Speaker Baleka Mbete and National Council of Provinces chair Thandi Modise should have taken much swifter action against the EFF and DA during the State of the Nation Address on Thursday. So says ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe‚ who accused the two of prolonging the mayhem in Parliament. Mantashe said the[…]
One of the oldest buildings in Cape Town, the City Hall, is being upgraded at a cost of more than R27 million. The building which is more than 100-years-old, also serves as a national heritage site and a tourist attraction. Former President Nelson Mandela made his first speech from the[…]
By Thakira Desai For years, holiday makers and Muslim residents in Knysna have voiced concern at the lack of prayer facilities in the popular holiday town, but a group of local Knysna homeowners have objected the Knysna Municipality’s approval of the construction of a mosque in the area. In anticipation,[…]
Friday 10 February marks 72 years since the establishment of the Muslim Judicial Council. To mark this historic event, the ulema body delivered a unified khutbah at masajid around the Cape during Jumuah. اَلْحَمْدُ اللهِ الَّذِيْ رَضِيَ لَنَا اْلإِسْلاَمَ دِيْنًا وَمُحَمَّدًا () رَسُوْلاً وَنَبِيا. وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَّ إِلهَ إِلاَّ االلهُ،[…]
It was a scorching day in the Mother City on Thursday, as scores of MPs, dignitaries and VIP guests put their best foot forward for the State of the Nation address. See all the pics here: VOC [Photos: Thakira Desai]
A US federal appeals court panel on Thursday unanimously upheld a temporary suspension of President Donald Trump’s order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. The ruling came in a challenge to Trump’s order filed by the states of Washington and Minnesota. The US Supreme Court will likely determine the[…]
A Malaysian ship carrying 2,300 tonnes of aid for tens of thousands of persecuted Rohingya Muslims arrived in Yangon where it was met by Buddhist protesters. Health workers and activists crowded onto the deck of the Nautical Aliya as it docked at Thilawa port near Myanmar’s commercial capital on Thursday[…]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told lawmakers last month that Washington should prioritise defeating Islamic State to then focus on “radical” groups, including al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. The subtle reference lumping of al-Qaeda, the militant organisation behind the 9/11 attacks, with a popular political movement that reaches across[…]
Iran has stepped up its war of words with the US, with an influential adviser to the supreme leader threatening the Trump administration with “dark days to come” in case of a military attack on his country. In an exclusive interview to Al Jazeera, Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign-affairs adviser to[…]
The pre-trial hearing of a Vereeniging arms dealer, who faces gun-related charges ranging from racketeering to theft, is expected to start in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. Alan Raves, 50, who is also a gun collector, was meant to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing alongside Rondebosch[…]
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