As tensions remained high in the occupied Palestinian territory, with Fatah leaders calling for a Day of Rage to protest Israeli restrictions at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem continued to organize sit-ins and perform prayers in the streets outside the holy site’s gates for the third day[…]
After weeks of planning, VOC excitedly launched Project 67-Harvesting Hope, in Manenberg Laan, Manenberg on Tuesday, in celebration of International Mandela Day. The day, marked on Madiba’s birthday on the 18th July, is dedicated to encouraging citizens of the world to dedicate 67 minutes to uplifting society. Following hours of[…]
An estimated 1000 people are expected to walk from the Grand Parade, where crowds gathered to listen to Nelson Mandela’s iconic Freedom speech delivered from a balcony at City Hall in 1990 after his release from prison, to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) to celebrate Mandela Day and[…]
A six-year-old drowned in Macassar, Cape Town, after he allegedly tried to recover a toy which fell into a deep hole filled with water, Western Cape Police said on Monday. The boy and a friend were playing at a construction site near the hole when he fell into it, police[…]
The Fatah Movement called on Monday for a “day of rage” against increased Israeli security measures in occupied East Jerusalem following a deadly attack on Friday, as Palestinians denounced Israeli forces’ use of violence against them in recent days in the holy city. After the attack that left three assailants[…]
The number of anti-Muslim hate crimes in the United States rose 91 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2016, according to a leading Muslim advocacy and civil rights group. In a report published on Monday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said[…]
The Trump administration has for the second time declared that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal, but threatened more sanctions for breaching the “spirit” of the agreement. The announcement came just hours before the midnight deadline for US President Donald Trump to inform congress whether Iran had met the[…]
Egypt will end visa-free entry for Qatari nationals with some exceptions, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, the latest measure taken against Doha which Cairo and three Gulf governments are boycotting. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed sanctions on Qatar on 5 June, cutting diplomatic[…]
Keeping with the theme of #ActionAgainstPoverty for Nelson Mandela Day, VOC has taken up the challenge to carry out 67 days for the upliftment of the community. In the spirit of Madiba and his vision to spread social justice and freedom, VOC has initiated a new initiative called ‘Project 67’[…]
As Israeli officials moved to “gradually reopen” the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem for afternoon prayers Sunday after three days of closure, officials from the Islamic Endowment (Waqf) that runs the holy site refused to pass through new metal detectors that were installed at the compound’s entrances —[…]
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