Israel’s opposition parties reached an agreement on Wednesday to form a new coalition government that would bring an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-years in power. Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party, informed President Reuven Rivlin that a unity coalition of eight parties had been formed,[…]
The unity and renewal of the ANC has been “turbocharged” after a heated national executive committee (NEC) meeting last weekend. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who spoke to the media after a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of the late Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Good Friday. Flanked by[…]
By Anees Teladia The pupils of Westerford High School have displayed an exemplary spirit of respect for religion during the month of Ramadan this year. Several rugby teams of the school decided not to drink any water on practice and match days, in a show of respect to fellow fasting[…]
President Nicolas Maduro should not trust anyone around him, especially not the Cubans and the Russians, said the US’ point man for toppling the Venezuelan leader after the latest failed US-backed coup attempt. Elliott Abrams was appointed by the Trump administration to lead the effort to oust Venezuela’s elected President[…]
Gift of the Givers handed over aid packages to the value of R1.2 million to the principal of an Anglican school in Harare on Tuesday. The aid packages are part of the organisation’s R10 million initiative for Zimbabwe. The aid packages include 3 400 food parcels, 2 900 stationery packs, 6 000 diapers[…]
OPINION by Safa Joudeh Last week The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel issued statements announcing a breakthrough in Pan-Arab efforts to broker a comprehensive ceasefire agreement between the two parties. Even as Israel launched a fresh round of attacks on civilian areas in Gaza in recent days, the Egyptian[…]
ANC Treasurer General and party presidential hopeful, Doctor Zweli Mkhize, has again called for unity in the ruling party. Mkhize was addressing party members and members of the South African National Civic Organisation in the eThekwini region. He called on ANC branches to hold leaders accountable and to only vote[…]
By Sadaf Farooqi To the righteous Muslim who has never gone for hajj, the aspiration to embark upon this once-in-a-lifetime journey manifests itself in their psyche as the ultimate “dream come true.” This journey involves repenting for all their past wrongdoings, becoming closer to Allah, turning over a completely new[…]
President Jacob Zuma on Sunday called on South Africans to commemorate the shooting of 44 people in Marikana three years ago with unity and dignity. “Nobody supports the horrendous loss of life that occurred in Marikana,” he said in a statement. “We remember all who lost their lives including those[…]
The new leader of the Afghan Taliban has issued his first audio statement, calling for unity and promising to continue his group’s fight. In the 33-minute message released on Saturday, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor also advised his followers not to pay attention to rumours spread about the Taliban campaign. “We should[…]
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