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Muslim youth to launch ‘MSA Schools of the Cape’

Students from several high school Muslim Student Association (MSA) bodies have opted to unite under a solitary banner, with the goal of developing an active network through which to promote cultural and religious identity. The newly formed ‘MSA Schools of the Cape’, which is to launch with a conference this[…]

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Chabane will be replaced at the right time: Zuma

Collins Chabane, the late minister of public service and administration, will be replaced when the time is right, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. “That’s the business of government,” he told reporters at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. “There is no time limit in which we have to do this.[…]

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Seven in court for Hout Bay protests

Seven men who were arrested for public violence in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, are expected to appear in court after a night of unrest, Western Cape police said on Tuesday. The group was arrested on Monday night after a number of community members fled to the Hout Bay police station[…]

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SA firefighters fuel Canadian work ethic

A crew of 48 South African firefighters battling wildfires in Canada continues to fly the flag high. They are part of international wild land firefighting teams battling multiple fires in Alberta. But while they are containing fires, the South African crew has impressed on another level too – their song[…]

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‘Snake pastor’ to be probed by religious commission

A religious rights group will investigate the practices at End Times Ministries in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, led by “Prophet” Penuel Mnguni, it was announced on Tuesday. The announcement was made after the religious community last week condemned Mnguni, who convinced his congregants to eat live snakes and rats after[…]

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Loyalist forces push Houthi rebels from Aden

Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government have announced the recapture of Abyan province in a southern offensive that has seen key gains against the Houthi rebels. Military officials who back President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Tuesday that loyalist forces have retaken Loder, the last town in Abyan to[…]

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Refugees block roads to protest UNRWA cuts

Palestinians in a number of refugee camps across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday reportedly closed main roads near the camps to protest a possible decision by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delay the school year. Ahmad Abu Kheiran, the head of a popular committee in the southern[…]

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Britons sign petition, urging Netanyahu’s arrest

People in Britain have been signing a petition that calls on the government to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival in the UK next month. The petition entitled “Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested for war crimes when he arrives in London” is available at a petitions website set[…]

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