Al Shabaab radicals attacked an African Union (AU) base in southern Somalia early on Tuesday, the group and residents said, with unconfirmed reports that dozens of AU soldiers were killed. The al Qaeda-aligned radicals said one of their fighters rammed a car bomb into the base and then gunmen poured[…]
OPINION by Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool In an opinion piece in the Washington Post last week, Dr Ebrahim Moosa wrote about his friend, Rashid Moosagee, who studied theology with him in India and returned to South Africa with him. In the face of an evil and unjust apartheid system his friend asserted[…]
Exactly one year on from the launch of a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Woolworths and the retailer continues to earn little respite from pro-Palestinians sympathisers over its stocking of Israeli-imported food products. On Saturday protesters headed the call of BDS SA for a National Day of Action,[…]
Over 11 000 Quraans, 10 000 stationery packs, 11 000 school bags and winter clothing will be making its way to Syrian refugees following another successful campaign by Cii Projects, Alhamdulillah. The South African community, as well as our compatriots in neighbouring countries like Botswana, have been instrumental in supporting[…]
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA’s new Afro 4000 locomotives only speak Spanish, which is hampering an investigation into the accident involving a Shosholoza Meyl train. The probe by the Railway Safety Regulator into derailment of the 11-carriage train, which was pulled by one of the controversial new locomotives, two[…]
Guatemalan murder-accused Diego Dougherty Novella must urgently be placed in a psychiatric hospital, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court heard on Monday. His lawyer William Booth brought an application for a referral to such a hospital, based on a provisional report written up by psychiatrist Tuviah Zabow. “He does say in[…]
A 34-year-old pregnant woman was shot dead in her Delft home at the weekend, according to Western Cape police. She was shot in the stomach and chest at the N2 Gateway housing project on Sunday afternoon, Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said on Monday. Police knew her identity and were investigating a[…]
While the issues motivating student organisation Open Stellenbosch are valid, newly-elected Stellenbosch University SRC chairperson Axolile Qina disagrees with the way in which the group highlights its grievances. Open Stellenbosch describes itself on its Facebook page as a “collective of students and staff working to purge the oppressive remnants of[…]
Deep divisions persist within the European Union as thousands of distraught refugees arriving from war-torn countries, mainly Syria, continued to head towards Western Europe via the continent’s southern frontiers. The French foreign minister on Monday criticised Hungary for its move to erect a fence on its border to stop people[…]
Major hospitals in Yemen have been struggling to function due to a supply shortages caused by the increased fighting between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to the exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The main hospital in rebel-held capital, Sanaa, is on the verge of shutting down due to limited access[…]
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