A Tunisian court has sentenced a British DJ to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer. London-born Dax J, was charged with public indecency and offending public morality – but had already fled the country before the court case. He had also issued[…]
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airfield from which a deadly chemical weapons attack was launched, declaring he acted in America’s “vital national security interest” against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Sharply escalating the US military role in Syria, two US warships fired[…]
Thousands of people are expected to join a march to Parliament in Cape Town on Friday to call on President Jacob Zuma to step down. Calls from civil society are mounting for the President to resign. The march, taking place under the auspices of Voices to Save SA, will start[…]
South Africa will on Friday seek to defend its failure to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted on charges of genocide, at an unprecedented hearing before international war crimes judges. It will be a humbling moment for Pretoria, one of the leading voices in the creation of[…]
A group of ANC supporters have gathered at the party’s headquarters in central Johannesburg on Friday morning. Umkhonto We Sizwe veterans and ANC Youth League members vowed to defend Luthuli House, amid a number of protesters against President Jacob Zuma. A number of buses filled with supporters and a massive[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) says it’s deeply concerned about the impact of the current political developments in the country. Amid vociferous calls by religious leaders and civil society for President Jacob Zuma to resign, the MJC said the current political turmoil is unprecedented in the country’s history. In its[…]
A list of protest marches being organised against President Jacob Zuma has created a craze on social media. The page titled We Are South Africans is part of a social coalition movement calling on South Africans to unite under one banner and to use their voice against the President. The[…]
By Melanie Sauer The sheer violence and brutality that children are exposed to in the Western Cape on a daily basis is severe. That’s according to one expert, working in the field of gender research commenting on a spate of horrific murders of young girls in Cape Town. Fear and[…]
While the Knysna Muslim community is elated at the landmark ruling which gives the green light for a mosque in the area, there continues to be widespread anger at the idea of a ‘Muslim presence’ in the popular tourist town. On Wednesday morning, Judge Dlodlo ruled in favour of the[…]
Following the first signs of the chilly winter on our horizon, the South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) has launched its annual national Operation Winter Warmth Campaign in Paarl, Western Cape this week. With many underprivileged communities adversely affected by the Capes winter rains, SANZAF is hoping to equip those[…]
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