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Budget boost for homeless winter programme

All Maureen’s possession fit into one bright yellow shopping bag. She clutches her goods as she walks through the streets of Cape Town, trying to make a quick buck “for something to drink”. Her love of the bottle is the reason Maureen, 53, prefers to brave the elements and sleep[…]

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Abbas calls for reviewing agreements with Israel

President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called for reviewing political, economic, and security agreements with Israel. Abbas said in a news conference with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić in Belgrade that “Israel must stop violating agreements and commit to them. They should stop settlement activity, ‘Judaisation’ activities in Jerusalem that bury its[…]

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Freedom Flotilla vows to break siege

This summer, Swedish seaman Joel Opperdoes, 32, is not piloting cargo ships in the Baltic Sea. Instead, he is the sailing across Europe with five permanent crew members on a fishing trawler named Marianne. Their final destination is the main seaport of the Gaza Strip, which has been under a[…]

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Save Vavi, Save NUM – new union leader’s to do list

Newly-elected National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) general secretary David Sipunzi has two top priorities: Save Zwelinzima Vavi, and save NUM from bleeding to death. He wants unity, he wants Zwelinzima Vavi’s expulsion from the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) turned around, and he wants to win back ex NUM members[…]

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Malay Choirs to continue challenging City

The Cape Malay Choir Board (CMCB) says they will not accept the proposed alternative venue suggestions from the City of Cape Town as the Good Hope Centre becomes a film studio. The City announced that the civic centre will be leased to a film company for a period of time[…]

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Stemming the spread of violent extremism in communities

With radicalism and extremism on the rise, global think-tanks as the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) are trying to counter violent extremism at the most basic level. Based in Geneva, GCERF has started community-level initiatives aimed at strengthening resilience against violent extremism. In the most basic terms, this[…]

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MAD campaign launches ahead of Ramadan

With Ramadan just over a week away, many families in the community are likely to face challenges trying to ensure a plate of food or savouries on their table each evening. Despite the illusion that Ramadan serves as a period of cost cutting, Muslims are often required to fork out[…]

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Why is Israel not on the List of Shame?

“All of the evidence supports a move for the UN to put Israel on its List of Shame. Despite all this evidence, which is the killing of more than 500 Palestinian children during the Gaza offensive and the attacking of schools, the secretary general of the UN has given in[…]

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Pistorius must stay in jail – IFP Women’s Brigade

There is no hierarchy in terms of which life is more important than another, neither should there be seemingly “untouchables”, the IFP Women’s Brigade said on Wednesday. The party was responding to news that Oscar Pistorius is expected to be released on parole in August. He should spend the rest[…]

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