Prominent Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan on Tuesday died in an Israeli prison after nearly three months of hunger strike. Adnan, a 44-year-old senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, had been on hunger strike in protest against his detention from the moment he was arrested at home, in Arraba town, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, on 5 February. His health had been in decline over the past few weeks, […]
Dr Nandipha Magudumana and her three co-accused in the case of the escape of the Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester will be applying for bail in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court. They are facing, among others, charges of murder, aiding the escape of a prisoner, and defeating the ends of justice. The state has previously opposed bail for the medical doctor and two other men accused of aiding Bester in his escape […]
Syrian refugees detained by security forces in Lebanon and deported have been subject to arrest and forced conscription upon return to their war-ravaged homeland, their relatives and rights advocates have told Reuters. Some said their loved ones were being held by the Syrian army's Fourth Division, which is headed by President Bashar al-Assad's brother and has been sanctioned for rights violations. Amnesty International says the deportations are a "clear violation" by Lebanon […]
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries will receive their grant payments next week, starting with old age grant payments on Thursday. Disability grant payments will be made on Friday and social relief of distress (SRD) and other grant payments will be available from the following week. Sassa confirmed the dates on which recipients will receive their grants in May. All grants besides the R350 SRD payment can still be […]
Israeli forces have shot a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank as he tried to stab a policeman, the Israeli military said, stirring tensions in the occupied territory. Palestinian officials said on Thursday that the man had been shot dead, without elaborating on the circumstances. A video circulated on social media showed a soldier firing at a Palestinian multiple times, even after he had fallen to the ground. Reuters could not […]
Cape Town is known for its bountiful biodiversity and wildlife, but this weekend residents and visitors have a perfect excuse to be out and about to explore the city's flora and fauna — thanks to the City Nature Challenge, an annual global science competition to document urban biodiversity. The City of Cape Town is encouraging locals to go out with cameras to capture wildlife in the city to mark the beginning […]
The Belgian city of Liege has become the third European city to pass measures to sever ties with Israel over its abuse of Palestinians. The motion, which was introduced by the Belgian Workers' Party (PTB) and approved by city officials, accused the Israeli government of running a regime of "apartheid, colonisation, and military occupation" in Palestine. The PTB called for the suspension of all ties with Israel until the country takes action to […]
The government will this afternoon brief the media in Pretoria on the action it plans to take on the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed current visit to Eastern Cape. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan’s huge entourage landed at the Bulembu Airport last week, for Ramadan celebrations. He is expected to spend two weeks at a private game resort reported to have been built from scratch after buying a […]
A delegation from the Front in Defence of the Palestinian People met with officials from the Brazilian Presidency's Communications Office (Secom) in Brasilia on Monday to highlight the grave situation lived by the Palestinian people under occupation and ask Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's administration to recognise and denounce Israel's apartheid policies. The delegation asked "the new government to take the lead in Latin American and the Global South in […]
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.
