Talks are in an “advanced stage” between the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works and the City of Cape Town, with a view to the City taking control of the GF Jooste Hospital. The Manenberg-based facility, which is owned by the department, has become a haven of criminal[…]
Residents in Kraaifontein community have expressed concern after two teenage girls were murdered in a gang related feud. Both 17-year old Keesha Manuel and 16-year-old Nikieta Holly were laid to rest at the weekend after they were gunned down in Scottsville. “These are young girls. It’s not easy for their[…]
A Facebook page allegedly publishing photos from within Pollsmoor prison is causing a stir, with the Western Cape Department of Community Safety now demanding an investigation into its authenticity. The page, which was reportedly started in January and has since garnered over 3000 likes, has raised question marks as to[…]
VOC’s flagship Ramadan outreach project ended on a high note at Masjidul Ameer in Ruyterwacht on Sunday, with hundreds of community members streaming in, mostly children. The 16th Ahlan Wa Sahlan programme was an opportunity for VOC to engage with the local community for an afternoon of soothing Quranic recitation[…]
The war of words between the Economic Freedom Fighters and SA Community Party general secretary Blade Nzimande continued on Monday, with the EFF referring to Nzimande as an “intellectual dwarf”. The EFF said in a statement that it was not even shocked by Nzimande’s call that the party be killed.[…]
National police commissioner General Riah Phiyega has apparently already put out feelers about retiring “honourably” from her position. According to a source, she believes she will be used elsewhere in government, Netwerk24 reported. This while President Jacob Zuma must decide whether a judicial commission will be appointed to investigate Phiyega’s[…]
Tunisia’s interior minister has said that his country has largely destroyed local armed group Okba Ibn Nafaa, suspected of orchestrating the March attack on a museum in the capital, Tunis. Najim Gharsalli announced on Sunday that the operation ‘broke the spine’ of the al-Qaeda linked group in North Africa. The[…]
An Israeli rights group on Monday released a video challenging the official Israeli account that a soldier was in danger when he shot dead a Palestinian teenager who threw a stone at the soldier’s jeep. Mohammad Kasbah, 17, was shot dead on July 3 by Colonel Israel Shomer after throwing[…]
Eurozone leaders have unanimously agreed on a bailout deal for Greece, says the European Union president. Donald Tusk announced on Monday that the agreement would pave the way for Greece to remain a member of the euro by conducting “serious reforms and obtaining “financial support”. The deal – if ratified[…]
Iran and six world powers appeared close to a deal on Monday to give Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for limits on its nuclear program, but Iranian officials said talks could run past their latest midnight deadline and success was not guaranteed. Diplomats from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and[…]
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