While calm has been restored in parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal where xenophobic violence created chaos on Tuesday, NGO’s are getting involved by assisting refugees. The Al-Imdaad Foundation has been assisting foreign nationals who have been affected by the recent xenophobic attacks in Durban over the past week and a half.[…]
Cape Town’s running community can start training for the 5th Annual Jive Slave Route Challenge which will be taking place on Sunday 10th May 2015. The significance of the race has been taken from the rich heritage which has shaped today’s Cape culture. Event organiser, Itheko Event Management’s Faatimah Allie[…]
South African comedian Riaad Moosa has ignited a Twitter storm with a hashtag called #MuslimNotExtremist, in a bid to trash stereotypes about Muslims. On Monday, Moosa put out a call to his Muslim twitter users to use the hashtag to express who they are and to publically state that they[…]
Psychologists face an uphill battle in trying to de-radicalize young children who have fallen victim to the influences of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a leading doctor within the profession. The question of why teenagers have been drawn to the group’s ideologies has confounded most, especially in light of[…]
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform are planning to take the land claims process to those unable to access the department’s official lodgment offices, in particular those in the more remote parts of the country. This process will be done through the launch of four new mobile offices,[…]
After a day of stage 2 power outages, Eskom has escalated load shedding to cut off 4000MW (stage 3) from the grid, which will likely end at 10pm. Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 18:00 on Tuesday, Eskom said. “Due to the vulnerable system, stage 3 load shedding[…]
The handling of the Oscar Pistorius trial took centre stage during the Judicial Service Commission interviews on Monday night, City Press reported. In the spotlight was North Gauteng High Court Judge Thokozile Masipa, who was being interviewed for the position of judge president of the soon-to-be launched Limpopo Division of[…]
A young teenage boy died after being shot three times during a looting spree in Lindelani in KwaZulu-Natal, hit by deadly xenophobic violence that broke out over the weekend. But there was no need yet for the army to be sent in, said Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, who described the[…]
A candidate for the judge president position in the Limpopo High Court opened a can of worms when he disclosed that he voted for the ANC, not long after he said he was also close friends with deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) was interviewing High Court[…]
Boko Haram have abducted at least 2,000 women and girls since the start of 2014, according to rights group Amnesty International. A report published by the organisation on Wednesday says many of those captured have been forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight for the group. The group based[…]
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