By Thakira Desai While the manhunt for the unknown suspects involved in the fatal shooting of the nephew of struggle stalwart Dullah Omar continues, those who knew him personally, describe him as a “gentle soul”. Shaheed Omar, also the son of Dr Adam Omar of Mabel Road, Rylands, was shot[…]
By Yaseen Kippie An emotional atmosphere gripped the audience at Darul Islam High School hall on Thursday as learners were visited by a group of Palestinian children activists, who are visiting Cape Town as part of the Shamsaan Pals4Peace tour. Learners from Darul Islam Primary and High Schools, as well[…]
Shaheed Omar, the nephew of late struggle stalwart, Dullah Omar, and the son of Dr Omar of Mabel Road was shot in an apparent attempted hijacking early Thursday evening. Sadly he passed away on the scene. The incident occurred on the corner of Jan Smuts Drive and Govan Mbeki Road.[…]
The Hanover Park Clinic back is in business following a R1 million makeover through the Mayoral Urban Regeneration Project. The facility closed its doors earlier this year for a number of upgrades aimed at further improving service delivery to Hanover Park residents, one of the key priorities in the City’s[…]
By Yaseen Kippie Opposition parties believe last night’s outcome in the motion of no confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma is a victory for the opposition, as it shows the ANC is more divided than ever before. Zuma narrowly escaped another vote of no confidence, this time by secret ballot,[…]
Government needs to make it a priority to gain an in-depth understanding and be accountable of the scale of the socio-economic realities of marginalised women in South Africa. Until they do so they will not be able to address issues relating to women’s rights and GBV in South Africa in[…]
The Grassy Park community has welcomed the removal of the station commander following on going pressure from the community. On the 11th of March, the community staged a protest and demanded that the station commander be removed. In their effort, a memorandum of demands was handed over to SAPS Provincial[…]
And its official! Tickets for VOC’s maiden theatre production The Unwanted Guest have finally gone live. The popular VOC radio drama series is being transformed into a stage play. For one night only, VOC listeners will be able to catch VOC staff on stage at the Baxter Theatre on the[…]
Parliament has rejected the invitation for members of the Israeli Knesset to visit South Africa. This follows vehement calls by Nelson Mandela grandson, Mandla Mandela, for government to revoke visas for the delegation, which is expected to visit South Africa in August. Addressing protestors at the mass Al Aqsa march[…]
Following packed crowds at public events in Johannesburg and Durban, a group of Palestinian children activists are headed to Cape Town this weekend for the last leg of their South African tour. The delegation of 5 children are in SA on an awareness program called the Shamsaan PalS4Peace tour, to learn[…]
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