The year maybe far from over, but 2016 has already been dominated by European Muslim success stories, taking social media by storm. The latest addition to the growing list of Muslim personalities is the Eurovision Song contest winner – Jamala, 32 from Ukraine. Her song, which evokeed emotional memories of[…]
Dozens of Khayelitsha residents marched to the Cape Town Civic Centre to a deliver a petition on Tuesday, demanding safe, clean and dignified sanitation services. The petition, led by the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), included the signatures of 5000 Khayelitsha residents ahead of Mayor Patricia de Lille’s 2016/17 budget speech[…]
Embattled Western Cape ANC chairman Marius Fransman caused a stir when he unexpectedly arrived for a standing committee meeting on Premier Helen Zille’s department in the provincial legislature on Tuesday. Fransman’s surprise appearance follows the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority in the North West not to prosecute him for[…]
Greece has agreed a deal to unlock a further 10.3bn euros ($11.5bn; £7.8bn) in loans from its international creditors, after talks in Brussels. Eurozone finance ministers also agreed to potentially offer Greece debt relief – a concession that was necessary to keep IMF on board. The 19 ministers said the[…]
Opponents of Donald Trump have clashed with police in the capital of New Mexico State where the presidential hopeful held a meeting with supporters in the Albuquerque Convention Center. Mounted police used pepper spray and at least one arrest was made. The demonstrators opposing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee have[…]
An Afghan Taliban spokesman has confirmed the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, the armed group’s leader, in a US drone strike and announced the appointment of Haibatullah Akhunzada as his successor. Agencies on Wednesday quoted the Taliban spokesman as saying that Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Yaqoob have been appointed as[…]
South African President Jacob Zuma will host Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas this week as he arrives in the country on a working visit. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Tuesday, Presidency spokesman Dr Bongani Ngqulunga said that Zuma would host Abbas on Wednesday as they meet to hold[…]
While the education system continues to struggle against a range of socio-economic issues in the country, a recent investigation uncovered the prevalence of “jobs for cash” within the basic education sector. In a report released by the basic education’s ministerial task team, which was established nearly 2 years ago, 81[…]
Last week, Blikkiesdorp residents met with Mayor Patricia de Lille to discuss community concerns, after which a meeting between the Mayor and the residents was scheduled for two weeks’ time. While those who attended the meeting said that the meeting was a success, in a community meeting held on Sunday,[…]
A child goes missing every five hours in South Africa, according to the Missing Persons Bureau. Wednesday is International Missing Children’s Day, which represents an opportunity to raise awareness and funds to reunite more children with their families and caregivers. A total of 265 missing children were reported to non-profit[…]
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