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Hamas: “The fascist occupation army’s destruction of the Noura Al-Kaabi Dialysis Center is a new crime in the systematic targeting and destruction of Gaza’s health sector”

Kouthar Sambo 3 June 2025

“The fascist occupation army’s destruction of the Noura Al-Kaabi Dialysis Center in the northern Gaza Strip governorate is a new crime in the systematic targeting and destruction of Gaza’s health sector.” This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, in a statement condemning the ongoing Israeli military offensive that

Hamas: “The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached critical stages due to the expansion and deepening of famine”

Kouthar Sambo 31 May 2025

“The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached critical stages due to the expansion and deepening of famine, posing a serious threat to the lives of over 2.25 million citizens – half of them children – alongside ongoing brutal massacres.” This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

The Joshlin Smith trial is expected to conclude this week

Kouthar Sambo 28 May 2025

By Kouthar Sambo Recent reports indicate that the Joshlin Smith trial is expected to conclude this week. This follows the conviction and sentencing of the missing girl’s mother, Kelly Smith, along with her two co-accused, who were found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking. Speaking on VOC’s PM Drive show,

Hamas and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reaches a draft ceasefire agreement in Doha

Kouthar Sambo 28 May 2025

Qatari sources have confirmed that the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff have reached a draft ceasefire agreement in Doha. The proposed deal includes a 60-day truce, the release of 10 living Israeli captives, and the repatriation of the remains of several others. In return, the

South African Expat Killed in Suspected Domestic Violence Incident in the U.S.

Kouthar Sambo 28 May 2025

By Kouthar Sambo The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) has confirmed the arrest of 32-year-old Alexander Towne following a domestic-related homicide at a residence in Chantilly, Virginia, USA. Towne was taken into custody on the evening of Saturday, 24 May 2025, after allegedly assaulting and killing his wife, South African

A draft ceasefire agreement has been reached between Hamas and U.S. Special Envoy

Kouthar Sambo 27 May 2025

“The blatant intrusion by extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir, so-called National Security Minister of the Zionist occupation government, accompanied by large groups of settler mobs into the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, performing provocative Talmudic rituals therein, represents a flagrant violation of the sanctity and status of Al-Aqsa for the entire

Government Boosts Early Childhood Development with R10 Billion Budget Increase

Kouthar Sambo 25 May 2025

By Kouthar Sambo The Western Cape’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector welcomes the retention of R10 billion in new funding. This increase will raise the daily ECD subsidy from R17 to R24 per child and expand access to services for 700,000 additional children under five years old. Speaking on VOC’s

The Western Cape government proposes three mixed-use housing options for the Tafelberg site

Kouthar Sambo 25 May 2025

By Kouthar Sambo The Western Cape government has proposed three mixed-use housing options for the Tafelberg site in Sea Point, blending market, affordable, and social units. With planning in the early stages and public consultations due in June 2026, housing activists say this could mark progress toward spatial justice in

Hamas welcomes the joint statement issued by 80 UN member states, confirming that the Gaza Strip is facing the worst humanitarian crisis

Kouthar Sambo 23 May 2025

“We welcome the joint statement issued by 80 UN member states, which confirmed that the Gaza Strip is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the beginning of the Zionist aggression in October 2023, and called for the protection of Palestinian civilians under international humanitarian law.” This is according to the

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