Police Minister Bheki Cele says the offices of the Home Affairs Department at points of entry have extended their working hours during the festive season. The extension period is with effect from Monday this week and is aimed at dealing with the high demand for Home Affairs services. The extension
Food prices around the world continue to climb, hitting a fresh decade high last month, according to the latest report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index climbed for a third straight month in October, jumping 3 percent from the previous month to reach
The South African National Taxi Council says it will not be increasing taxi costs to commuters yet. This is as fuel prices are predicted to increase sharply next week. The Automobile Association has predicted a 99 cents per litre increase in the price of petrol, and a R1,42 per litre
Top United States envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is stepping down, the State Department has announced, less than two months after the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country. Khalilzad will be replaced by his deputy, Tom West, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in
The City of Cape Town has officially opened a new Muslim burial section at Maitland Cemetery. More than 600 burial plots have been assigned for use. This is in addition to the 800 burial plots that were made available earlier this year. At a ceremony on Monday, 20 September 2021,
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said a third shipment of Iranian fuel has been agreed to ease crippling shortages in Lebanon. “We have agreed to start loading a third vessel,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech on Friday. “The coming days will prove those doubtful about the shipments arriving
The village of Dogancay in southern Turkey’s Antalya was hours away from being consumed by fire, then the wind changed direction. Today its residents are determined to keep it safe. From the fires that have ravaged swathes of Turkey, yes, but also from the perceived threat of Kurdish militant arsonists. “It is impossible that the
Jaden Hendrikse has been called up to join the Springbok squad in Cape Town on Monday as additional scrumhalf cover in the build-up to the Lions Series decider on Saturday 7 August. Hendrikse – who was nominated for the World Rugby U20 Championship Breakthrough Player of the Tournament award in
Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says his department will distribute close to 50 000 laptops to National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)-funded students at colleges and universities, with 22 000 arriving in the country by the end of the month. Dr Nzimande officially launched the NSFAS Digital Learning Device
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.
