Egypt’s state prosecutor Hisham Barakat has been killed after his motorcade was hit by a bomb blast in the capital Cairo. An earlier report said that Barakat had been suffering from “internal bleeding” and that he was undergoing surgery on Monday at the Nozha hospital in the Egyptian capital. Three[…]
Parents are urged to encourage their children to compete in the Voice of the Cape (VOC) Ramadan Children’s Quiz aimed at increasing Islamic literacy amongst the youth. “Our aim is to have children not only learn about Islam but increase their existing knowledge of Islam,” says project coordinator Quanita[…]
With a complete overhaul of VOC’s normal programming, it’s been somewhat confusing for loyal listeners who expect to hear some of their favourite shows. During the auspicious month of Ramadan, VOC carries out a complete programme overhaul for 30 days, which encompasses increased religious content. Programming changes In terms of the[…]
A Hanover Park man is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Monday for allegedly beating his 2-year-old daughter to death. On Friday, Western Cape police said Christopher Williams was arrested on Thursday night in Vygieskraal in Athlone, and was being detained on a charge[…]
A new provincial provincial executive committee for the ANC in the Western Cape has been elected. Khaya Magaxa was named deputy chairperson after standing for nomination against outgoing Abraham Bekeer. Faiz Jacobs replaced Songezo Mjongile as secretary, with Thandi Manyikivana replacing Maurencia Gillion as deputy secretary. Gillion replaced Fezile Calane[…]
The Guptas have been fired as special advisers to the prime minister of Lesotho, and their diplomatic passports have been revoked. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili has removed the politically connected Atul Gupta and his nephew Essa Omar Aziz as his special advisers, and has cancelled the passports they obtained controversially[…]
The Farlam Commission of Inquiry report’s was criticised at a meeting in Wonderkop, Marikana near Rustenburg on Sunday for certain findings it made against Amcu. “Amcu was not existing in Lonmin in 2012. We did not even know Joseph Mathunjwa [the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union president],” mineworker Lindani[…]
Israel has boarded and taken over a vessel attempting to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory, officials said. In a statement the Israeli army said on Monday that it did not use force in redirecting the main boat Marianne to the Israeli city of Ashdod. Petros Stergiou, a spokesperson[…]
Kuwaiti authorities say they have identified the suicide bomber of a Shia mosque as a Saudi citizen. The suicide bomber, who led an attack on Imam Sadiq mosque in al-Sawaber neighbourhood that left 27 people dead, was identified as a Saudi citizen, Kuwait’s interior ministry said on Sunday. Fahed Suleiman[…]
The head of the Palestinian prisoner’s society said Sunday there were hopes Khader Adnan was hours away from ending his 55-day long hunger strike after a potential deal was negotiated with the Israeli authorities. Qadura Fares told Ma’an Sunday afternoon that negotiations two days earlier had led to a potential[…]
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