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Nzimande ropes in SIU to probe students who allegedly defrauded NSFAS

LOCAL Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says they have roped in the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate students who are allegedly defrauding the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Nzimande says about 35 000 students from different tertiary institutions are not eligible for NSFAS funding. He has defended the scheme saying these developments do not reflect failure on the part of the scheme. Nzimande says, “By virtue of having […]

today19 October 2022

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Qatar World Cup: Saudi Arabia offers free Umrah visa for ticket holders

INTERNATIONAL Muslim holders of World Cup tickets will be able to perform the umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia without the need to pay for a visa, the Gulf kingdom has announced. Those with a Hayya card, the document given to fans attending World Cup matches in Qatar, will not need to pay to do the year-round pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca. Qatar World Cup set to be major windfall for tourist-ready Dubai Read More » Khaled al-Shammari, […]

today18 October 2022

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Saudi Arabia snubs US officials ahead of ‘Davos in the Desert’

INTERNATIONAL US government officials have not been invited to a Saudi investment conference planned for later this month, with the organiser saying they did not want the gathering "to become a political platform". The decision not to invite American officials, a departure from previous years, comes as tensions rise between longtime partners Washington and Riyadh over the Saudi-led OPEC+ cartel's recent vote to cut oil production by up to two […]

today18 October 2022

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Muslims removed from US ‘no-fly list’ after filing lawsuits

INTERNATIONAL Muslims who challenged the constitutionality of the "no-fly list" were removed from it after they sued the government, prompting concerns that the programme wants to evade legal scrutiny. “The government removes people from their secret lists only when they fear that a court might impose restraint on their lawlessness,” Gadeir Abbas, an attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair), told the Washington Post. US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed […]

today18 October 2022

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Malaysia police free Palestinian kidnapped by Mossad agents: Report

INTERNATIONAL Malaysian police have freed a Palestinian man who had allegedly been kidnapped and interrogated by agents of Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, in Kuala Lumpur, according to reports in the New Straits Times and Al Jazeera Arabic. The Malaysian newspaper said the Palestinian computer programmer, who is from Gaza and has not been named, was forced into a car in the capital on 28 September by Malaysian nationals who had been trained by […]

today18 October 2022

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Dismantling US-Saudi ties could rupture American influence in Gulf, say experts

INTERNATIONAL Following a wave of US outrage against Saudi Arabia for an Opec+ decision to cut oil production, experts and former officials have said that the US-Saudi relationship is too complex to be fully dismantled, and that President Joe Biden should assess the impact on the entire Gulf region before amending policy. Opec+, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, said its decision earlier this month to cut oil production by two million […]

today18 October 2022

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SAPO warns of ‘customs’ e-mail scam

LOCAL The festive season is nearly upon us and with it may come parcels from overseas. Be careful, if you are expecting a package, not to fall for a scam pretending to be holding up your parcel at customs. The South African Post Office (Sapo) has warned of an e-mail doing the rounds claiming parcels are being retained due to outstanding customs fees. The e-mail encourages the receiver to click […]

today18 October 2022

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Dis-Chem apologises for ‘wording and tone’ of controversial moratorium letter

LOCAL The Dis-Chem board has apologised for the “wording and tone” of an internal memorandum that has been widely circulated online. The retail pharmacy chain this week made headlines after a letter reportedly sent by the company’s CEO Ivan Saltzman told management it was placing a moratorium on the appointment of white staff. In the letter, Saltzman told managers after a review of the company’s employment equity profile and BBEEE […]

today18 October 2022

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Smaller Transnet union Satawu vows to continue port strike

LOCAL The smaller of the two main labour unions at the state-owned port and rail operator has vowed to continue a strike over wages that is curbing key exports. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) rejected its rival United National Transport Union’s (Untu) acceptance of Transnet’s pay offer, and said industrial action will continue until workers are assured they won’t lose their jobs. On Monday Untu said […]

today18 October 2022

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.

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