LOCAL EThekwini Municipality’s emergency personnel are on standby after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a stern warning on the probability of damaging gale force winds along the coast of KZN on Monday morning. The City has been cited as one of the areas along the coast that are likely to bear the brunt of these winds. Waves of between 4m to 6m between midnight on Sunday and 12pm on […]
LOCAL A full bench of three judges will again hear arguments in the bail application appeal of alleged Parliament arsonist, Zandile Mafe in the High Court in Cape Town on Monday. This follows a split decision after an earlier bail bid. Suspected Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe denied bail: Mafe was arrested shortly after a fire broke out at Parliament in January. He faces several charges including arson, terrorism and theft. National Prosecuting […]
INTERNATIONAL After months of talks between the Taliban, Qatar and Turkey over managing Afghanistan’s airports, the UAE has instead been confirmed as the preferred partner - signalling tensions between the Afghan group and Doha. On Tuesday, Afghanistan announced that the UAE has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate that will see the Emiratis manage three airports. Abdul Ghani Baradar, Afghan deputy prime minister for economic affairs, was present at the signing of the deal, which will […]
LOCAL The B97 minibus taxi route between Mbekweni in Paarl and Bellville will remain closed for a further 4 months. In July last year, a number of violent incidents took place on the route as a result of tensions between conflicting taxi associations, the local Paarl Alliance Taxi Association, which is affiliated to CODETA, and CATA Boland. Both claimed rights to run the contentious route. The violence claimed the lives […]
LOCAL KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane says the province is on high alert for any indication of an outbreak of Monkeypox. Simelane says the province is screening people and cargo coming in from countries where the disease has been confirmed. The Health MEC says if the province registers a case of Monkeypox, authorities will use isolation beds that were used in COVID-19 cases. “I don’t think it correct for anyone […]
LOCAL The Western Cape government has launched an instrument to up the ante in the fight against crime. The Safety Dashboard is an up-to-date online platform with real-time data used from hospitals and other government entities to pinpoint escalation of violent activities. Premier Alan Winde launches Safety Dashboard: This can be used by all safety stakeholders including the province, city and the SAPS in efforts to curb crime. The province used […]
LOCAL The Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza says government is ready to deal with the contentious issue of national communal land tenure. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform will on Friday host a two-day summit on the issue in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. The focus will be on the millions of people that have not secured tenure of the land despite their families having lived there […]
LOCAL Crime analyst Dr. Chris de Kock says KwaZulu-Natal has become a breeding ground for hired hit men. In recent months, drive-by shootings have become more frequent in Durban and surrounding areas. In the last two weeks, two cases were reported in Chatsworth and one in Wentworth. Dr. de Kock says this is worrying. “I think that the drive-by modus operandi is part of an increase in hit squads. It […]
By Tauhierah Salie The Mughammadiyyah masjid in Tennyson Road, Salt River said that, even if it takes two years, places of worship need to be exempt from the City of Cape Town’s Noise-Nuisance by-law. A petition demanding such has garnered nearly 10k supporting signatures since its launch on Friday afternoon. The masjid committee met with Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill Lewis last Tuesday following uproar over a letter of complaint […]
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.
