Police stations will not be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve‚ the South African Police Service (SAPS) declared on Thursday. This‚ spokesperson Brigadier Sally de Beer said‚ was in reaction to “a hoax (or so-called satirical) media report has been published online which claims‚ inter alia‚ that police stations will be closed on 25 and 31 December 2016”. “This report goes as far as quoting the acting national […]
President Jacob Zuma will only appoint an interim South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board after the National Assembly recommends the dissolution of the board. “Upon the dissolution of the board‚ the president is required by the Broadcasting Act to appoint an interim board consisting of three executive members of the board and five persons recommended by the National Assembly‚” a Presidency statement on Wednesday explained. “The Broadcasting Act requires the […]
By Nawaal Adams As Syrians continue to exhibit every ounce of bravery and perseverance within them, the Muslim Judicial Council and Al Quds Foundation is preparing for a mass march in solidarity with the Syrian people. March coordinator, Yunus Allie, stated that the application for the go ahead for the march was submitted on Monday. Thankfully, yesterday, the MJC was granted permission for the mass march to take place. Today […]
Turkish authorities have detained seven people after the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, while Russia is sending more than a dozen investigators to join the inquiry. Andrey Karlov, 62, died from bullet wounds after a 22-year-old off-duty Turkish policeman shot him in the back as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday night. "The group will act in Turkey within the framework of the […]
Rebel fighters are donning explosive belts and are prepared to fight if pro-government forces attempt to stop them leaving eastern Aleppo, according to the last journalist in the former rebel stronghold. Video footage posted on Tuesday by Bilal Abdul Kareem, a US journalist who has been trapped in eastern Aleppo for weeks, showed a masked fighter wearing what appeared to be an explosive vest under his jacket and carrying a […]
Yemen is on the verge of collapse as poverty and disease, exacerbated by war and a lack of resources, have ravaged the country. Save the Children warned on Tuesday that tens of thousands of children were dying with the healthcare system crumbling as a result of scarce resources and the flight of medical staff. At least 1,219 children have so far died as a direct result of the fighting between […]
The number of people who have died on the country's roads since the start of December is already higher than last year, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday. “There are 845 fatalities recorded since 1- 19 December 2016, with an increase of 17% in comparison to the previous year’s same period,” the minister said in a statement. She said there was a 16% increase in fatal car crashes during […]
Former defence minister Charles Nqakula has apologised to one of the SABC 8 journalists, Lukhanyo Calata, for not being the critical voice needed during the unfolding saga at the public broadcaster. Calata was one of four SABC journalists who testified on the violation of editorial policy at the public broadcaster before Parliament's ad hoc committee into the board's fitness to hold office. In the letter Nqakula praises Calata and the […]
Two City of Cape Town disaster risk management officials helped deliver a baby boy in a public bathroom near Bakoven on Sunday, the City said. The two officials - Sam Freeman and Dominique Daniels were on duty assisting with the Identikidz programme, said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith on Tuesday. They were approached by law enforcement officers who told them what was transpiring […]
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.
