Govt calls for calm as frustration boils
The sporadic protests that have been witnessed in parts of South Africa in recent days have rattled government. In a…
Category: Politics
Thousands of WC learners still need to find a school
Parents are still battling to place their children in a classroom. The Western Cape Education Department is dealing with 25…
Attempted robbery at Gauteng mosque turns deadly
At least two men have been shot dead and two other people wounded at a mosque in Kensington, Gauteng. It’s…
Dr Frene Noshir Ginwala (1932 – 2023)
Anti-Apartheid activist, Dr Frene Ginwala, has died at the age of 90. She served as the first National Assembly Speaker…
Death penalty for Iran’s former deputy defense minister who spied for UK
Iran’s former deputy defense minister Alireza Akbari has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of espionage. Akbari who…
Green energy won’t save Eskom
The timeline of 10 years for South Africa to be free of load shedding, is mostly due to the failure…
SA only allowed 2500 Hajj pilgrims
South Africa continues to be limited in how many people it can send for the holy Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi authorities…
Public bus set alight during Hout Bay taxi protest
At least one person has been arrested following the stoning and torching of a MyCiTi bus in Hout Bay. According…
SA to pay more for electricity amid load shedding
South Africans must prepare themselves for a hefty electricity price increase this year. Energy regulator, Nersa is set to announce…
Brazilians call for democracy in counter-protests
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo in Brazil, to denounce the riots and the storming of…
Ramaphosa called to curtail alcohol abuse
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance is waiting on government to reveal how they will reduce alcohol harm this year.…
Covid restrictions lifted for Hajj 2023
This year’s Hajj is set to return to normal, meaning it will go back to pre-Covid times. Saudi Arabia’s Hajj…
Process to extradite alleged kidnapping kingpin to begin
The case against an alleged kidnapping kingpin has been postponed to January 16. The 50-year-old Mozambican was arrested on Saturday…
Gen. Soleimani martyrdom makes ME resistance stronger
The US assassination of two anti-terror commanders in the Middle East was an attempt to weaken the resistance axis axes…
One year after Parliament fire, restoration has yet to start
It’s a year since the devastating Parliament fire. The inferno tore through at least five floors of the National Assembly…
Apologising for slavery is not enough to heal the wounds of the oppressed
The Dutch state has formally apologised for its role in enslaving people and supporting the slave trade, as well as…
32-year-old Kensington mother and baby killed in fire
A mother and her 16-month-old baby have died in a fire in Kensington. Three other people were displaced. According to…
Israel abducts pregnant Palestinian woman
At least 17 Palestinians have been abducted in a large scale Israeli crackdown in the the West Bank and Al-Quds.…