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
INTERNATIONAL A man has been arrested by Egyptian authorities yesterday after footage circulated online showed him tying up and dragging a stray dog behind his vehicle. The video, which has since gone viral, has angered thousands of Egyptian social media users, who called for his arrest, reported The National. According to
INTERNATIONAL Thousands of demonstrators opposed to Iraq’s powerful cleric, Moqtada Al-Sadr, staged a protest on Monday at the edge of Baghdad’s fortified government zone, where Sadr’s supporters were holding an open-ended occupation of Iraq’s Parliament, Reuters reports. The rival Shia Muslim groups are affiliated with heavily armed militias, raising fears of clashes as
LOCAL The treatment gap, namely the percentage of people with epilepsy whose seizures are not being appropriately treated at a given point in time, is estimated at 75% in low-income countries and is substantially higher in rural than urban areas. President of the Neurological Association of SA (Nasa) Dr Patty
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on Friday congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of his country’s Democracy and National Unity Day. “The Emir of Qatar sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Turkiye, Erdogan, on the occasion of the National
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.
