their actions in court. “The destruction of property is a criminal offence and will be treated as such by the law enforcement[…]
The South African Medical Association is launching a campaign to create awareness about the long and gruelling hours under which junior doctors operate. Its since emerged that many of these doctors often push themselves to the point of exhaustion. This issue was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year after[…]
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has received nominations for suitable candidates to be recommended for appointment to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The Committee was mandated by the National Assembly to initiate and oversee a process to nominate and recommend seven suitable candidates for appointment[…]
The Presidency notes and respects the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) ruling on former SABC chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng, it said on Friday. “At the meeting between government and the judiciary last year, it was re-affirmed that government would respect court rulings,” said presidency spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga. He[…]
Fathers of both biological and adopted children should be granted 10 business days leave, Parliament’s labour portfolio committee heard on Thursday. Henri Terblanche, a Cape Town father, argued for an amendment to the amount of paternity leave stipulated in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. It should be increased from[…]
South African lawyers are seeking the investigation, arrest and prosecution of the Egyptian Grand Mufti Shawqee Ibrahim Abdelkareem Alaam for his role in allegedly supporting the Egyptian regime and enabling its crimes in terms of international law. The docket, dubbed the Egyptian Death Penalty Docket, has been lodged by the[…]
A range of pro-Palestinian activists have called on the SA government to speak out against Israel’s illegal practise of administrative detention. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will picket outside the Israeli trade office in Sandton in Johannesburg on Friday afternoon, to renew the call for boycott, divestment and sanctions and[…]
As the #FeesMustFall protests are once again making headlines, recent protest activity at a number of university campuses have called into question the excessive use of force by public order police officials. In one incident on Thursday, a student who was reportedly not protesting was shot in the arm by[…]
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