This forms part of a series of haj stories written by Cape Town doctor Salim Parker. It is currently being published monthly on his website www.hajjdoctor.co.za. ‘There are two events in my life which happened exactly as I anticipated,’ he told me. ‘The first was my Hajj and it feels that I had a premonition about how I would experience it. I anticipated the tents on Mina, the amazement of […]
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda has given the strongest indication yet that plans by some African countries to withdraw from the Rome Statute will in no way affect her ongoing investigations into alleged war crimes. She has vowed to keep going after perpetrators of atrocities. Fatou Bensouda has said her outfit will continue with its preliminary investigations in Burundi, which was launched in April, as she […]
A full bench of the High Court in Pretoria will on Thursday hear the joint application of the Helen Suzman Foundation and Freedom Under Law to compel President Zuma to suspend NPA Head, Shaun Abrahams and two other officials. The organisations wants the President to suspend Abrahams, Dr Torie Pretorius and Advocate Sibongile Mzinyathi pending an enquiry into their fitness to hold office. President Zuma has written to the trio […]
The Western Cape has the highest rate of universal access to improved drinking water sources in the country, says Statistics SA. At 99.4% the province is closely followed by the Free State at 99.3%, the Northern Cape at 99.1% and Gauteng at 98.6%. Nationally 92.5% of households have access to improved drinking water sources. The Eastern Cape recorded the lowest percentage with 85.7% of households there having access. Stats SA […]
The Hawks have confirmed that two of their employees were suspected to have worked together, allegedly sneaking into investigators' offices in Bellville to steal crime scene exhibits, which one of them then went on to sell. While one of the two resigned and is now facing criminal charges, it is understood the second turned State witness and is still on the job. In a separate case, a third Hawks employee […]
After the demolition of the Calais ‘Jungle’ migrant camp, about a third of the children previously residing in the squalor who were being tracked by a UK charity have now reportedly gone missing. The Refugee Youth Service (RYS) said,“a third of the 179 children tracked in October have gone missing after the eviction of the ‘jungle’.” “We are disheartened that once again children, the most vulnerable of refugees, have gone […]
France has accused Syria and its allies of using political uncertainty in the US to launch "total war" against opposition-held areas in the country and called for new sanctions on Bashar al-Assad's government for the use of chemical weapons. Making the accusations after a weekly cabinet session on Wednesday, Jean-Marc Ayrault, France's foreign minister, said that countries opposed to the Syrian president would meet soon. Donald Trump's inauguration as the […]
In celebrating 125 years of delivering service to patients needing psychiatric treatment, Valkenberg Hospital launched its newly refurbished main historic administration building. Here’s a look into the dynamics behind the operation of the facility, the admission process and the experiences of those who work at the facility. Assistant Manager of Valkenberg, Janette Isaacs, who has been working at the facility for 25 years and started training at the facility in […]
Leaders from religious organizations in Cape Town gathered yesterday for a seminar hosted by the City of Cape Town Social Development and Early Childhood Development Directorate.Some of the highlights discussed at the event included progress of conversation between districts and the mandate of the City’s Religious Desk. Mayoral committee member for Social Development and Early Childhood Development, councillor Suzette Little explains that this is a process that took place over a […]
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.
