Thousands of Palestinians marched in funerals on Saturday for four Palestinians slain by Israeli forces in July in the Bethlehem and Hebron districts of the southern occupied West Bank after Israeli authorities returned the Palestinians’ bodies on Friday. Muhammad Tnouh The funeral for Muhammad Tnouh, 26, was set off from[…]
One useless computer‚ no internet‚ no accounts‚ a broken photocopier and hardly any members. That’s the dismal state of the ANC’s critical Dullah Omar region‚ which is tasked with leading the campaign against the DA’s growing stranglehold on power in the Western Cape. The revelations are made in a report[…]
Parliament has been burgled again. This latest crime comes just a few months after the SABC reported a robbery having taken place in its offices there. That embarrassing episode poured scorn on the elevated security features which were recently installed in the House. This time, not only was a computer[…]
The ANC’s call for increased financial support for political parties in Parliament has received support from a wide range of organisations that emphasised strict regulation to promote transparency and accountability. The majority of the 17 submissions received by Parliament’s ad hoc committee on political party funding have called for a[…]
Following packed crowds at public events in Johannesburg and Durban, a group of Palestinian children activists are headed to Cape Town this weekend for the last leg of their South African tour. The delegation of 5 children are in SA on an awareness program called the Shamsaan PalS4Peace tour, to learn[…]
The family of the late anti-apartheid activist and lawyer Dullah Omar have formally written to the National Executive of the ANC to have his name removed from the ANC Cape Town Metro Region in the Western Cape. The Omar family has spoken out against the crisis within the ruling party,[…]
Cape Town is bracing itself for a mass march to Parliament on Monday, organised by a wide spectrum of civil society and faith based organisations under the banner of the #UniteBehind coalition. The demonstration comes before the crucial vote of no-confidence in President Zuma is due to be held in[…]
By Abubaker Abrahams Education activists and trade unions believe concerns around the safety of learners and teachers in gang affected communities are not being handled with urgency. This comes in the wake of increased gang violence in high risk areas of the Cape Flats, such as Manenberg, Hanover Park, Lavender[…]
By Iqbal Jassat No, no, no, I’m not referring to Joey Rasdien and the events at an elite Sandton-based conference on marriage which set off an unprecedented series of challenges for SA’s ulema. Ulema or Molvis/Muftis who by the way happen to belong exclusively to one particular ethnic group. While[…]
The South African government has denied paying 3.5-million euros in ransom for the release of Stephen McGown who had been held hostage by Al Qaeda in Mali since November 2011. McGown‚ who was released last Saturday‚ was one of the last three hostages to be released by the militants. Earlier[…]
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