Russia and Saudi Arabia have failed in talks held in Moscow to overcome their differences on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a central dispute in Syria’s civil war that shows no sign of abating despite renewed diplomacy. Moscow has called for coordination between the Syrian government and members[…]
Israeli naval forces opened fire on Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Gaza City early Wednesday, witnesses said. The fishermen said that they came under fire as they were sailing off the coast of Sudaniyya in northwestern Gaza City. No injuries were reported, but some of the boats were hit[…]
Between 4 and 11 July, fifteen young South Africans were taken on an all-expenses paid trip to Israel by the South African Israel Forum (SAIF). The group comprised of five students who were occupying executive positions on their university Student Representative Council (SRC), or leadership positions within the South African[…]
According to a survey recently concluded by the City of Cape Town’s social development and early childhood development directorate, over 7000 people live on the streets of Cape Town. Of these 7000 homeless people that was counted, over 4000 live and sleep on the streets and over 2000 sleep in[…]
A human rights organisation has launched a global petition to support their request to the South African government to resettle cleared Guantanamo Bay detainees. CAGE Africa, a branch of an organisation based in the UK, wants to resettle between 1 and 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees who have been cleared for[…]
A Malaysian centenarian, who had been caring for her 63-year-old disabled son, passed away on Friday, August 7. Md Diah, 101, who had no prior record of chronic illness, died at her niece’s home in Kampung Bukit Nambua with her son, Abdul Rahman Saud, by her side. Relative Siti Jaleha[…]
OPINION by Firoz Osman – Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, blames ‘renegade’ Jewish settlers for the gruesome murder of Palestinian infant, Ali Saad Dawabsheh. Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority, in cahoots with Israeli security to protect the very Settlers responsible for the murder, shrewdly deflected culpability filing a complaint[…]
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[…]
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.[…]
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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