A Syrian opposition activist and her daughter were found killed in their flat in Istanbul, relatives said. Orouba Barakat, 60, and daughter Halla, 23, had been stabbed to death, according to a Turkish police official Their bodies were wrapped in blankets and sprinkled with lime detergent to prevent odour, police[…]
The former leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Mahdi Akef, has died in a Cairo hospital aged 89. Akef, who headed the Brotherhood as the group’s so-called supreme guide from 2004 to 2010, was diagnosed with cancer last year. “My Father is in God’s hands,” his daughter, Alia, wrote on her[…]
Iran has “successfully” tested a new ballistic missile that can carry multiple warheads and can travel up to 2,000km, according to state media. The news of the test comes just hours after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard unveiled the missile during a military parade in Tehran. The move was a direct challenge[…]
The Mitchell’s Plain Community Police Forum (CPF) has welcomed the suspension of 14 Mitchells Plain police officers, in the wake of the outcry over missing firearms. Last month, fifteen 9mm state firearms disappeared from the Mitchells Plain Police Station, followed 18 guns which vanished from the Bellville South Police Station.[…]
Premier Helen Zille has decided that a university-led study will probe the spate of child murders in the Western Cape. Zille met with child protection NGOs and the Human Rights Commission to discuss the way forward regarding child murders in the province. Close to 40 children have been murdered in[…]
Capetonians have been urged to put on their walking shoes and caps for an easy Sunday morning walk this Heritage Day in solidarity with Palestinians living under occupation. The Al Quds Foundation and Palestine Solidarity Alliance are calling on the community to join them in the Cape’s 5th annual Walk[…]
There was much fanfare and excitement at Cape Town International Airport this afternoon as the famed Aboshaar Brothers arrived in the Mother City for the biggest nasheed event for 2017, sponsored by Al Jeem and Awqaf SA. The brothers, Sayedi Ziad Abo Tareq, Sayedi Baha Udeen Abobahgat and Sayedi Abdulragman Abo[…]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the Western Cape laid charges against Metrorail at Cape Town Central Police Station on Thursday. At issue is the worsening situation of train transport in the city over the past 10 years. Cosatu is planning protest action and a national strike for[…]
The DA wants school principals to be declared an essential service. On Thursday morning, DA MPs Ian Ollis and Nomsa Marchesi addressed the media on their plans to ensure the safety of school pupils during strikes. Ollis said strikes by teachers and other employees in the education sector had compromised[…]
JacarandaFM breakfast show co-hosts Tumi Morake and Martin Bester met with trade union Solidarity and “agreed to disagree” over the accusations of racism that the union launched against Morake. Some of Morake’s comments during a debate on the show raised the ire of the union. She compared apartheid to a[…]
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