Grief, anger and political tension are marking the first anniversary of South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster. Relatives mourning the 304 dead, mostly schoolchildren, are accusing top officials of indifference to the tragedy. Bowing to a key demand of the victims’ families, President Park Geun-Hye used the anniversary on Thursday to[…]
Jamal Benomar, the UN special adviser on Yemen, has resigned, diplomatic sources have told Al Jazeera. James Bays, Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor, said the Moroccan diplomat told Ban Ki-moon, the UN chief, that it was time for him to end his role. “Jamal Benomar has told the secretary-general it is[…]
Police have issued a stern warning that anyone planning to disrupt the peace march against xenophobia through the Durban city centre on Thursday would be dealt with . The march, led by religious and political leaders, is expected to start at Curries Fountain at 10:00 and move through the central business[…]
President Jacob Zuma called for an end to the killing linked to the xenophobic attacks on Wednesday that has left five people dead in the Durban area, and put parts of Johannesburg on edge. ”I think this now must stop, because we cannot continue killing one another,” said Zuma in[…]
Nine “poo protesters” were expected to return to the Bellville Regional Court on Thursday for the continuation of their sentencing procedures. The nine are to be sentenced for violating the Civil Aviation Act after emptying containers containing human waste in the Cape Town International Airport’s departure hall on June 25,[…]
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini faces another charge of hate speech and violating human rights – this time by the Western Cape organiser of the SA National Defence Union. Tim Flack, famously booted out of a Parliament committee meeting in 2013 for wearing shorts, said he was spurred into action after[…]
Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa has expressed its concern around the treatment of hundreds of foreigners affected by the violence in Kwz-Zulu Natal this past week. Forty six people have been arrested so far, and least five people killed, including a teenager, since the violence flared in Isipingo, outside[…]
The ASRI Institute, a new public policy group, is set to launch in May with the objective of giving the local Muslim community a focal point through which to engage with broader civil society. The institute will have a core focus on domestic policy issues, and will seek to provide[…]
Entries for the Gauteng leg of the SA National Qiraa’ah Competition are now open, with the Western Cape entry period expected to open around mid to late July following the conclusion of Ramadan. The competition, hosted by the South Africa Qur’aan Union (SAQU), has steadily grown from strength to strength[…]
The history of one of Cape Town’s most loved cultural traditions – the Cape Malay Choirs – is now on exhibition at the Media24 building in Cape Town. A first of its kind, the exhibition marks a new, broader recognition of the over decades old Cape Malay Choir Culture. Speaking[…]
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