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Palestinian woman shot by Israeli security guard after ‘attempted stabbing’

A 60-year-old Palestinian woman was shot by an Israeli security guard on Sunday, with the guard claiming that she had pulled out a knife at a light rail station in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem. The woman was shot on Haim Bar Lev Street, near the Israeli national police headquarters. She was arrested shortly afterwards, according to the Arab48 news website. The security guard was unharmed, and shot the assailant in the leg, according to Haaretz. She […]

today10 July 2023

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Ceres a winter wonderland

The town of Ceres in the Cape Winelands has been turned into a winter wonderland with significant snowfall on the mountains. Owner of the Matroosberg Nature Reserve Didi de Kock says residents and holidaymakers are flocking to the town that is experiencing typical cloudy, cold and misty winter weather. “Unfortunately, this morning we had some rain that washed away some of the snow but in the mountain there is still […]

today10 July 2023

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The Voice of the Cape’s Winter Blanket Drive

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Voice of the Cape, in partnership with Things on Wheels, had a Winter Blanket Drive to assist the vulnerable in Cape Town’s communities on Sunday, 02 July 2023.  The Blankets were given to children at an orphanage in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain. “Things on Wheels I am very happy to say that our partnerships on this venture had worked out to be successful. We went beyond […]

today3 July 2023

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Stellenbosch University’s Vice-Chancellor cleared of misconduct over nepotism scandal

The University of Stellenbosch has confirmed that it has cleared its Vice-Chancellor Wim de Villiers of misconduct, following a nepotism scandal. The retired Judge Carole Lewis led a panel which was appointed to investigate allegations that De Villiers abused the Rector’s Discretionary Placement (RDP), on which two of his relatives were reportedly admitted to study at the institution. The panel says despite the outcome of the investigation, De Villiers should make […]

today3 July 2023

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Two men found guilty of fraud, money laundering in Cape Town

Two men have been sentenced to five and eight year’s imprisonment respectively after they were found guilty of fraud and money laundering. They appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Cape Town. Hawks spokesperson, Siyabulela Vukubi, says the men were arrested in December 2019. Vukubi says they were linked to several fraudulent transactions around Cape Town malls between 2017 and 2018. “Silindilizwe Ntini was found guilty on five […]

today3 July 2023

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Hamas, Islamic Jihad hold Israel responsible for repercussions of attack on Jenin

Hamas and the Islamic Jihad announced today that they hold Israel fully responsible for the repercussions of its military operation in the occupied city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank. In separate statements, the movements condemned the Israeli occupation forces' military manoeuvres in which three Palestinians were killed and more than a dozen were injured, some seriously. Islamic Jihad said: "The Zionist enemy bears full responsibility for all the consequences of […]

today3 July 2023

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France: Detained protesters challenge police accounts at quick court hearings

It was around 11pm when a frail young woman was led into one of the docks at the Nanterre criminal court in Paris. With her hands cuffed behind her back, Ines* desperately looked for relatives in the courtroom after spending two days in police custody. She nervously twisted and untwisted a bun of light-coloured hair, banned from wearing her hijab in court. "She's very afraid of going to prison," her […]

today3 July 2023

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Five Palestinians killed as Israel launches air attacks on Jenin

Israel’s military has launched air raids on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, carrying out an ongoing attack that involved a missile and the killing of at least four Palestinians, according to residents and officials. Residents said Israel launched at least 10 air attacks in Jenin early on Monday, sending smoke billowing from the wreckage of buildings. A convoy with dozens of Israeli armoured vehicles also […]

today3 July 2023

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Hermanus residents turn on foreigners after body of woman found dumped along road

Western Cape police have warned Hermanus residents to refrain from taking the law into their own hands after threats were made to about 600 foreigners who were "threatened" and made to "feel unsafe" in their homes on Thursday. The threats follow the discovery of the body of an unknown 20-year-old woman on Wednesday in Still Street, which connects the Zwelihle informal settlement to Hermanus. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said […]

today2 July 2023

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