Israeli forces have shot more than 1,300 Palestinians with live and rubber-coated bullets since the beginning of this month, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health said Sunday. At least 75 Palestinians were shot with live rounds on Sunday alone, the ministry said in a statement. Of those, 53 Palestinians were shot[…]
The ANC wants South Africa to begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) because it believes the ICC has lost its direction, the party’s international relations subcommittee chairperson Obed Bapela said on Sunday. “The principles that led us to be members [of the ICC] remain valid[…]
A pregnant woman and her two-year-old daughter were killed on Sunday morning when an Israeli air strike caused their home to collapse in southern Gaza City, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said. Spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said that Nour Rasmi Hassan, five months pregnant when she died, and her daugher, Rahaf Yahya Hassan,[…]
This is the fourth part in a series of articles that will look at various BDS movements from around the world and the campaigns that these movements focus on. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, known for trying to disturb the “status quo” has made headlines all over the[…]
Any potential peace talks in the Yemen conflict are now solely dependent on the Saudi-led coalition after Houthi rebels confirmed its commitment to entering UN resolution talks, according to Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee, based in Sana’a. Rebels have been engaged in a brutal civil-war with forces loyal to President Abd[…]
Islamic Relief (IR) Germany are running a comprehensive emergency response project to deal with the massive surge of refugees migrating to the country from Syria, the Balkan states and parts of the Middle East and Africa. The influx has been described as the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World[…]
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has laid charges of assault against attackers who had stoned a collection officer when they attempted to save animals from brutal attacks in Delft. When the SPCA collected the ill animal, the son of the owner along with three of his friends, allegedly stoned[…]
Negative tendencies such as the bulk buying of membership and gate keeping were costing the party votes, party president Jacob Zuma said on Friday. Delivering his political report to the national general council (NGC), Zuma also warned against ill-discipline, hooliganism and violence taking place in the party. “There is a[…]
The Constitutional Court will have the final say on whether Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s findings are binding. However, for now the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) judgment against the South African Broadcasting Authority (SABC) this week has set a precedent. The public broadcaster had ignored Madonsela’s rulings on chief operating[…]
A dog owner faces charges under the animal by-law after his pit bull mauled two elderly women and two dogs on the Sea Point promenade on Friday morning. Ward councillor Jacques Weber told News24 the pair, believed to be in their late 70s, have been taken to the New Somerset[…]
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