The Indian army patrolled riot-hit areas of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat on Thursday after the death toll rose to seven in two days of caste-related violence. Clashes spread after police arrested a young leader of the influential Patel clan who led a huge rally on Tuesday[…]
A man who shot dead a reporter and a cameraman for WDBJ7, a local CBS affiliate, live on air in the US state of Virginia has died of a self-inflicted wound in hospital. Franklin County sheriff, Bill Overton, told a news conference on Wednesday that the suspect had died at[…]
The South African chapter of the Palestine Children Relief Fund (PCRF) are to host a gala dinner on the 5th September in a bid to raise funds towards the construction of a new hospital in the Gaza Strip. The project is fronted by the main body of the organisation in[…]
South Africans are facing tough economic times ahead as the country faces the biggest currency decline in years. The rand hit a new low earlier this week coming in at R14 to the dollar, a result of a stock market crisis that is threatening to cripple the Chinese economy. China’s[…]
Aspiring young qaris from across the country will get an opportunity to showcase their talents against international opposition between the 10th and 13th September, when the 10th edition of the International Quran Recital Award (IQRA) competition makes its way to the city. The event is hosted by the South Africa[…]
With the last few days of Women’s Month, the Department of Social Development (DSD) has launched the Khuseleka One Stop Centre at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women & Children in Athlone. The Khuseleka Model is an initiative of the DSD that provides support services to women and children who[…]
International humanitarian organisation Islamic Relief South Africa (IRSA) is calling on the broader community to help them feed a family on Eid ul-Adha in South Africa, India, Palestine and Syria amongst other impoverished countries. In an attempt to try and mitigate poverty within the Southern African region, Islamic Relief SA[…]
OPINION by Afrah Nasser – As a blogger on human rights issues in Yemen for the past six years, I am stunned by the growing polarisation in the country. To take an even-handed stance for human rights is either viewed as an act of treason or as a sectarian bias.[…]
Over the past few summers, as millions of Muslims set off on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, members of the health community have speculated about whether this will be the year when religion and a new virus collide for a big, deadly outbreak. Recently, the bug in[…]
The public protector will investigate former presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj’s stay at a luxury ministerial housing estate in Pretoria. This was after the Democratic Alliance wrote to Thuli Madonsela asking her office to probe the alleged waste of public funds. “According to the ministerial handbook, state-owned housing is reserved for[…]
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