Civil society activists will be out in full force for a rally on Wednesday evening, aimed at highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. The North African state and its military leader turned president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi have been the subject of both internal and external criticism following a[…]
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US authorities as part of their corruption inquiry into football’s governing body, The New York Times (NYT) has reported. Blatter, who announced on Tuesday that he will be resigning from his position , has not been directly implicated in the parallel US and[…]
The Egyptian government’s offer of a seven Egyptian pound ($1) bonus payment for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has sparked widespread ridicule among Egyptians on social media. The country’s Minister for Supplies Khaled Hanafi said on Monday that he hoped the amount would help Egyptians buy what they needed for[…]
Days after two deadly bombing attacks targeting Shia mosques in Saudi Arabia, locals in the Qatif region of the Eastern Province have established volunteer civil self-defence committees – and locals have told Middle East Eye that the initiative is being cautiously accepted by the official police force. At least 28[…]
Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub on Tuesday said he took full responsibility for an 11th-hour decision to withdraw a bid to have FIFA suspend Israel from the world footballing body. The surprise decision was announced by Rajoub on Friday at the annual FIFA congress in Zurich minutes before the vote, reportedly[…]
The ANC has kept mum on some of the biggest issues facing the country’s state institutions. Should the ruling party make its voice heard on these matters? Here are seven things the ANC, as a political party, has decided not to weigh in on: NPA The ruling party has kept mum over[…]
The DA has voted against the establishment of an ad hoc committee that is to consider Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s report on security upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s private home at Nkandla, after it was prevented from making amendments to the committee’s terms of reference, the party said on Tuesday.[…]
Legal action could be taken next week to force President Jacob Zuma to release the Farlam Commission of Inquiry’s report, lawyer Dali Mpofu said on Tuesday. “Next week there is likely to be some litigation or a court case about the release of the report, which I’m going to be[…]
Not everyone who travels to Syria or Iraq have intentions to join the military ranks of the armed forces of the Islamic State (ISIS). Jasmine Opperman, the director of the Terror and Analysis Consortium, told VOC News that while recruitment is taking place in South Africa, ISIS has focused their[…]
The family of slain Fatima Patel are outraged that her husband Rameez Patel was granted bail on Tuesday. The Polokwane businessman was granted a R250 000 bail following his arrest for the murder of his wife in April. His bail requirements are that he has to report to the Polokwane[…]
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