Egyptian naval forces late Monday opened fire on a Palestinian fishing boat off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip, injuring a fisherman from Rafah. Palestinian sources identified the fisherman as Muhammad al-Bardawil. The shooting came after two other Gazan fishermen were shot and injured by Israeli forces earlier in the[…]
Four children have died in a shack fire in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, the city’s fire and rescue services said on Tuesday. “The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire at 20:15 on Monday night in U-Section in Khayelitsha,” spokesperson Theo Layne said. “We had four[…]
A message circulating on social media claiming that an unknown group of people will kidnap children throughout the country must be taken seriously, even if it turns out to be a hoax, the Department of Education said on Monday. “We are not aware of that message, and we are not[…]
The High Court in Johannesburg will hear an urgent application on Tuesday by the Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools’ ( Afrikaans to halt the Gauteng Education Department’s plans to have some schools teach in two languages. Fedsas is arguing that Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi’s plan to convert[…]
The lawyer representing mineworkers who were injured and arrested during the Marikana shooting has sent a letter to President Jacob Zuma on behalf of his clients demanding that he release the Farlam Commission of Inquiry’s report into the incident. They had initially set a deadline for 14:00 on Sunday for[…]
Since its inception in 1945, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has served a crucial role in catering to the religious needs of the local Muslim community. Whilst opinions on the ulema body may not always be the most glowing, the ulema body has ultimately been at the forefront of issues[…]
While the nation celebrated unity on African Day, civil society organisations advocating for the rights of migrants feel South African’s must reflect on their attitudes towards Africans. NGO’s feel not enough is being done to deal with the issues stemming from xenophobic attacks, blaming it on the attitudes adopted during[…]
The Western Cape has seen a steady increase in baby abandonment over the last three years, according to the provinces MEC for Social Development, Albert Fritz. The increase compromises five cases in 2014, as well as a further three cases so far this year. The most recent incident is that[…]
As the lengthy bail hearing of Rameez Patel was again postponed on Monday, the family of his wife Fatima Patel have spoken out, saying they want justice to be served. The Polokwane businessman Rameez Patel is applying for bail, after he was charged with killing his spouse and then staging[…]
The workers injured and arrested in the Marikana shooting, their families, and labour union Amcu, are to approach the courts to force President Jacob Zuma to release the Marikana report. Andries Mkome, the lawyer representing all parties, said they would approach the courts on Monday “on an urgent basis of[…]
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