Certain suspended SABC journalists want their suspensions lifted following the indefinite postponement of their disciplinary hearings, trade union Solidarity said on Sunday. “The SABC hasn’t approached us formally but we intend to engage them for meetings,” said the union’s legal representative, Anton van der Bijl. “The ball is in the[…]
Activist group AfriForum has failed in its court bid to force the Open Stellenbosch (OS) movement supporter Johannes Pienaar to remove social media posts suggesting the organisation’s supporters had threatened to rape women at an End Rape Culture protest earlier this year. Acting Judge Michael Donen found on Friday the[…]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will reportedly vote on a draft concerning Israeli military violations in occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, according to Israeli media. Ynet news reported that the joint Jordanian-Palestinian draft would be voted on during the 40th annual session meeting of UNESCO’s[…]
Al-Shabaab fighters have attacked a Somali army base southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 10 soldiers, the group and a military officer told the Reuters news agency. The attackers rammed a car packed with explosives before storming the base on Monday morning. “A suicide car bomb rammed into the[…]
Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce assault by opposition fighters seeking to reopen their only supply route into Aleppo city, killing at least 29 rebels, a monitoring group said on Sunday. The offensive sought to push government forces back from Castello Road, which leads into the opposition-held eastern half[…]
While the Solomon family have successfully obtained the rights to their farm land in Constantia, the family now faces criticism from residents apposing their plans for the land. The family plans to develop a Shoprite centre on their land, which residents opposed in an online poll that was conducted by[…]
In light of growing Islamophobia around the world, South African Muslims have remained relatively unscathed, living alongside members of all faiths. However, recent reports of Islamophobic remarks made against Democratic Alliance MP, Yusuf Cassim, suggests otherwise. Cassim was allegedly the victim of a barrage of insults made by members of[…]
Western Cape police have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 20-year-old man in Hanover Park on Friday. Police on Friday said the suspect was in his twenties, and was arrested following three shootings in the embattled area on Thursday. Two people were killed and five were injured. “The[…]
The Gift of the Givers Foundation (GOTF) were today in the line of fire as two rockets hit homes close to the humanitarian organisation’s Al-Rahma Hospital in Darkoush, Syria. In the destruction of multiple homes, 50 civilians were injured and 22 women and children were killed. Speaking to VOC News,[…]
Responding to the drought affected Northern Cape, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), Darul Islam Zakah Fund and Darul Islam Relief Fund will depart for Louriesfontein to distribute food, water and clothes. Loeriesfontein is a small town in the Northern Cape, adversely affected by the ongoing drought. After delivering 50 000[…]
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