Thousands of municipality workers in the Western Cape took to various municipal offices in full force on Monday in a demonstration demanding better working conditions and wage increases. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) said it was forced to down tools as wage negotiations with the City of Cape[…]
“I believe that when we laugh together we can break those stereotypes, barriers and those different ideas we may think we have about one another, and really open up to learn from each other.” So says Muslim American comedian, Omar Regan who is leading the pack of stand-up comics in[…]
The president of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) has hailed an exciting weekend for the union, as several members were officially elected for a two-year term to the body’s national executive committee. With a sizable percentage of members having gathered this past weekend at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) for[…]
“The most important fact of diving is never to get into the water alone,” says Haroon Osman, a professional scuba diver and instructor. The adrenalin seeking entrepreneur was commenting on the attack on Cape Town’s Mathieu Dasnois who escaped becoming shark bait near Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape.[…]
In a recent campaign by the City of Cape Town, a vending machine spewing small change onto the pavement was used to demonstrate to passersby how mahala coins keep vagrants glued to the street. The campaign addressed the major homelessness issue in the City of Cape Town, which is especially[…]
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of teacher Jayde Panayiotou, Eastern Cape police confirmed on Monday. Brigadier Marinda Mills confirmed the man was arrested in New Brighton on Sunday and would appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The news followed the appearance[…]
Mozambican national Emmanuel Sithole, who was murdered in Alexandra, was not using a fake name, his family said on Monday. His name was Emmanuel Josias Sithole, his sister Thando told News24 outside the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, where four men appeared for her brother’s murder. Speaking at a Freedom Day celebration[…]
Police, soldiers and volunteers have launched a major search operation in the remote Langtang region of the Nepalese Himalayas to look for up to 600 trekkers and support staff who have been missing since an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit the south Asian country 10 days ago. The death toll[…]
At least two protesters have been killed in Burundi, according to a leading rights activist, as demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third term in office entered a second week. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a veteran member of the civil society groups which called for the rallies on[…]
Yemen’s ruling General People’s Congress (GPC) party has announced it is backing the internationally recognized government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, directing a powerful blow to his rival and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a statement issued by the GPC’s second-in-command, the ruling party declared its support for[…]
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