North Dakota's governor has ordered the expulsion of thousands of Native American and solidarity activists camped on government property near an oil pipeline project they are trying to stop, citing hazards posed by harsh winter weather as a blizzard bore down on the area. The "emergency evacuation" order from Governor Jack Dalrymple came days after the US Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the site, said it would give the […]
Lufthansa will cancel more than 1,700 flights scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday due to a fresh strike by pilots in a long-running dispute about pay as a union representing the German airline's pilots resumes a campaign of strikes. The Cockpit union has called out members scheduled to fly short-haul routes from Germany on Tuesday and is adding long-haul routes to the walkout Wednesday. Lufthansa says it's scrapping 816 flights on […]
The opening of the new flagship Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital is in the first phase of a development that will culminate in the establishment of a world class medical precinct and centre of excellence, which is the first of its kind in South Africa. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of primary, secondary and tertiary medical, emergency, diagnostic and rehabilitative services, with R700m already been spent on the construction […]
Coming on the back of the deportation of activists on board the Women’s Boat to Gaza, this week a delegation of South African youth were denied access to Israel and subsequently deported home. The delegation of five, led by youth activist and member of the Palestinian Solidarity Alliance (PSA), Altaaf Adam, were travelling to a youth camp hosted by the Higher Council of Youth and Sport in Palestine, where they […]
A motorist whose car plunged down Chapman’s Peak Drive on Monday morning allegedly sped through the toll booth without paying the toll fees. It is understood the man had parked at a lookout point and toll booth staff had phoned the police about him not paying the fee to use the road. Once the police arrived, the man apparently sped off, careening down the mountainside. He survived, despite being ejected from the driver's […]
A fire broke out in a three-story building in the village of al-Ram in the occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem on Sunday morning, while Israeli authorities extended the detentions of four Palestinians with Israeli citizenship suspected of being involved in arsons in Israel. Firefighters evacuated eight Palestinians residing in the building before extinguishing the fire in the factory. The Palestinian Civil Defense said in a statement that the fire […]
At least 34 civilians have been killed in a bout of ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern region, authorities said, after a week of soaring tensions. Inside Story - Is the DR Congo on the brink of collapse? Sunday's attack by the Mai-Mai Mazembe, a Nande ethnic militia, targeted a displaced persons camp in the Hutu village of Luhanga, local official Joy Bokele told the AFP news […]
The road from the understandably chaotic Havana airport to the city centre takes you down the long straight of Presidential Avenue. On the left is the park where, on a normal Saturday night, groups of young people gather, play music, smoke and tease each other, all competing for the biggest laugh. But normal has changed in Cuba. Normal is knowing that Fidel Castro is there. No longer in power perhaps […]
Two South African youth activists returned home this weekend, after being detained and deported from Israel. Wits student, Laeeqa Sujee was deported from Israel following her unlawful detention in Tel-Aviv. The 21 year old physiotherapy student was travelling to Palestine for a Youth Camp hosted by the Palestinian Higher Council for Youth and Sport, when she was detained. Prior to the official confirmation received from DIRCO, Sujee’s family received an […]
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.
