OPINION by Shafiq Morton THE recent [18 October 2016] UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem and West Bank historical sites – voted into being by 24 states with six against and 26 abstaining – in no way undermines Jewish faith, as is being claimed by the Zionist government, and its international covey of shills. Judging by their pot-banging in the media, it’s almost as if they haven’t read the document. For in […]
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed to President Jacob Zuma that the locked up state capture report is the final report. While Mkwebane has not seen the report, her office confirmed that she received the advice from attorneys that the report is final. "The Public Protector has the President's latest affidavit, and has through the attorneys confirmed that the report was finalised and signed... on 14 October 2016," the public […]
A memorial service for the Tshwane University of Technology student killed during the FeesMustFall protest will be held on the Soshanguve campus on Thursday. Benjamin Phehla was hit by a car outside campus. Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide. On Wednesday student formations on campus held their own memorial service. Phehla was based at the TUT Soshanguve campus where he was a student leader and former Student Representative […]
President Jacob Zuma will be leading a wreath laying ceremony in memory of the late ANC President, Oliver Reginald Tambo, and his wife, Dr Adelaide Tambo on Thursday. 2016's ceremony is themed "Celebrating the life, times and legacy of OR Tambo, 99 years and counting towards the centenary". This year's commemoration coincides with the stalwart's 99th birthday. The ANC's Ekurhuleni Regional Committee's Jongizizwe Dlabathi says this day gives the party […]
Fires at two exam venues and the tennis club at Rhodes University have been extinguished following an afternoon of violence at the Grahamstown institution on Wednesday. Student publication Activate editor Mako Muzenda told News24 the situation on campus had calmed down considerably after a dramatic day that saw stun grenades and rubber bullets fired. Two exam venues, the Hangar and the Alec Mullins Hall, suffered minimal damage when fires were started this […]
"It's not easy to be a target and simultaneously serve the country, but you have a main focus and that's to draw up a credible budget and make sure we put South Africa's best foot forward." This was the response from Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Thursday when he was asked if the fraud charges brought against him by the National Prosecuting Agency (NPA) affected his preparations for the budget. […]
The bodies of 29 people, who perished in a pool of fuel and seawater on a crowded dinghy off Libya, have been found by the French aid group Doctors without Borders (MSF). MSF said its chartered rescue ship, the Bourbon Argos, picked up 107 people aboard the inflatable boat 26 nautical miles off Libya on Tuesday. Its crew initially counted 11 corpses on the dinghy's floor, which was flooded with […]
Islamic State militants have in recent days executed dozens of prisoners taken from villages the group has been forced to abandon by an Iraqi army advance on the city of Mosul, officials in the region said on Wednesday. Most of those killed were former members of the Iraqi police and army who had lived in areas under Islamic State control south of Mosul, Abdul Rahman al-Waggaa, a member of the […]
A prominent Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary at a Tokyo detention center, a case that has highlighted a growing crackdown on foreigners living in Japan without visas and prompted demands for her release. Elizabeth Aruoriwo Obueza was detained two weeks ago after authorities turned down an appeal against her asylum rejection, Obueza and her lawyer told Reuters. Obueza, 48, campaigns for asylum seekers and the […]
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.
