Former al-Qaeda captive Yolande Korkie had an emotional reunion in Bloemfontein at the weekend with the Gift of the Givers’ negotiator Anas al-Hamati, who helped secure her release in Yemen. “Yolande has met her negotiator for the first time,” said Gift of the Givers event co-ordinator Emily Thomas. “When they[…]
At least 65 civilians have been killed by air strikes in Yemen’s Taiz, including 17 people from one family, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported. The deaths occurred when Saudi-led Arab coalition air strikes hit civilian homes, MSF said in a statement released on Friday. During the past three days, Houthi[…]
Macedonia said on Friday it would allow a limited number of “vulnerable” migrants to enter the country after sealing its border with Greece to them, leaving thousands of refugees stuck in no-man’s land. “A limited number of illegal migrants in vulnerable categories are allowed to enter Macedonia and they may[…]
National police commissioner, Riah Phiyega should not go down alone for the events that unfolded in Marikana three years ago, the Democratic Alliance said on Saturday. The Presidency on Friday announced that an inquiry had been instituted into allegations of misconduct and/or whether Phiyega is fit to hold office. This[…]
The arrest of an alleged Vereeniging gun dealer and collector is a “significant development” in the police’s investigation into gangsterism, deputy provincial commissioner Major General Jeremy Vearey said on Friday. Ongoing investigations into the supply of arms to gangs on the Cape Flats resulted in businessman Alan Raves appearing in[…]
Written and anecdotal records state that the lands of Al-Sham, compromising what is present day Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and parts of Turkey were blessed by the presence of many of the prophets and companions we as Muslims treat as the ‘founding fathers’ of our religion. The region very[…]
South Africa’s Al Baraka Bank, which adheres strictly to Islamic banking principles, is a financial institution pursuing a massive growth curve, evidenced by its outstanding interim financial results for the six months ended 30 June this year, disclosed today. In the wake of posting record financial results for the past three[…]
A 43-year-old woman who was raped and stabbed three times in her spine, has been left disabled, paralysed in her right arm and left leg, and unable to speak. Andiswa, not her real name, from Site C Khayelitsha, was attacked and raped two years ago on her way to work.[…]
The bail application of the grandson of former president Nelson Mandela was postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Magistrate Pieter du Plessis postponed the matter to next Friday. The 24-year-old man, who may not be named until he has pleaded, was alleged to have raped a 15-year-old girl[…]
A 21-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Kuilsriver. Provincial police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said in a statement that officers were conducting an awareness campaign at Kuilsiver train station on Thursday at 10:00 when a commuter reported that a pupil, in school uniform,[…]
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