In what has been described an unprecedented move in the history of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), a female representative has been elected as a member of the ulama body’s Executive Committee. The announcement was made following a by-election on April 21, 2018, at the MJC’s Annual General Meeting. Having[…]
The U.N. human rights chief said he was allowed to visit a region in Ethiopia that has been roiled by protests and unrest for the past three years, after the previous administration turned down his request last year. The visit by U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein[…]
The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s second Deputy Chairperson of the Federal Council, Natasha Mazzone says the party will write Patricia de Lille a letter inviting her to explain why she should not be fired. This is after DA councillors voted to in favour to remove her as the Mayor of the[…]
Overnight rain in parched Cape Town has resulted in flash flooding and the closure of some roads in the city. “I don’t have much information for you. I only [know] about flooding in Koeberg Road,” provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa told News24. He said that the Huguenot Tunnel was closed[…]
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande and Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will meet on Thursday with bus operators and unions in another attempt to end the deadlocked pay and conditions talks. The meeting is scheduled to start at the Garden Court Hotel beside Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport at 11:00. Agreement appears[…]
A North Korean nuclear site in the country’s north has collapsed, threatening an “unprecedented risk” of radioactive fallout including in neighbouring China, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper reported. The Hong Kong-based publication said on Wednesday that the collapse at Punggye-ri near the border with China “may” be the[…]
The District Six Working Committee (D6WC) is seeking a declaratory order and structural interdict against the state for failing to provide adequate restitution in district six since 1998. Addressing the media on Tuesday, the D6WC cited the Minister of rural development and land reform, the Premier of the Western Cape,[…]
The Jamiatul Ulama South Africa says it’s saddened by the news of the passing of Deputy Amir of the Jamiatul Ulama KwaZulu-Natal Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias. According the Jamiatul Ulama KZN, Mufti Elias passed away on Wednesday after a long illness. In a statement, Secretary General of Jamiat SA Ml[…]
By Loushe Jordaan Grievances over alleged poor services and housing sparked a violent protest by residents from Phumlani Village in Pelican Park on Wednesday morning, disrupting traffic and forcing some parents to keep their children at home. Police members have been deployed to the Pelican Park area to maintain law[…]
The Saudi authorities said they had arrested 994,000 people between 18 April to 22 April, Saudi Okaz newspaper reported. According to the paper, 14,467 people were stopped by the security agencies and border security forces regarding issues related violations of residency and labour regulations and attempted infiltration across the border[…]
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