Rescuers are rushing to deliver relief aid to victims of a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing more than 300 people over a wide swath of mostly mountainous terrain. Thousands spent the night outdoors in near-freezing temperatures reluctant to go back inside for fear of aftershocks,[…]
Israeli police on Monday prevented the Islamic Endowment that runs the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound from installing surveillance cameras around the holy site, the head of the endowment said. Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib told Ma’an that endowment employees began installing surveillance cameras at the Moroccan Gate on Monday. However, before they could[…]
A Saudi prince and four other people have been detained in Lebanon in the largest drug seizure in the history of Beirut airport, a security source has said. Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz was among those detained by airport security while allegedly “attempting to smuggle about two tonnes[…]
After continuous unrest and turbulent protest action, 1000 students staged a sleep-in demanding no hike in student residence fees at the University of Witswatersrand. The demands were addressed by Wits University’s senior executive team, following an announcement of a 0% fees increase on Friday. Wits University’s senior executive team are[…]
While the South African government has place a moratorium on fee increases at tertiary education institutions for next year, financially strapped students feel this is not enough. South Africa is still reeling after one of its largest nationwide student protests last week which completely shut down university campuses at its[…]
Masjid al-Quds will be draped in pink on Tuesday as cancer survivors, sufferers and everyday community members show their support for breast cancer awareness. VOC’s 7th annual Pink Hijab Day (PHD) Awareness Day programme will seek to shed more light on the disease, while simultaneously aiding survivors and those still[…]
The Western Cape Police Ombudsman has confirmed that his office will be looking into possible policing inefficiencies during last week’s #FeesMustFall protests. The investigation is based on a request from Western Cape MEC for Community Safety, Dan Plato and is specifically centred on issues that preceded clashes between police and[…]
What was meant to be a one-off event has grown into one of the country’s biggest breast cancer awareness initiatives. This year will mark the seventh year of the Pink Hijab Day (PHD) campaign in South Africa, which has grown in momentum since its humble beginnings in 2008. The South[…]
No one was injured when a British Airways plane was left stranded on a runway at OR Tambo International Airport following a crash landing on Monday, operator Comair said. “British Airways’ (operated by Comair) BA6234, a 10:35 departure from Port Elizabeth, with six crew and 94 passengers on board, was[…]
Urgent consultations get under way from Monday to resolve the headache of who will pay the R2.3 billion to R2.6 billion required for the promised 0% increase in tertiary fees for next year. Confirming that the buck stopped with the higher education and training department to drive the process, deputy[…]
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