COCT noise nuisance by-law remains issue for mosques
Places of worship continue to be targeted by the City of Cape Town’s noise nuisance by-law despite mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis…
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Israeli forces threaten to destroy mosque in Qalqilya
The Israeli occupation regime is threatening to destroy a mosque being built in ar-Ramadin, Qalqilya. The Palestinian community is caged…
Ukrainian Jews likely to go to occupied Palestine
Palestinians anticipate that there will be an influx of Ukrainian Jews. It believes that the Israeli settler colonial entity will…
Lebanon holds parliamentary elections
People in Lebanon are casting their votes in the parliamentary elections. The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah has stressed the importance…
The Nakba, an ongoing Catastrophe
Prof Usuf Chikte* writes May 15 is NAKBA day. Nakba which means ‘Catastrophe – describes the ongoing human tragedy of…
IEC budget cuts to threaten democracy
Alarm has been raised about the potential slashing of the Electoral Commission (IEC) budget. Civil group, My Vote Counts says…
Journalists killed and wounded by Apartheid Israel
The Israeli occupation forces have gunned down a reporter of the Qatari-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera. Shireen Abu Akleh…
Israel attacks Syria’s sovereignty
The Israeli occupation regime has again attacked Syria. The Zionist entity fired several surface-to-surface missiles at the outskirts of the…
No more SRD grants at Post Office
Post offices will no longer be paying out the R350 Social Relief of Distress as the new round of applications…
Injured police constable in New Somerset Hospital shooting dies
The 32-year-old police constable who was shot and injured in yesterday’s Somerset Hospital shooting has succumbed to his injuries. The…
Two killed at New Somerset Hospital in Green Point
The Western Cape Health and Wellness Department has expressed its shock at the deadly shooting at the New Somerset Hospital…
Zulu royal family to receive R67.3 million from state funds
The royal Zulu household will receive R67.3 million for the 2022/23 financial year. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala tabled the budget…
Israeli occupiers assault worshippers at Al Aqsa
About a dozen Palestinians have been injured when Israeli occupation forces again targeted Al Aqsa Mosque. The Zionist forces protected…
Teenager kills classmate at Free State school
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing to death a fellow pupil at a school in Zastron in…
Gov won’t declare a national state of disaster on Eskom – Gordhan
Government won’t be declaring a national state of disaster to respond to South Africa’s electricity crisis. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin…
Israel cuts Muslims call to prayer at Al Aqsa
In yet another attack on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, the Israeli occupation regime silenced the call to prayer for…
Two shot dead in Hanover Park
Hanover Park remains in the grips of deadly violence. At least two people have been killed in separate attacks. In…
Mali cuts military ties with Paris
Mali has given the French military the boot. The West African country’s junta has ended the defence accords with France…
Two nabbed for SA Post Office robbery
At least two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at the post office in Strand Road…
North-West man beaten to death for stealing 20K from taverns
A 40-year-old man has been beaten to death for allegedly stealing a total of R20 000 from two tavern owners…