Two South African siblings from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape detained by authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been released. Two others siblings are still in detention and are also expected to be released soon. Huda, Waliyullah, Yumna and Waseeyullah who are studying in Madina Saudi Arabia[…]
With October earmarked as Transport Month, a local initiative is underway to get South Africans to carpool. Carpool Week, which runs from the 3 – 9 October, is an initiative to raise awareness of all the benefits of carpooling and it encourages people to rethink their traveling choices for a[…]
Appropriately corresponding with school holidays, this week South Africans are marking Human Trafficking Awareness Week. In an effort to highlight a crime that has impacted citizens throughout the world, from October 2 to 9 South Africans are calling attention to the millions of children, women, and men who have[…]
At approximately 16:30 local time, the Israeli navy intercepted the Women’s Boat to Gaza. The captured activists are now urging their respective governments to assist in securing their release. Speaking to VOC’s Drive Time Show, the coordinator for the project in South Africa, Zeenat Adam confirmed that the Zaytouna was intercepted in[…]
As the Middle East continues to be plagued by the scourge of war, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) is calling into question the apparent silence of the South African government in the wake of gross violations of international humanitarian law. In a bid to encourage discussion around the issue of[…]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) plan to stage a march against bread companies next week after increases in bread prices over the last few months. Bread prices have not decreased after wheat has gone down by 12% and COSATU has demanded to know the reason there is[…]
This week, South Africa mourned the passing of acclaimed writer, journalist and political commentator, Allister Haddon Sparks. Sparks sadly passed away on September 19, 2016, following a heart attack, at the age of 83. In his career as the editor of the Rand Daily Mail, Sparks made a name for[…]
Judge Seraj Desai has postponed the application to expedite the passing of legislation that will give recognition to Muslim marriages. Judge Desai ruled that he could not proceed without the involvement of crucial Chapter 9 institutions and tabled the proceeding to March 2017. The Women’s Legal Centre, which brought forward[…]
The board of the embattled South African Airways, under the stewardship of Dudu Myeni will appear before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday. SAA is expected to be questioned on its finances and the R5 billion guarantee that government has advanced the airline. SAA is expected to face tough[…]
Motorists will have to fork out more for fuel next month. The Automobile Association (AA) says it expects the price of petrol to jump by 51 cents a litre. It says the weak rand is the major culprit. The AA says it expects diesel and paraffin prices to jump by[…]
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