OPINION by Geoffrey Aronson – President Barack Obama’s speech at American University in Washington DC on August 6 marks a historic turning point in the US relationship with Israel. The setting was deliberately chosen to associate the president’s achievement in winning a nuclear deal with Iran with a similar call[…]
OPINION by Nabila Ismail – The Democratic Alliance (DA) controlled Cape Town City Council must be reminded that Freedom of Expression in our country is protected by our constitution. Furthermore, any attempt to re-introduce an Apartheid /oppressive style regime in our country will be vehemently opposed by all South Africans.[…]
Social work is a profession that is dedicated to the pursuit of social justice and the well-being of oppressed and marginalized individuals and communities. However there are many challenges that social workers face as a result of trying to conduct their work and bring improvement to the lives of others.[…]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has denied torching the church tent of controversial Pastor Penuel Mnguni. Instead, it has passed the blame on to the community. The tent was burnt down on Sunday in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. According to the EFF, the community was fed up with Mnguni who[…]
A long-awaited showdown between the City of Cape Town and Sanral is set to take place in court over proposed tolling in the Western Cape. The city is approaching the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday to have Sanral’s decision to toll sections of the N1 and N2 set aside.[…]
A South African rescue worker killed in the weekend’s Mali hostage siege messaged his family on WhatsApp for hours about the “warzone” outside the hotel bathroom where he was hiding. Father-of-four, Roelof “Jaco” Janse van Rensburg, 39, was one of the 13 killed in Mali during the Hotel Byblos siege[…]
Women are losing the battle against gender-based violence with the scourge remaining far too pervasive a problem within South African households, according to the Saartjie Baartman Centre. As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month, new statistics highlight that a massive percentage of the country’s female population continue to face instances of[…]
A sharp increase in police fatalities since the beginning of the year has led to calls from the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) for an urgent redress into the countries firearms laws. The murder of a policeman in Mitchell’s Plain last week, shot in front of his young[…]
A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul airport on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 16, days after a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens of civilians and wounded hundreds more. The wave of bombings in Kabul and provincial centers follows a[…]
Forces loyal to Yemen’s government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi recaptured a southern provincial capital from Houthi rebels and their allies on Sunday as they pressed an advance from Aden. Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, had been held by troops of the renegade 15th Brigade which remains loyal to[…]
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