Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini has warned the ANC to stop abusing the labour federation's loyalty or risk the failure of both institutions. "We need to take each other seriously. If we don't, we create a situation where we all shall fall, and I don't think any of us want that," he told News24 on Thursday. Cosatu said in a statement on Thursday it had grown tired of the ANC's unfulfilled […]
More than a million children under the age of six still do not have access to early childhood development programmes in South Africa. The anomaly was pointed out by Cotlands ahead of National Children’s day, which is being commemorated on Saturday. The non-profit early childhood development organisation said in a statement on Thursday that even though government had prioritised such programs many children were not benefiting. Access to early childhood […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will hear arguments on the legality of euthanasia or assisted suicide. Spokesperson for the department of Justice and Correctional Services Mthunzi Mhanga says ending the life of patient is illegal in the South African constitution. He says taking life of a human being is a criminal offense according to South African law and from the ethical point of view a doctor is supposed […]
Democratic Alliance (DA) Spokesperson on Correctional Services James Selfe says while the DA would want to extend its condolences to the family of Clive Derby-Lewis, the country should not forget to reflect how he almost plunged the country into civil war. Selfe was reacting to the news of the death of Derby-Lewis who lost his battle against cancer in the Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria on Thursday. Derby-Lewis was convicted […]
In an extraordinary display of abject apology during a moment of supreme crisis, South Korean President Park Geun-hye took sole blame on Friday for a "heartbreaking" scandal as suspicion grew that she allowed a mysterious confidante to manipulate power from the shadows. Park also vowed to accept a direct investigation into her actions, but the opposition, sensing weakness, immediately said that if she doesn't accept a prime minster chosen by […]
A car bomb rocked southeastern Turkey's largest city on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than 40, security sources said, hours after police detained politicians of the mostly Kurdish region's biggest party. The blast struck an area near the police station where some of the party leaders were being held in a terrorism probe, the sources said. It tore off the facades of buildings and firefighters were searching debris […]
In the second excerpt from the John Pilger Special, to be exclusively broadcast by RT on Saturday, courtesy of Dartmouth Films, Julian Assange accuses Hillary Clinton of misleading Americans about the true scope of Islamic State’s support from Washington’s Middle East allies. In a 2014 email made public by Assange’s WikiLeaks last month, Hillary Clinton, who had served as secretary of state until the year before, urges John Podesta, then […]
Over the past few months, crime has rapidly increased in the Athlone area resulting in businesses and residents voicing their concerns about safety and security within the community. Residents have once again renewed their call for an end to criminal activity following the alleged abduction of a well-known businessman, Naushad Khan, who was kidnapped outside his store, the popular Khan’s Punjabies. Six men are believed to have abducted Khan outside […]
The hearing ability of animals is seven times more sensitive than the average human. It is said that some animals can hear a grasshopper eating so ultimately a firecracker going off next to an animal is equivalent to a bomb detonating close to a human being. A fear of fireworks is a common phobia for dogs. The loud, unpredictable noise and flash of light can be frightening and may result […]
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.
