JOHANNESBURG – Civil society organisation Stand Up SA said that it supported the proposal to declare load shedding a national state of disaster. The call was initially made by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and was supported by many organisations across the country. The African National Congress (ANC) also deliberated on the
INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia signed new multi-billion dollar deals with South Korea last week, in the kingdom’s latest bid to boost ties with one of its main oil consumers and the fourth largest economy in Asia. In his visit to Seoul on 16 November, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman
INTERNATIONAL At least six people were killed and 81 wounded, including two critically, after an explosion hit Istiklal Avenue in the historic Beyoglu district in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. “We consider it to be a terrorist act as a result of a female attacker, detonating the bomb,” Oktay
The National Assembly has passed the Expropriation Bill with the DA, EFF, IFP, Freedom Front Plus, and ACDP putting their objections on the record. The current legislative draft, tabled late in 2020, allows expropriation of land only for public purposes and in the public interest. Now, alongside just and equitable
President Cyril Ramaphosa says given the unpredictable performance of Eskom’s fleet of coal-fired power stations, government will not be able to eliminate load-shedding in the short term. In his weekly newsletter, he says the immediate goal is to reduce the frequency and severity of load-shedding, by addressing power station breakdowns.
INTERNATIONAL Many British Muslims have been reduced to “second-class” citizens as a consequence of citizenship-stripping powers introduced by the UK government since 2002, according to a new report by a race equality think tank. The report by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), entitled “Citizenship: from right to privilege“, follows the recent extension
LOCAL The Presidency has been given 72 hours in which to assess and address the concerns of unemployed social workers. Scores of them marched to the Presidency at the Union Buildings demanding jobs and R7 000 monthly stipend, while still searching for jobs. They say some of them graduated more
LOCAL Corruption Watch’s newly-released report shows that corruption has continued to affect the country’s education sector. This is despite the numerous policies and legislation intended to provide access to decent education. According to Corruption Watch, for over 10 years it has received disturbing complaints of alleged corruption across basic and
INTERNATIONAL Explosions have ripped through a fireworks warehouse in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, killing at least five people and injuring dozens more. Video footage from the Surmalu market on Sunday showed grey smoke billowing over a building and people scurrying away from the area. Rescue workers sifted through twisted
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.
