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Zuma condemns MPs for turning Parliament into a beer hall

President Jacob Zuma has strongly rebuked rowdy Members of Parliament (MPs), saying they have turned the people's Parliament into a beer hall. Last week, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members were forcefully removed from the National Assembly chambers for disrupting the president's State of the Nation Address (SONA). They were later followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Congress of the People (COPE). Zuma says this reflects badly on the country. […]

17 February 2017

Local

Seven die as Dineo continues to wreak havoc

Seven people are now known to have died as tropical cyclone Dineo continues to wreak havoc in Mozambique. Authorities say the number may rise, as more heavy rain is expected in Inhambane and Gaza provinces in the south. Director of National Emergency Rescue Services, Mauricio Xerinda says the victims died after uprooted trees collapsed on their houses. He says more people are still waiting to be evacuated from low lying […]

17 February 2017

Local

Taxi drivers told: respect women passengers

At least four women have been raped in less than three weeks after boarding minibus taxis in and around Gugulethu, a gender rights activist said on Thursday. The first woman took an Avanza taxi to work with two other people, said Zoleka Mali, a counsellor at the Mosaic Centre for gender-based violence cases. “She said when those people got out, the driver drove to a quiet place and raped her.” […]

17 February 2017

International News

Israeli, Palestinian officials react to Trump’s shift from 2-state solution

Following a controversial meeting held Wednesday between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli and Palestinian leaders reacted with praise and condemnation in response to a clear shift in US policy away from backing the two-state solution. Trump responded to a question on Wednesday regarding his administration’s position on the two-state solution during a press conference preceding the meeting, a day after a US official said […]

17 February 2017

International News

Rebels kill 32 people in Central African Republic town: HRW

Rebels in Central African Republic killed at least 32 civilians after clashes with a rival armed group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday, a sign of the fighters' growing boldness amid limited state authority. Despite successful elections last year that were seen as a step toward reconciliation after years of civil conflict, the government and a 13,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping mission have struggled to contain killing sprees by rebel […]

17 February 2017

International News

Blast hits Pakistan’s Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine

In Pakistan's deadliest attack in more than two years, a suicide bomber has struck a crowded Sufi shrine, killing at least 75 people including women and children. Hundreds of others were also wounded in Thursday's attack as they performed a ritual at the famous Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan in the southern Sindh province. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group claimed […]

17 February 2017

News

Activists picket against City’s plan to combat impact of drought

The Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) and activist campaigning for the protection of natural water sources and the end to selling of land to developers and big businesses will gather in the CBD for a picket today, calling attention to proposals for the implementation of desalination. Desalination is a process that removes minerals from saline water via reversed osmosis. More generally, desalination refers to the removal of salts and minerals from […]

16 February 2017

Events

Applications now open for VOC’s Madrassa-On-Air outside broadcast

Applications are now open for VOC’s Madrassa-On-Air workshop. VOC recently launched a new programme called Madrassa-On-Air, a first for the radio station. The programme takes the format of a daily afternoon madrassa class aimed at adults and is taught by the esteemed Shaykh Ebrahim Abrahams from 2pm to 4pm. Since its inception, the programme has been well received by VOC listeners. Shaykh Abrahams said he was encouraged by the constant […]

16 February 2017

International News

Trump renounces US commitment to two-state solution

In a radical departure from the United States’ long-held position in favor of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he could “live with either” a one- or two-state solution, during his first press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Aside from Trump’s noncommittal statement on his support, or lack thereof, for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, the […]

16 February 2017

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