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BAC calls on businesses to be proactive in combatting crime

While the festive season is met with great excitement by holiday makers, businesses throughout the country become the targets of criminals. This year, local crime prevention NPO, Business against Crime in the Western Cape, is urging all businesses to be proactive and exhaust all avenues to combat the scourge of crime during the festive season. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat, CEO of Business Against crime in the Western Cape, Andrew […]

17 November 2016

News

Life with scoliosis, the story of Ansauf Benjamin

Health, a facet of life that is typically enjoyed by many, for those who suffer fatal illnesses, it is viewed as a priceless commodity. For 14-year-old Ansauf Benjamin, who witnessed her life alter within less than a month, the value of health has only been realized. Ansauf, who excitedly began preparing for her final exams, in October this year was informed that she is suffering from a severe case of […]

17 November 2016

Local

Firefighters battle Devil’s Peak blaze

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire on Devil’s Peak in Cape Town which began in the early hours of Thursday morning. City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue services spokesperson Theo Layne said they were alerted to the fire at around 06:30 and teams were currently on the scene to try to quell blaze. The fire had affected several hectares of vegetation but was spreading upwards, meaning there is […]

17 November 2016

Local

Pityana seeks divine intervention to remove Zuma

Save South Africa member and ANC stalwart, Sipho Pityana, has called on the public to pray for the downfall of President Jacob Zuma. Pityana, a staunch critic of Zuma received a thunderous applause from the packed audience at Nongoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth on Wednesday night. The meeting was attended by some opposition party leaders, members of the civil society and clergy. This was Pityana's first public […]

17 November 2016

Local

‘Mcebo who?’ Mahlobo backtracks on relationship with student leader

Days after claiming to know student leader Mcebo Dlamini "very well", State Security Minister David Mahlobo has done an about-turn on the extent of their relationship. Mahlobo was answering questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday when he was asked to clarify his relationship with Dlamini. This follows reports in the Mail & Guardian that Mahlobo had said the student leader had been to his house a number of times. […]

17 November 2016

International News

France supports Palestinian Authority with 8 million euros

French Consul General Pierre Cochard signed a funding agreement on Wednesday with Palestinian Finance Minister Shukri Bishara, to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) with 8 million euros ($8.55 million). Bishara said that the agreement was signed during an annual French-Palestinian meeting held at the Palestinian Public Finance institute in Ramallah, which was also founded and funded by France.Bishara expressed his hopes in maintaining strong relations between the Palestinian Finance Ministry […]

17 November 2016

International News

UK woman charged for ‘extramarital sex’ in Dubai after reporting gang rape

A UK tourist has been arrested and charged in Dubai for having “extramarital sex” after she reported being gang raped by two British men. The 25-year-old woman was on holiday in the United Arab Emirates when the alleged attack took place last month, according to “Detained in Dubai,” a UK-based organization that “assists people who have become victims of injustice” in the UAE. Upon reporting the rape to local police, […]

17 November 2016

International News

Scores reported dead in heavy fighting in Yemen

Heavy fighting between government troops and opposition forces in various parts of Yemen has left 51 dead, according to military officials. They said on Wednesday that forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi been engaged in combat with the Iran-allied Houthis and their allies in the Arabian Peninsula nation's northwest, near the border with Saudi Arabia, since Tuesday. The fighting came as loyalists launched an attack on three fronts to […]

17 November 2016

International News

Russia pulls out from International Criminal Court

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which prosecutes war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. Russia in 2000 signed the Rome treaty which established the Hague-based court, but never ratified it. Putin's decree, published on the Kremlin's website on Wednesday, comes a day after the UN General Assembly's human rights committee approved a resolution condemning Russia's "temporary occupation of […]

17 November 2016

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