According to a survey recently concluded by the City of Cape Town’s social development and early childhood development directorate, over 7000 people live on the streets of Cape Town. Of these 7000 homeless people that was counted, over 4000 live and sleep on the streets and over 2000 sleep in[…]
A human rights organisation has launched a global petition to support their request to the South African government to resettle cleared Guantanamo Bay detainees. CAGE Africa, a branch of an organisation based in the UK, wants to resettle between 1 and 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees who have been cleared for[…]
A Malaysian centenarian, who had been caring for her 63-year-old disabled son, passed away on Friday, August 7. Md Diah, 101, who had no prior record of chronic illness, died at her niece’s home in Kampung Bukit Nambua with her son, Abdul Rahman Saud, by her side. Relative Siti Jaleha[…]
OPINION by Firoz Osman – Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, blames ‘renegade’ Jewish settlers for the gruesome murder of Palestinian infant, Ali Saad Dawabsheh. Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority, in cahoots with Israeli security to protect the very Settlers responsible for the murder, shrewdly deflected culpability filing a complaint[…]
Students from several high school Muslim Student Association (MSA) bodies have opted to unite under a solitary banner, with the goal of developing an active network through which to promote cultural and religious identity. The newly formed ‘MSA Schools of the Cape’, which is to launch with a conference this[…]
Collins Chabane, the late minister of public service and administration, will be replaced when the time is right, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. “That’s the business of government,” he told reporters at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. “There is no time limit in which we have to do this.[…]
Seven men who were arrested for public violence in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, are expected to appear in court after a night of unrest, Western Cape police said on Tuesday. The group was arrested on Monday night after a number of community members fled to the Hout Bay police station[…]
A crew of 48 South African firefighters battling wildfires in Canada continues to fly the flag high. They are part of international wild land firefighting teams battling multiple fires in Alberta. But while they are containing fires, the South African crew has impressed on another level too – their song[…]
A religious rights group will investigate the practices at End Times Ministries in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, led by “Prophet” Penuel Mnguni, it was announced on Tuesday. The announcement was made after the religious community last week condemned Mnguni, who convinced his congregants to eat live snakes and rats after[…]
Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government have announced the recapture of Abyan province in a southern offensive that has seen key gains against the Houthi rebels. Military officials who back President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Tuesday that loyalist forces have retaken Loder, the last town in Abyan to[…]
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