South Africa’s population has topped 55.6 million, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), which released its Community Survey 2016 on Thursday night. The household survey put the population at 55 653 654, up from 51 770 560 in 2011. Gauteng emerged as the most populous province, with 13 399[…]
A clarion call to stand up against censorship as a means of protecting the South African democracy was made on Friday when journalists, communication officers, civil society, politicians, and members of the public braced the Cape Town cold and rain, standing in solidarity with suspended journalists and against muzzling of[…]
A Palestinian man was pronounced dead on Friday after suffering from excessive tear gas inhalation when Israeli forces earlier in the morning heavily fired tear gas at Palestinians crossing Qalandiya checkpoint from Ramallah into Jerusalem to attend prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The man, identified by medical sources as Muhammad[…]
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents marched in protest on the 19th anniversary of the financial hub’s return to Chinese rule on Friday as tensions simmer against Chinese authorities over the abductions of Hong Kong booksellers. Some waved banners criticizing Beijing for the cross-border abductions as acts of a[…]
It is the stuff of a disaster movie: an outbreak of yellow fever in Congo’s capital city, full of unvaccinated people mostly huddled together in slums with too few drains and the kind of sticky, fetid climate that mosquitoes love. Kinshasa’s 12 million people – twice as many as there[…]
An anti-ship missile fired from a Taiwanese patrol boat towards mainland China by mistake hit a Taiwanese fishing boat many kilometers away. The Chinese military made no retaliatory move amid Communist Party anniversary celebrations. The Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) missile fired from a 500-ton Chinchiang patrol boat, which was undergoing[…]
Austria’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a presidential run-off election must be held again, handing a narrowly defeated candidate another chance to become the first far-right head of state in the European Union. Norbert Hofer of the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) lost the May 22 vote to former Greens leader[…]
MUCH has been said, and written, about the passing of Hajji Abdullah Eshack Gangraker, an iconic benefactor and philanthropist of the Cape Town community. He was a man of rare vision and a stickler for quality, which was reflected in the well-known Wembley brand. From humble beginnings in Belgravia Road, he[…]
The director of the Discover Islam Centre in Cape Town has written an open letter to a Johannesburg Christian school facing a public backlash over its comments on Islam. Last week, Bob Fuller, the principal of The King’s School in Linbro Park sent a newsletter to parents in which he[…]
Journalists have started picketing outside the SABC’s offices in Cape Town, in solidarity with the public broadcaster’s staff. The South African National Editors’ Forum will join Friday’s planned pickets outside the SABC’s offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Sanef urged all journalists and citizens who support media freedom to attend[…]
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