At least 43 people have died and 154 have been rescued after a boat carrying hundreds of refugees capsized off Egypt’s coast. State news agency MENA reported on Wednesday that the boat, believed to be carrying around 600 people, capsized off the coast of Kafr al-Sheikh governorate, about 140km north[…]
In an effort to keep the Palestinian struggle in the minds of South Africans, the Al-Quds Foundation will host its annual solidarity walk. The walk, titled ‘Walk for Freedom’, will take place on Sunday September 25, at Greenpoint stadium. The walk will be from Greenpoint stadium track to Seapoint. Yunus[…]
This week, South Africa mourned the passing of acclaimed writer, journalist and political commentator, Allister Haddon Sparks. Sparks sadly passed away on September 19, 2016, following a heart attack, at the age of 83. In his career as the editor of the Rand Daily Mail, Sparks made a name for[…]
On September 14, 2016, the first boat of the Women’s Boat to Gaza flotilla embarked on the first leg of its journey to the besieged Gaza Strip in a bid to break the blockade imposed on the citizens of Gaza by Israel. The Amal, which means ‘hope’, set sail from[…]
After months of preparation and practice, more than 60 Qurraa are set to compete for top honours at the International Qur’aan Recital Award (IQRA). The event is to kick off on Thursday, 22 September, at the Giedmatul Islam Masjid in Taronga Rd Rondebosch East, in Cape Town. Founder member of[…]
Tshwane municipal employees have been benefiting from services meant for the city’s poor, mayor Solly Msimanga has said. Attempts to rid the city of corruption had revealed that civil servants’ names were on the database of those qualifying for services like free water and electricity, and exemption from rates and[…]
The University of the Witwatersrand has suspended all academic activity for the rest of the week, it announced in a statement on Tuesday night. “Following the events of today, and considering the safety of our staff and students, we, the Senior Executive Team of the University of the Witwatersrand, in[…]
A Nigerian police unit that focuses on robberies was accused by Amnesty International on Wednesday of torturing suspects held in custody and demanding bribes to free them. The human rights campaign group said people arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) were subjected to hanging, starvation, beatings, shootings and mock[…]
At least nine people were killed and 20 injured after military jets reportedly struck civilians near the town of Houn in central Libya. The UN-backed government has denied flying bombing missions in the area. The Thursday airstrike near the oasis town was carried out by unidentified warplanes, according to eyewitnesses[…]
The sharp-tongued Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has not shied away from using a four-letter word responding to the “hypocritical” EU blaming him for stoking up anti-drug violence. He accused EU states of mass killings in US-led campaigns in the Middle East. Duterte, who has already acquired some fame for being[…]
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