886, 578 registered Gambian voters are expected at the polls on Thursday, April 5, 2017 to elect 48 people out of 238 candidates into the National Assembly using the country’s distinct glass marble and ballot drums. 5,462 polling agents have been dispatched to the 53 constituencies nationwide to manage the[…]
By Yaseen Kippie The Western Cape High Court ruled on the Knysna Muslim Council versus 22 Rawson Street Corporate case today. The verdict was in favour of the Council’s proposed project to build Knysna’s first mosque. In September 2014, the Knysna Muslim Council applied for approval of a project to[…]
Muslim religious leaders have added its voice to the chorus of calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down. In a statement on Wednesday, the Jamiatul Ulama in South Africa joined the National Religious Leaders Forum in chastising Zuma for his cabinet reshuffle, which has plunged the country into a[…]
By Melanie Sauer A group of determined Capetonians will be climbing the highest peak in Africa to help raise funds to enhance the livelihoods of children in Sub-Saharan Africa. The group, known as Kilimanjaro-SA-2017, is undertaking an intense programme as they prepare to climb Mount Kilamanjaro in Tanzania, a notoriously challenging[…]
The Cape High Court has ruled in favour of the Knysna Muslim Community for the construction of a mosque – the first mosque in the area. On Wednesday, Judge Daniel Dlodlo dismissed with costs, the application to set aside the construction of the place of worship. This after residents of[…]
The Wits School of Journalism’s Head of Department, Professor Franz Kruger, says increased political pressure continues to strain South African newsrooms. These are some of the findings contained in the Wits Journalism annual report entitled State of the Newsroom, which is a snapshot into the print and broadcast newsrooms of[…]
War crimes judges will on Friday hear why South Africa failed to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir during a 2015 visit, as they mull whether to report the country to the United Nations for possible action. South Africa’s lawyers will defend the decision not to detain Bashir – wanted for[…]
Two inmates at Helderstroom Prison in Caledon, who were held in solitary confinement, have committed suicide within three months of each other. The most recent suicide was on Saturday, regional Correctional Services Department head Delekile Klaas told News24. The department and the judicial inspectorate for correctional services were investigating the[…]
A suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria’s Idlib province has drawn widespread international condemnation, with the United Nations saying it would investigate the bombing raid as a possible war crime. At least 72 people, including 11 children, were killed in Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday, according to the[…]
More than 3,000 South Sudanese fled into neighboring Uganda on Tuesday after government soldiers attacked the border town of Pajok, killing men, women and children indiscriminately, refugees said. The attack by government SPLA forces is the latest to hit southern towns near the Ugandan border as a three-year civil war[…]
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