The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will on Thursday file papers with the Constitutional Court with proposals on the payment of welfare grants from April, spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said. “We will file papers before the close of business tomorrow,” Letsatsi said. He said the embattled agency would put forward[…]
A Right2Know member has opened a case of assault after allegedly being slapped and manhandled by members of the police’s VIP protection unit, GroundUp reported. Murray Hunter was placing one of the organisation’s “Stop SABC Censorship” campaign stickers on the bumper of a white, unmarked police car after the State[…]
US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, their first meeting since the inauguration and one that could shape policy in the region for years ahead. Trump and Netanyahu are likely to discuss peace efforts between Israel and Palestine, as well[…]
Racism and hate speech remains a thorny issue in South Africa and has become a matter of public discourse in light of a number of high profile cases of racism. But a recently tabled bill directed toward combatting hate speech has surprisingly garnered widespread concern, particularly within religious fraternities. The[…]
Contemporary artists Husain and Hasan Essop will bring one of Cape Town’s most loved religious traditions into an artistic space at the Live Art Festival which is running from February 10-26. Through their latest experimental site-specific art, the twin brothers are bringing the iconic Cape ‘gadat’ to the Artscape. The[…]
Palestinian physics students just got a boost from world famous British physicist Stephen Hawking. Hawking, perhaps the most influential living scientist, asked his 3.8 million Facebook followers to pitch in to the Palestinian Advanced Physics School, a physics lecture series for West Bank masters students. Hawking gave a video greeting[…]
Following an announcement by the Provincial Health Department to relocate the Hanover Park Day Hospital, residents have come out in anger citing the already sparse availability of healthcare facilities. The closure of the Hanover Park hospital, along with the closure of Manenberg’s GF Jooste Hospital, has effectively resulted in the[…]
By Rafieka Williams While Michael Flynn has resigned as national security adviser of the USA over his contact with Russian officials, another senior Trump advisor has been in the spotlight for his seemingly inconsistent statements about the Trump administration. Yesterday it was reported the National Security Advisor to Donald Trump,[…]
A Muslim fashion designer has made history as the first ever designer to feature hijabs in every outfit on a New York Fashion Week catwalk. Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan, 30, delighted crowds with her Spring Summer ’17 collection D’Jakarta. Models wore flowing trousers and skirts in silk, lace and chiffon[…]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it is taking speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, to court over Parliament’s failure to discipline President Jacob Zuma. This is after the Constitutional Court ruled in 2016 that he violated his oath of office. EFF members were once again carried out of[…]
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