Family members of Katlego Bereng, whose body was found in the prison cell of murderer and rapist Thabo Bester, say they will not rest until they get answers. Bereng’s charred remains were found in cell 35 of Mangaung Correctional Centre. His body was used as a decoy in a staged suicide by Bester. The deceased’s aunt, Poppie Bereng says they will only find closure when justice is served. She says, […]
Palestinian Islamic Jihad has announced a truce in the Gaza Strip after it traded fire with Israel following the death of hunger striker Adnan Khader in Israeli custody. Mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United Nations intervened to broker a return to calm from 4am (01:00 GMT), sources in Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Palestinian officials said. The Israeli army announced a “complete return to routine” on Wednesday in areas near […]
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has told higher education institutions owing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to immediately pay back the money. This comes as the University of Johannesburg (UJ) pays back NSFAS R311 million in unallocated funds for the period between 2016 to 2021. The money was for students who qualified for funding but either changed institutions or deregistered. The payment that UJ has made brings the […]
Dozens of independent, partisan, tribal and academic political figures in Sudan yesterday launched an "inclusive, sovereign, national initiative" in support of the Sudanese army against the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The initiative, dubbed the Nation's Call for Peace and Democratic Transformation, calls for confronting the targeting of the military institutions and rejecting any "benign" external interference that seeks to internationalise the national crisis. The initiative stressed that the […]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has notified social grant recipients of critical changes made to the payment schedule for this month. The agency said payment will be made to the recipient’s bank accounts on the following days: Thursday May 4 — old age grants; Friday May 5 — disability grants; and Monday May 8 — all other grants will be paid from this date, including the children’s grant. Beneficiaries are advised […]
Fighters fired rockets from the besieged Gaza Strip towards Israel Tuesday while Israel conducted air strikes on the territory after the death of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike in Israeli custody. The exchange of fire came hours after 45-year-old prisoner Khader Adnan died, nearly three months after being detained in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military first responded to the rocket strikes with tank fire. It followed up late Tuesday night Israeli […]
Israeli air raids have targeted the international airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Tuesday, killing one Syrian soldier and putting the airport out of commission, Syria’s state media said. Citing a military official, the state news agency SANA said two civilians and five other Syrian soldiers were wounded. There was no immediate statement from Israeli authorities to The Associated Press news agency on the attacks. The airport has been […]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Western Cape’s Veterinary Services have warned poultry farmers of avian influenza, after discovering it in two commercial farms in the Paardeberg area. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Avian influenza, or commonly referred to as "avian flu" or "bird flu," is an infection that typically affects wild birds but can also affect domestic or commercial poultry. Avian influenza's primary host is aquatic birds. The […]
A staff member at the Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve in the Breede River Valley in the Western Cape was killed by an elephant on Monday. Kabelo Botha Mashao was fatally injured by an elephant that had been introduced at Inverdoorn about 15 years ago, the reserve said in a statement. “We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Mashao family, his friends, and coworkers during this difficult time. We […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
