ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is adamant that his recent sex scandal will not deter him from contesting the governing party’s top position. The ANC presidential hopeful was addressing ANC branches in Randfontein on the West Rand, which has made it clear that they wanted Ramaphosa to lead the party[…]
If James Henderson truly appreciated the implications of Bell Pottinger propaganda in South Africa, he would repay the R20 million the PR firm reportedly earned from the Gupta family, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday. Henderson resigned as CEO of Bell Pottinger over the weekend ahead of an independent[…]
The future of the BRICS looks toxic. China and India stepped back from a border dispute just in time for a summit of the bloc of large emerging market countries. That helps Chinese President Xi Jinping keep up appearances ahead of a crucial political reshuffle. But the unusual tensions between[…]
Myanmar has blocked all United Nations aid agencies from delivering vital supplies of food, water and medicine to thousands of desperate civilians at the centre of a bloody military campaign in Myanmar, the Guardian has learned. The world body halted distributions in northern Rakhine state after militants attacked government forces on 25[…]
The US will launch a “massive military response” to any threats from North Korea, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said after Pyongyang conducted its most powerful nuclear test yet. “Any threat to the United States or its territories, including Guam, or our allies will be met with a massive military response,[…]
Millions of Muslims around the world have been making pilgrimages to celebrate Eid ul-Adha, which begins today. Eid ul-Adha means ‘Feast of the Sacrifice and is different to Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan. Eid celebrations in Islam are the holiest in the Islamic calendar, with[…]
After a spiritually intense day on the plains of Arafat, Hajj pilgrims returned to Mina on Friday, the first day of Eid. Making their way from Muzdalifa where they spent most of the night, 2 million pilgrims will undertake a number of rituals to complete their Hajj pilgrimage. Walking on[…]
There is a need for “coherent clear legislation” to provide for the protection of women in Muslim marriages, the Women’s Legal Centre told the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Advocate Nazreen Bawa, for the centre, said there was an “unmet constitutional obligation”, GroundUp reported. The centre is asking the[…]
Former South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said he expects to be charged over an investigative unit set up when he ran the revenue service as a battle rages in the African National Congress to choose a successor to President Jacob Zuma as party leader in December. Gordhan, who was[…]
Emergency work is under way in four Western Cape municipalities at high risk of running out of water. Colin Deiner, the provincial disaster management chief, said R200-million was being spent in Beaufort West, Kannaland (Ladismith), Knysna and Bitou. Further measures were being implemented in “medium-risk” municipalities, which were concentrated in[…]
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