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Medium to very high chance of load shedding

Chances of load shedding on Tuesday was medium for the morning and very high for the evening and dependent on the performance of the power plant, Eskom said in a tweet. Eskom, which stopped stage 1 load shedding at about 21:46 on Monday, said the electricity supply system remains very[…]

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CT youth reject ISIS

In a world where mobile internet and social media has dominated the way we communicate and learn things, it’s not hard to understand why today’s youth are becoming more politically conscious and engaged in global socio-political spaces. In the age of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, political engagement through social media[…]

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Two-state solution a dead-end: Abdel Fattah

The hopes of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine question are “dead”, with virtually nothing left for a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. This is according to Palestinian politician, Awad Abdel Fattah who has called for a rethink to the possibility of a single-state instead. Abdel[…]

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Two schools receive closure notice: SOS

Two of the 17 schools earmarked for closure by former Western Cape education MEC Donald Grant have reportedly received informal notices for their impending closure. A lengthy court battle that has been waging since the move was announced in 2012 came to a head in December, after the Supreme Court[…]

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Imbizo crowd boos non-Zulu speakers

The crowd at the anti-xenophobia imbizo in Durban on Monday spearheaded by King Goodwill Zwelithini, booed anyone who tried to address the crowd who was not Zulu. As Hindu priest, Ashwin Trikamjee recited a prayer the crowd started booing him. They wanted Trikamjee to get off the stage and clapped[…]

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I had to intervene: Zwelithini

King Goodwill Zwelithini on Monday said it was important for him to hold an urgent imbizo following the spate of attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal last week. He made the decision to call the imbizo after meeting with Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and State Security Minister David Mahlobo.[…]

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Istanbul to host Halal Tourism Conference

Over 1,000 delegates from more than 50 countries are expected to converge upon the capitol city of Istanbul, Turkey, for the second annual European international Halal Tourism Conference (HTC2015), one of the fastest growing sectors in the world, currently worth an estimated $150 billion. “Turkey is the biggest destination for[…]

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