The use of the ‘Must Fall’ hashtag is fast becoming common practice in the fight against injustice in South Africa. Now yet another campaign has sprung up under the popular banner; this time with the hope of bringing about an end to the scourge of gang violence that continues to[…]
Over 25 local municipalities and regional governments in the Spanish State, including in Catalunya and the Basque Country, have endorsed the BDS boycott of Israel and similar resolutions. Recent municipalities include Diputación of Sevilla, Badalona, Terrassa, Santiago de Compostela and last month in November, Cabildo of Gran Canaria. One year[…]
After a mob attack set alight a cluster of illegal dwellings in Masiphumele, the City of Cape Town will be taking firm action. “Residents are taking the law into their own hands as they do not want the informal settlements in the area due to escalating crime in the area[…]
Less than 10% of South African’s youth are afforded the opportunity to complete a three-year degree at a tertiary institution, in part to the fact that tuition fees are beyond their financial means and because many do not meet the requirements for student funding from the National Student Financial Aid[…]
“The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) cannot provide for all students who qualify academically for tertiary education and the reality is that being intelligent is just not good enough if you are poor.” This is the view of former Wits University SRC head, Shaeera Kalla, who responded to national[…]
The Hawks have established a new task team with the hopes of clamping down on cases where parents are accused of selling their children. The move comes after two such cases were reported this year, although neither bore any indication of being linked to a organised crime syndicate. A 20-year-old[…]
Most shopping malls will see a boom in their trading during the festive season and food courts seem to brimming this time of the year. The wait at your favourite restaurant is longer as more and more people have money to splurge and indulge in their favourite food. Waiting for[…]
While the anti-Jacob Zuma rhetoric grows in South Africa, many Muslims who ideologically support the ANC and the struggle for freedom have to confront tough questions about how they view the party and its imcumbent president. In the midst of the mass Zuma Must Fall campaign, the ANC leader finds[…]
The City of Cape Town has decided to extend the trading hours of the Cape Town festive season nightmarket, following complaints from traders that the market’s reduced hours would not benefit traders this year. The popular event started on Friday 18th December and will run until the 22 December –[…]
South Africans need to play a role whereby they constantly remind government to act independently and impartially within the paradigm of a constitutional state, this especially in cases relating to the country’s stance on Palestinian rights. So says local attorney, Ziyaad Patel, who was amongst a South African delegation who[…]
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