The UN’s culture agency, UNESCO, wrapped up its annual meet on protecting monuments on Wednesday by praising efforts to protect the Middle East’s treasures in the face of war, looting and relic-destruction by religious zealots. At talks in Bonn, the World Heritage Committee added 24 sites to its list of cherished[…]
Dressed in military fatigues, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday for the first time since Sinai-based militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group killed 21 Egyptian soldiers, according to official sources. Sisi’s visit was carried out under heavy security and with the utmost discretion.[…]
As Wednesday marked one year since Israel began its assault on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations lamented the damage still impacting the lives of Gazans today and pleaded for the support of the international community. “During this somber time, we remember the thousands of Palestinian[…]
A Western Cape High Court judge has ruled that the debt collecting procedure used by micro-lenders is “unconstitutional” and “an assault on human dignity”. The application, brought by the University of Stellenbosch and the Legal Aid Clinic on behalf of 15 consumers, focused on the processes employed by micro-lenders to[…]
The guns allegedly resold by a former high ranking Vereeniging policeman to gangsters on the Cape Flats were meant for destruction. This is according to the provisional charge sheet in the State’s case against ex-colonel Chris Prinsloo, who appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The former officer, who[…]
Senior judges yesterday called for a meeting with President Jacob Zuma to discuss the “general gratuitous criticism” of the judiciary by cabinet ministers and other politicians.Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, on behalf of the judges, said that although judges, like everyone else, should be susceptible to constructive criticism, that criticism should[…]
The Labour Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday granted an interdict sought by unions at Telkom to halt a continuing restructuring and retrenchment process. Judge David Gush further ordered Telkom to retract its Section 189 retrenchment notice, Solidarity said in a statement. Telkom’s three trade unions, Solidarity, the Communications Workers Union[…]
A year on from the launch of Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza, Palestinians in the coastal enclave are still struggling to pick up the pieces. Their hopes of returning to a sense of normality continue to be hindered by an Israeli-enforced blockade that has limited aid and construction supplies[…]
Since the tragic 7/7 bombings in London 10 years ago, Muslims in the United Kingdom have faced unprecedented levels of Islamophobia. Apart from government enacted counter-terrorism operations that have directly targeted Muslims, the community has also come under attack from mainstream and tabloid media, as well as the broader British[…]
A teenager is expected to appear in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after two people were injured in a shooting in Rocklands, one of them an 11-year-old girl. Provincial police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said the shooting took place in Strandloper Street at 20:20. It is understood[…]
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