The government of Burundi has said it will not attend peace talks scheduled to resume in Tanzania on Thursday, although the main opposition alliance has confirmed its participation. The talks are meant to find an end to a violent political crisis that began in 2015 after President Pierre Nkurunziza said he would seek a third term - a move opponents said violated the constitution and a peace deal that ended […]
Malaysian police have detained a second woman believed to be connected to the death of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported. Police Inspector General Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed the detention on Thursday and said an official statement would be released later in the day, state news agency Bernama said. On Wednesday, a woman carrying Vietnamese travel documents bearing the name Doan […]
The death toll among mentally-ill patients in Gauteng has continued to rise with the latest figure passing 100. That's according to the Health Ombudsman, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, who is briefing a joint Committee on Health from Parliament and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The mentally-ill patients were transferred from Life Esidimeni to various Gauteng NGOs which do not have valid licenses. Makgoba says 80% of the deaths occurred in […]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will on Thursday file papers with the Constitutional Court with proposals on the payment of welfare grants from April, spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said. "We will file papers before the close of business tomorrow," Letsatsi said. He said the embattled agency would put forward several options for a system to ensure the payment of grants beyond March 31, the date when the court's suspension […]
A Right2Know member has opened a case of assault after allegedly being slapped and manhandled by members of the police’s VIP protection unit, GroundUp reported. Murray Hunter was placing one of the organisation’s “Stop SABC Censorship” campaign stickers on the bumper of a white, unmarked police car after the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening. Throughout the day, he and a few other people, had been going […]
A Muslim fashion designer has made history as the first ever designer to feature hijabs in every outfit on a New York Fashion Week catwalk. Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan, 30, delighted crowds with her Spring Summer ’17 collection D’Jakarta. Models wore flowing trousers and skirts in silk, lace and chiffon in an array of pastel colours. One stand-out garment included an intricate gold lace dress, featuring metallic embroidery at the […]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it is taking speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, to court over Parliament's failure to discipline President Jacob Zuma. This is after the Constitutional Court ruled in 2016 that he violated his oath of office. EFF members were once again carried out of Parliament by security officers last week after the party disrupted the State of the Nation Address for over an hour. […]
frikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr has distanced himself from fundraising efforts to send him to the US for talks with President Donald Trump. He became suspicious about Kommandosorg, the organisation which wants him to ask Trump for help to stop the "genocide" of white Afrikaners. Hofmeyr answered Netwerk24's questions about his decision via SMS. He said he became concerned about John Rudman, the man in charge of the campaign, after the […]
The trial of terror-accused siblings Ebrahim and Fatima Patel is expected to start in the Kagiso Regional Court on Wednesday. A stun grenade and 21 rounds of ammunition were allegedly found in their house in Azaadville, on the West Rand, during a raid on July 9, 2016. They were charged with violating the Explosives Act and Firearms Control Act. They were released on R5 000 bail each after their lawyer, […]
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.
