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Israel approves hundreds of housing units in E.Jerusalem

Israel's Jerusalem municipality reportedly approved permits for 566 new illegal Israeli settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, after the plans had been put on hold until after US President Donald Trump was sworn in. Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Meir Turjeman told AFP news agency that city officials approved the plans which had been previously postponed at the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of […]

today23 January 2017

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Syria peace talks brokered by Russia, Turkey & Iran begins in Astana

Negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition groups are due to start in Kazakh capital Astana, as part of a Russian led initiative which also includes Turkey and Iran. The parties are trying to find common ground to stop the six-year-long bloody conflict in Syria. The talks on the reconciliation of the Syrian conflict are scheduled to begin at 13:00 local time (07:00 GMT) Monday, according to the head of […]

today23 January 2017

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The Gambia: Ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh ‘plundered coffers’

The Gambia's ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh plundered the state coffers in his final weeks in power, stealing millions of dollars and shipping out luxury vehicles by cargo plane, according to an aide to new president Adama Barrow. Jammeh, who ruled the small West African country for 22 years, flew into exile late on Saturday to Equatorial Guinea. He had refused to concede defeat in a December 1 election but eventually relinquished […]

today23 January 2017

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WCED to tackle Rondebosch Boys’ High racist incident

In the wake of increased racist rhetoric appearing on social media platforms in South Africa, the recent surfacing of a Whatsapp voice note has called into question the role of schools in quelling racist comments and/or actions. In the voice note, with the piano in the background, one of the boys is heard poetically saying “I feel pain unearthly because I hate Ks.” After which, another boy says “I am […]

today20 January 2017

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Outrage over picture of women caged at the back of bakkie

Yesterday, a picture of a women seated in a cage at the back of a bakkie surfaced on social media. While the picture stirred social media commentators, many voicing outrage at the incident, the Eastern Cape driver, Johan Erasmus, has since explained that the farm-worker, Linda Senekal, requested to sit in the cage. The farmer explained that Senekel, allegedly four months pregnant, requested a lift from him and due to […]

today20 January 2017

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Masiphumelele learners waiting to be placed in schools

More than a week after the beginning of term 7 900 pupils have not found places in schools in the Western Cape, according to Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schafer. Noxolo Ntshuntshe and Samkelo Mjambo are among the parents who have not been able to find places for their children in school. They are both from Masiphumelele, which has only one primary school and one high school. Ntshuntshe, a domestic […]

today20 January 2017

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Parly resumes 2nd day of deliberations into SABC affairs

The Ad Hoc Committee probing the affairs of the SABC will resume on Friday to continue with a second day of deliberations on its working document. The Committee adjourned before seven  o' clock Thursday night. It will continue to look at the observations and recommendations listed in the working document. On Thursday the Committee identified various contradictions that were made by some of the witnesses during the inquiry. Committee chairperson […]

today20 January 2017

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Thulsie twins to appear in court

Terror suspect twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court Friday morning. The twins were arrested in July during raids in Newclare and face three counts of contravening the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act. According to their charge sheet, the brothers were allegedly linked to the self-proclaimed Islamic State group and were allegedly planning to set off explosives at […]

today20 January 2017

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Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office

Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening steps to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Barack Obama's policies. Trump, a Republican elected on Nov. 8 to succeed Democrat Obama, arrived in Washington on a military plane with his family a day before he will be […]

today20 January 2017

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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