Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday it was time to join air strikes against Islamic State in Syria because Britain cannot “subcontract its security to other countries”. Many Britons are wary of entering into another war in the Middle East after Western intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya failed[…]
Western Cape non-profit organisation Mustadafin Foundation hopes to take up the issues of domestic violence and health and safety issues to empower women and children in the Delft and Tafelsig communities. This will form part of their campaign over the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and[…]
Cape Town’s most renowned community sports event has changed its name to be all inclusive of the mother city’s diverse community. The Sunfoil Cape Town Big Walk 2016 was officially unveiled at the Sports Science Institute in Newlands on Wednesday evening. Formerly known as the Sunfoil 10km Big Walk, the[…]
eNCA on Thursday morning reported that local singer, Ricardo Groenewald has passed away. The 43-year-old first shot to fame in 1987 with his hit song I Love You Daddy. Groenewald was eight at the time. According to media reports the singer had been battling cancer for a long time and[…]
Struggle icon Ahmed Kathrada will officially receive the Freedom of the City Award at Cape Town’s City Hall on Thursday. Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille will be hosting the event. In an earlier statement to News24, De Lille said the award was the highest honour that council could bestow[…]
Retired civil servants have accused the government of lying and making empty promises about a better pension fund. Hundreds of pensioners took to the streets of Pretoria and marched on the Union Buildings to hand over a memorandum calling on government to address their issues. Spokesperson for the marchers, Wes[…]
The University of the Western Cape’s student representative council (SRC) on Wednesday issued an urgent memorandum to the university’s council, calling for a lasting solution to student debt. SRC president Akhona Landu said in a statement that the council would sit on Friday to deliberate on governance issues. The council[…]
The Turkish army has released what it said was audio recordings of warnings to a Russian warplane before it was shot down along the Syrian border. A voice in one of the recordings can be heard saying in English: “You are approaching Turkish airspace, change your heading.” According to the[…]
The United States sanctioned a Syrian businessman on Wednesday who it said was a middleman for oil sales between Islamic State and the Syrian government, the latest salvo in an effort to cut off the flow of funds to the militant group. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement[…]
The Israeli parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow Palestinian minors under 14 who are facing terrorism charges to be sentenced to time in prison, a Knesset press release said. The bill was approved in a preliminary vote with 64 in favor of the bill and 22 against.[…]
WhatsApp us 