The Al-Quds Foundation plans on holding a picket in support of the Palestinian hunger strike on Wednesday 10th May. The mass hunger strike started last month after an op-ed by Fatah Leader Marwan Barghouti in the New York Times International, detailing the conditions experienced by political prisoners in Israel. “Having[…]
By Melanie Sauer Newly appointed head of the Mitchells Plain Cluster Community Police Forum, Lucinda Evans, is a force to be reckoned with, and has big plans to end gender-based and gang-related violence in the Mitchell’s Plain and surrounding areas. The Mitchells Plain community and surrounding areas is in safe[…]
By Thakira Desai “Here in Elsies River we are afraid to work with the police – we can help the police, but there is good and bad police – So please, please, please minister come back in a months’ time!” That was the impassioned pleas from Elsie’s River residents, reeling[…]
South African nasheed superstar Zain Bhika may perform to sold-out concerts around the world, but back home, he remains passionate about giving back to his community through his charity work and youth development projects. With just under a month to go before the blessed month of Ramadan, Islamic Relief South[…]
President Jacob Zuma must give reasons for firing former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas. Judge Bashier Vally made the order in the North Gauteng High Court a short while ago. Judge Vally also ordered that Zuma pay the DA’s legal costs. The North Gauteng High Court[…]
Dozens of Palestinians including two journalists were injured as Israeli forces suppressed a march in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday. Protesters, some of whom dressed up as prisoners, demonstrated in solidarity with some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners who have been[…]
Three of South Africa’s former presidents, and one former deputy president will be hosting a series of discussions on the national general crises facing the country. The Foundations of Chief Albert Luthuli, Thabo Mbeki and FW de Klerk have joined forces to create the National Foundations Dialogue Initiative. Other foundations[…]
An employee of the United Nations has been kidnapped by a dissident rebel faction in southern Colombia, marring a visit by UN Security Council ambassadors to show support for the South American nation’s recent peace deal. President Juan Manuel Santos’ administration said that the Colombian national was working on a[…]
An application by the United Democratic Movement (UDM) for a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to be held by secret ballot has been set down for 15 April, Parliament said on Thursday. “Parliament has received further directions from the Constitutional Court regarding the application from the UDM[…]
Eight Latin American nations, including Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, have collectively denounced Venezuela’s “excessive use of force” against civilian protesters after the death toll from anti-government unrest in the country rose to 36. The group of nations, also including Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Paraguay, condemned the increase in[…]
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