A woman who was caught allegedly smuggling a phone to convicted Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir will appear in court on Tuesday morning on charges of defeating the ends of justice and interfering with a police investigation. National police spokesperson Lieutenant General Solomon Makgale said the 45-year-old estate agent and mother[…]
European leaders agreed to cooperate to manage migrants crossing the Balkans but offered no quick fix to a crisis that threatens to take more lives as winter sets in and to set Europe’s nations against one another. Meeting in Brussels as another woman and two children died at sea off[…]
The academic programme at the University of Cape Town remains suspended, the institution announced on Sunday via Twitter. “After careful consideration we advise that campus will be closed tomorrow, Monday, October 26 2015,” the University tweeted. This comes after a wave of student protests over fee increases for 2016 swept[…]
A surfer, 42, remains in a serious condition after he was bitten by a shark near Morris Reef, Still Bay, on Sunday. In a statement, NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said that the incident was witnessed by two off-duty NSRI rescuers who helped the injured man to shore. “Two crew members[…]
Western Cape police are appealing for assistance in identifying the body of a man which washed up at Whale Rock Estate in Hermanus on Sunday. Police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said: “The deceased was dressed in black pants and a dark jersey, has tattoo marks on his chest and is[…]
US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Saturday that Israel and Jordan had agreed on new measures covering Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, including the installation of 24-hour security cameras. The cameras are meant to show that Israel is not making changes to the status quo at the holy[…]
The number killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip continues to rise as a Palestinian succumbed Saturday to wounds sustained during a demonstration days before, Gaza’s ministry of health said. Spokesperson of the ministry of health, Ashraf al-Qidra, told Ma’an that Khalil Hassan Abu Obeid, 25, died after being[…]
Cape Town will be hosting its first Islamic Comedy Festival “Laughing with Laagoe” on the 24th October at Country Manor in Schaapkraal, organized by Dar al-Turath al-Islami (DTI). Some of the local talent headlining the show include comedians; Tashriq Ahmed, Yaseen Barnes, Moenier Jacobs AKA Mojo, Irshaad Mohamed, Shoukard-Allie Rawoot[…]
The SA National Editors’ Forum expressed concern about reports, including video footage, of journalists being intimidated and harassed by protesters and police while covering student protests across the country. ” In particular the police’s heavy-handed approach at the Union Buildings affected journalists from a number of media houses including EWN[…]
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says President Jacob Zuma was not obliged to address university students who had gathered at the Union Buildings on Friday. “There was no rally convened by President Zuma today,” Mantashe told broadcaster eNCA. “President Zuma convened a meeting of vice-chancellors and leaders of students councils[…]
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