South Africa is one of nine countries which have been warned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to be on high alert for the “black death” plague. The other eight countries at risk include the Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, France’s La Réunion, the Seychelles, and Tanzania. An update on[…]
An accused spy for Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has been sentenced to death in Iran after he was found guilty of being involved in a string of assassinations of Iran’s nuclear scientists, according to prosecutors in Tehran. “One of the crimes of the convict has been disclosing the address and[…]
By Yaseen Kippie With the recent revival of research into the contribution of Tuan Guru at the Cape, the descendents of the scholar and prince, known for establishing Islam in the public life of Muslims in South Africa, will host a symposium on his life, legacy and family reconnection. The[…]
Members of the Manenberg Safety Forum will march to Audrey court in Manenberg this evening, in remembrance of 10 year old Charnell MacCrawl. Charnell’s dead body was found near a river bank in Primrose Park lost Friday, after she disappeared a day before. According to reports, one of the men[…]
Brighten-up the evening sky with Lace Up for Change’s evening run, the NGO will on Friday embark on a ‘Light up for change’ run at the Rondebosch Common as part of Islamic Relief South Africa’s Unity Week, where all funds raised will go to the aid organisation’s orphan project. Commonly[…]
In the wake of increased concerns about the level of violent crimes witnessed within the Cape Flats, Minister Fikile Mbalula on Tuesday released the latest crime statistics, the first since he was appointed in the March cabinet reshuffle. Speaking to VOC, crime expert for the Institute of Security Studies, Graham[…]
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini failed to pitch for a meeting to account on preparations for appointing a new service provider to take-over South Africa Social Security Agency (Sassa) payments as ordered by the Constitutional Court. The Standing Committee On Public Accounts (Scopa) and the Social Developments Parliamentary Committee held[…]
Kenyan police sealed off the Supreme Court building in the capital on Wednesday as judges prepared to hear a petition to delay this week’s presidential election, a re-run of an August vote that was nullified by the same court. Streets around the court in downtown Nairobi were blocked by police[…]
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba is arguably facing the biggest challenge of his political career today when he delivers his first Medium-term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament at 15:00. The minister is in an unenviable position. South Africa finds itself in a perfect storm with GDP growth that risks touching[…]
The United States will temporarily delay processing for refugees from 11 “high risk” nations, the White House has announced, as a 120-day ban on refugees entering the country came to an end. US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday that directs government agencies to resume the[…]
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