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MRN questions Desai gym ejection

The Media Review Network (MRN) has come out strongly against the conduct of Virgin Active’s Houghton branch, after well-known Palestinian activist, Mohammed Desai was ejected from the gym for donning a t-shirt deemed ‘politically inflammatory’. Desai, the national co-ordinator for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions South Africa (BDS SA) was forcibly[…]

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Virgin Active getting heat for t-shirt debacle

Public outrage is growing on social media in support of Muhammed Desai, who was booted out of Virgin Active in Houghton on Wednesday evening for wearing a t-shirt in support of Palestine. The activist from the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement in South Africa (BDS SA) said he was asked[…]

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‘Raak Wys’ campaign launched

A coalition of organisations in Cape Town have come together to form a united front against the City of Cape Town’s planned closure of the Good Hope Centre. These organisations now intend to mobilise and host a massive march to protest against the City’s leasing of the iconic venue to[…]

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Bakery for Syrian refugees is no more

An iconic bakery and co-ordination centre set up on the Turkish border to facilitate humanitarian assistance to Syria’s refugees has gone up in flames. The centre in the town of Reyhanli – well known to aid workers from across the world(including South Africa) and run by the Turkish charity IHH –[…]

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The truth behind fact-finding missions to Israel

Between 4 and 11 July, fifteen young South Africans were taken on an all-expenses paid trip to Israel by the South African Israel Forum (SAIF). The group comprised of five students who were occupying executive positions on their university Student Representative Council (SRC), or leadership positions within the South African[…]

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‘Homelessness is not always a choice’

According to a survey recently concluded by the City of Cape Town’s social development and early childhood development directorate, over 7000 people live on the streets of Cape Town. Of these 7000 homeless people that was counted, over 4000 live and sleep on the streets and over 2000 sleep in[…]

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Global petition for Gitmo detainees to resettle in SA

A human rights organisation has launched a global petition to support their request to the South African government to resettle cleared Guantanamo Bay detainees. CAGE Africa, a branch of an organisation based in the UK, wants to resettle between 1 and 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees who have been cleared for[…]

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Muslim youth to launch ‘MSA Schools of the Cape’

Students from several high school Muslim Student Association (MSA) bodies have opted to unite under a solitary banner, with the goal of developing an active network through which to promote cultural and religious identity. The newly formed ‘MSA Schools of the Cape’, which is to launch with a conference this[…]

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