Biden to call on ‘free world’ to stand against Putin in Poland speech US President Joe Biden will argue in a speech in Poland on Saturday that the “free world” opposes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that there is unity among major economies on the need to stop Vladimir Putin,
Alleged parliamentary arsonist Zandile Mafe appeared in the Cape Town magistrate’s court dressed in his black suit on Friday. State prosecutor Mervyn Menigo said significant progress has been made in the case. “A positive facial comparisons report has been obtained from experts which links the accused to the individual seen
Police investigations are underway following yet another fatal accident at Voëlklip, Heralds Bay near George. Spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says a member of the George community policing forum discovered a vehicle and body of a woman inside and alerted authorities yesterday. Pojie says a body of a 57-year old woman was
The Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) will march to the Gauteng Department of Health on Wednesday morning, protesting against the decision not to renew temporary nursing posts. The Department says it cannot afford to renew all eight-thousand temporary posts created at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The jobs were rolled
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inaugural presidential imbizo at the weekend was characterised by pleas and promises. Community members from surrounding areas in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district in Mahikeng gathered in a marquee at the Mmabatho stadium, hoping to get a glimpse of SA’s first citizen. More importantly, they desperately wanted
South Africans have reacted with frustration to the return of load-shedding on Monday afternoon, with many taking to social media to vent. Eskom initially announced that the lights would go off at 9pm, but 20 minutes later moved the starting time forward by four hours. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said the
Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, is assessing work on the upgrade of Metrorail Southern Line infrastructure which was vandalised when the service was stopped because of the pandemic. This comes after the Western Cape was granted a certificate to run the new Electric Motor Unit (EMU). The EMU relies less
A senior Hamas delegation on Friday met with Hezbollah’s official in charge of Palestinian relations, Hassan Hoballah, and his assistant Atallah Hammoud in Beirut. In a statement, Hamas said that the delegation included Hamas’s Head of Arab and Islamic Relations Khalil Al-Hayya, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon Ahmed Abdel Hadi, member of the
Libya’s renegade General Khalifa Haftar has welcomed the east-based parliament’s decision to appoint Fathi Bashaga as the new prime minister. The Tobruk- based House of Representatives in eastern Libya said its decision yesterday followed the failure of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the incumbent prime minister, to hold elections in December, something that was agreed
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.
