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More efficient maintenance courts needed

There are increased calls on national government to allocate adequate funding to allow for maintenance courts to function efficiently. This comes as South Africa marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism for women and children. A number of women picketed outside the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on Thursday calling on national Government to improve services to people who seek assistance at the Maintenance courts. The event was organised by […]

25 November 2016

Local

Panel assesses effectiveness of post apartheid legislation

Friday is the second and the last day of the public hearings taking place at the Johannesburg City Hall in Gauteng on South Africa's policies since 1994. This is in line with the decision that was taken by parliament in January to appoint a panel to assess the effectiveness of the legislation that has been passed by Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures since 1994. The public hearings are part of […]

25 November 2016

Local

Cosatu’s endorsement of Ramaphosa bad for party unity – ANC

The ANC has slammed its alliance partner Cosatu for publicly expressing their preference for party deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as a replacement for ANC president Jacob Zuma. "We have noted some interested parties that have expressed publicly their preferences. These preferences do not help to bolster and foster unity in the ANC," ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa told News24. Cosatu essentially became the first organisation to launch Ramaphosa's presidential campaign, endorsing […]

25 November 2016

Local

7 men to appear in Wynberg court for raping girl, 13

Seven men accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Nyanga are expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Friday. The group, aged between 18 and 20, allegedly abducted and raped the girl. She had been walking alone on Robert Sobukwe Road at about 20:00 when she was abducted by a man who took her to a shack where he and his friends repeatedly raped her. She was held […]

25 November 2016

International News

Israeli Court questions why Palestinian homes are razed & not Jewish

The Israeli High Court of Justice has questioned the state policy of terrorism deterrence and gave the government 30 days to justify razing the homes of Palestinian terrorists, when it does not do the same for Jewish extremists. The case was brought about by Suha and Hussein Abu Khdeir, the parents of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was murdered in 2014 in a revenge attack over the kidnapping and […]

25 November 2016

International News

Syria’s war: Aleppo residents ’10 days from starvation’

The inhabitants of besieged eastern Aleppo have fewer than 10 days to receive aid or face starvation and death from a lack of medical supplies, according to the head of the Syria Civil Defence, or White Helmets. The volunteer group, which works in opposition-held territory and has rescued thousands of people from buildings bombed in the civil war, is also running out of basic equipment from trucks to diesel and […]

25 November 2016

News

D6 Working Committee calls urgent public meeting

After years of discussion around the availability of land for District Six claimants, members of the District Six Working Committee (D6WC) recently met with local land claims commissioner, David Smit, and in response is hosting an urgent public meeting. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat, chairperson of D6WC, Shahied Ajam explains that the commission is currently processing conceptual plans for the future District Six for the remaining hectares of land within […]

24 November 2016

News

Pinelands Primary parents call for answers on probe into alleged mismanagement

Frustrated parents at the Pinelands Primary school are demanding that the principal and senior management be removed, amid allegations of maladministration at the school. They have urged the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to immediately publish a report, which was meant to probe the allegations. The School Governing Body (SGB), as well as parents gathered outside the school on Thursday morning to protest against the alleged maladministration. One of the parents, […]

24 November 2016

Events

New library opens up Islamic knowledge to all

Muslims from across the spectrum gathered to mark the official opening launch banquet of the Al-Ikhlaas Academia Library and Resource Centre at the Islamia College Complex on Wednesday evening. From its humble beginnings as the Islamic Library, the new library is seen as a significant achievement for the Muslim community in South Africa. At the special gala dinner at Islamia hall, politicians, ulema, academics, community activists and businesspeople gathered to […]

24 November 2016

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