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Bassiouni: Sisi outwits DIRCO – or is SA a willing partner

OPINION by Iqbal Jassat Is the Ministry of International Relations (DIRCO) and by extension the ANC-led government guilty of shunning constitutional obligations which require protecting the rights of a South African citizen detained without charge in Egypt? Neither DIRCO nor the Presidency will concede any guilt. Conversely they will argue as they[…]

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VOC audio streaming down

VOC’s audio streaming facility on vocfm.co.za has been down for the past few days due to a technical problem. The station has been inundated with queries from its online listeners, many of whom are ex-pats who long for a piece of home during the month of Ramadan. VOC’s technical team[…]

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ICC dangerous, SA should withdraw: Mantashe

The International Criminal Court is “dangerous” and South Africa should withdraw from it, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday, defending the government’s decision not to arrest indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. President Jacob Zuma and the ANC have come under fire for allowing Bashir, who faces charges of[…]

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We didn’t give al-Bashir safe passage: govt

Government has “categorically denied” weekend reports that it plotted the safe passage of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. “Government has noted reports in the media claiming that security cluster ministers held a secret meeting to protect and give safe passage to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The report relies on nameless and[…]

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Gunshots keep Manenberg residents behind closed doors

Only a handful of locals lined ‘Die Laan’ in Manenberg on Monday, mere after gunshots flew in the gang-ridden area’s busiest road. Children wearing their school uniforms, pensioners and mothers stood hand in hand after heeding a call by community leaders to line Manenberg Avenue in solidarity against the bullets[…]

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Proposed hijab ban on Myanmar Schoolgirls

A powerful group of Buddhist monks in Myanmar advocated a ban on the wearing of hijabs by Muslim schoolgirls at a conference last weekend, as ethnic Muslims in the country contine to face widespread discrimination and persecution. At a conference in Yangon held by the Organization for the Protection of[…]

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Canadians fast longest Ramadan in 33 years

Observing the most challenging Ramadan in decades, Canadian Muslims have started the longest daylight fasting hours in 33 years, with more than 17 hours of fasting daily throughout the holy month. “There are so many people in the world who break their fast only with water,” Khalil Khalilov, of North[…]

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