Former Cape Winelands District Municipality mayor and infamous Cape Town politician Badih Chaaban has died, his daughter said on Monday. In a Facebook post, Lee Chaaban said her heart was “shattered in pieces” by her father’s death. “You taught me what bravery is every single day and inspired me to[…]
Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary General Sindiso Magaqa died on Monday, following a shooting incident in July, the African National Congress said. “It is with grave sadness that the African National Congress has received the news of the passing on of a young lion and one of our movement’s[…]
The Constitutional Court will on Tuesday hear an application by opposition parties for Parliament to institute impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma. The Constitutional Court in a statement said the application was brought by the EFF, the UDM and Cope against National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete and Zuma for various[…]
Myanmar’s security forces and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been facing international condemnation over the recent plight of the Rohingya Muslim minority. Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have flooded into Bangladesh in the past 10 days following an uptick in fighting between fighters and Myanmar’s military in strife-torn western Rakhine state. The[…]
As the climax of the Hajj season has come and sadly gone, the many hujjaj will be leaving the sacred lands over the next few days taking with them ever lasting memories. On Monday, hujjaj performed their Tawaf Al Wida (Farewell Tawaf) around the Kaaba in Makkah as they sealed[…]
Another innocent life has been lost in senseless gang wars on the Cape Flats. On Sunday, a 6 year old child was shot and killed in gang crossfire in Parkwood Estate. The Grassy Park Community Police Forum said SAPS attended to the situation having to face an angry crowd who[…]
Who are the Rohingya? The Rohingya are often described as “the world’s most persecuted minority”. They are an ethnic Muslim group who have lived for centuries in the majority Buddhist Myanmar. Currently, there are about 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims who live in the Southeast Asian country. The Rohingya speak Rohingya[…]
Over two million pilgrims on Sunday entered their second Tashriq day during which they continued throwing stones at the devil for the second day and left for Makkah to do Tawaf Al-Wada (farewell circumambulation) and prepare either to go to Madinah or leave for home. The Haj will be officially[…]
Further water restrictions for domestic and commercial users have been implemented in Cape Town, Mayor Patricia de Lille announced on Sunday. “[These include] the institution of Level 5 restrictions and a further increase in pressure management,” she said. “There is now a new emphasis on capping excessive water use at[…]
The current Hajj season has been epidemic-free, said Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah. Under directives from the king and crown prince, the Health Ministry has mobilized its human and material resources to provide preventive, therapeutic and emergency services to pilgrims, Al-Rabiah added. With more than 2 million pilgrims,[…]
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