New Zealand has rolled out legislation banning foreigners from buying existing homes in the country amid an ongoing housing crisis which has left tens of thousands of people homeless. The Overseas Investment Amendment Bill, passed by parliament on Wednesday, is aimed at making housing more affordable for residents, particularly first-time[…]
Qurbani farms in the Western Cape will be experiencing an increase in traffic over the coming days as Muslims prepare for the annual religious celebration of Eid-ul-adha (Eid of Sacrifice). Qurbani rituals will commence from Tuesday 21st August and thousands of livestock will be slaughtered over the coming week. The[…]
SAPS have been urged to increase visibility in the Zonnebloem area, following reports of two separate incidents of abductions over the past two weeks. Learners are reportedly being targeted while travelling to and from school. Reports indicate the perpetrators are drugging learners and abducting them, one reporting the involvement of[…]
The Kensington Community Policing Forum has expressed its concern regarding the safety and security of residents in the Factreton-Kensingron area, following a spate of shootings. Last night, three men were shot and wounded at Sasol garage on the corners of Voortrekker road and 5th Avenue. Gunmen opened fire and two[…]
The University of Cape Town has instituted action against a staff member who allegedly posted on Facebook that he wanted to rape and kill his 2-year-old child while he was suffering from depression. UCT spokesperson Gerda Kruger said on Tuesday that the institution was treating the matter as urgent and[…]
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the Constitution must be amended to limit land ownership to 12 000 hectares per farm owner, and white farmers who own more than that should hand over the rest to the state without compensation. Mantashe was speaking to News24 in an exclusive interview on Tuesday[…]
Pan Africanist Congress founder Robert Sobukwe’s widow‚ Zondeni‚ has died after a long illness. She turned 91 in July. She lived a quiet life in Graaff Reinet in the Eastern Cape. They were married between 1950-1978. Early on Wednesday‚ the PAC tweeted only: “Sad moment!!” Born Zondeni Veronica Mathe‚ she[…]
Spaza shops‚ tuckshops and hawkers could face the brunt of government’s news anti-smoking laws – with some fearing they will either have to shut down or simply break the law. Banning the “loose” from South African shops and streets is a particular problem area. This is according to the South[…]
An Australian politician was widely criiticised on Wednesday after demanding “a final solution” to immigration while calling for a return to the White Australia policy that favoured “European Christians”. Queensland state Senator Fraser Anning stunned legislator on Tuesday when he invoked the infamous Nazi phrase used under Adolf Hitler in[…]
Five years ago, Fatima Yehia and Hatem Mohamed volunteered as field doctors at a number of sit-ins that were violently dispersed by police and army forces in the crackdown that followed the 2013 coup. Like many other medical professionals who volunteered to save lives in the bloody events of July[…]
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