The ANC in Cape Town wants South Africa’s elite crime-busting unit to probe allegations of wrongdoing and corruption which implicate mayor Patricia de Lille. Last month the city was rocked by an allegation by Craig Kesson, executive director at De Lille’s office, that she had asked him to bury a[…]
Despite repeated warnings, European governments have continued to actively support a “sophisticated system of abuse and exploitation of refugees and migrants” by Libyan authorities, according to an Amnesty International report released on Tuesday. The document, titled “Libya’s dark web of collusion,” details European governments’ complicity in the human rights abuses[…]
A Bangladeshi immigrant with a homemade bomb strapped to his body set off an explosion at a New York commuter hub during rush hour on Monday, wounding himself and three others in what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called an attempted terrorist attack. The suspect in the incident in[…]
VOC’s festival convening team will meet on Monday evening to discuss concerns raised by stallholders after the cancellation of the festival yesterday. In an unprecedented move, organisers called off the festival at Vyigeskraal stadium due to the risks posed by gale force winds, which had damaged marquees and parts of[…]
By Yaseen Kippie A call for the ANC to vote to downgrade the South African Embassy in Israel has been made by the South African Muslim Network (SAMNET). The vote will take place at the ANC’s National Elective Conference later this month. SAMNET Chairperson Dr Faizal Suleman says the call,[…]
By Tasleema Allie For the fifth year running, Mawlid SA will bring Capetonians together in the spirit of brotherhood, and unity espoused by the beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. This year’s annual celebration of the birth of the Noble Prophet (pbuh), is themed on the prophetic characteristics of[…]
The South African Post Office will handle core functions of a new social grants system, while commercial banks will play an increased, direct role for more than 2 million beneficiaries. The inter-ministerial committee on social security, headed by Minister Jeff Radebe, announced on Sunday that a “landmark” deal had been[…]
The head of the Arab League has called US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “dangerous and unacceptable” and a “flagrant attack on a political solution” to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. The statement by Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, the regional bloc’s secretary-general, came after an emergency meeting of[…]
Demonstrations against the US recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital have continued to rock Gaza and the West Bank, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced he will not visit US Vice President Mike Pence during his forthcoming trip to the region. Abbas said that the US had crossed a “red line”[…]
As of the pre dawn hours on Saturday morning, four Palestinians had been declared dead in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources. The Palestinian Ministry of Health released a statement saying that between Friday afternoon — when large clashes erupted along the border areas with Israel —[…]
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