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Crestway High School in Retreat has experienced a dramatic improvement in its matric results, leaping from a 35.9% pass rate in 2023 to an impressive 66% in 2024. This transformation was made possible by the intervention of Professor Jonathan Jansen,...
The countdown has officially begun for the 3rd Africa International Youth Kungfu Championship, a martial arts event scheduled for 1-2 February 2025, at the Fairbairn College Multi-Purpose Hall in Goodwood. This year’s championship welcomes competitors from eight countries, including Botswana,...
The Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education is urging the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to ensure that this year’s funding applications are processed accurately, allowing only eligible students to receive support. The committee’s chairperson, Tebogo Letsie, also expressed...
A total of 171 learners from 17 correctional schools nationwide participated in the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric exams, with 104 learners achieving bachelor’s passes. The results were announced by Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald during an awards ceremony...
Police have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of the body of an 18-year-old man in Elsies River on Friday morning (17 January). Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk stated that officers responded to a report of a person...
In response to a surge in gang-related violence, including the recent shooting that claimed two lives and injured two others in Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain ward councillors organized a Peace March in the community on Thursday afternoon (16 January). Police confirmed...
By Kouthar Sambo An official tally by the Gaza Civil Defense was released on Friday, 17 January 2025, stating that since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement last Wednesday, 15 January 2025, occupation airstrikes across Gaza have killed 117 Palestinians,...
By Kouthar Sambo A ceasefire was reportedly agreed between the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and Israel. The ceasefire deal includes a prisoner exchange and an increase in humanitarian aid. According to Palestinian media, the Israeli occupation forces have killed more...
By Kouthar Sambo Amid ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, Palestinians have shown remarkable empathy for those affected by the devastating Los Angeles (LA) fires. Many LA residents impacted by the fires have expressed gratitude for this compassion, despite Palestinians enduring...
By Kouthar Sambo “The Human Rights organization Africa4Palestine notes the agreement between the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and the Israeli regime. This ceasefire should, however, be correctly labeled as a temporary pause of the genocide. Africa4Palestine welcomes any progress which...
By Kouthar Sambo Video footage made the rounds on social media depicting the retired UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a dispute with Frontier Airlines staff over him sitting in an exit-row seat. In the video, Nurmagomedov can be heard expressing frustration,...
By Kouthar Sambo Tensions are at an all-time high post-election in Mozambique as opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has called on his supporters to take to the streets again. According to Mondlane, the ruling party Frelimo’s decision to exclude him from negotiations was...
By Kouthar Sambo Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for the France-Israel soccer match following the Amsterdam violence. Paris police confirmed on Sunday that 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and...
By Ragheema Mclean In preparation for the highly anticipated clash between South Africa’s Springboks and New Zealand’s All Blacks on Saturday, 7 September 2024, the City of Cape Town has announced an expanded free park and ride service for match...
By Ragheema Mclean The game of pool, long regarded as a male-dominated sport, is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation. Across the globe, a growing number of women are breaking through barriers, demonstrating exceptional skill, and gaining recognition on the...
Rugby world champions, the Springboks, have finally broken their winning drought against Australia in Brisbane. And they did so in spectacular fashion. In their first Rugby Championship clash this season, the South Africans demolished the Wallabies 33-7 in the Queensland...
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen On Saturday, 29 June 2024, cricket fans around the globe will witness the T20 World Cup final clash between South Africa and India at Barbados’ Kensington Oval. This historic match marks South Africa’s debut in Bridgetown, with...
Hashim Amla’s retirement from cricket has finally ended one of the most glorious careers in cricketing history. The ‘Mighty Hash”, or the ‘Silent Assassin’ (so named by the great West Indian fast bowler, Michael Holding), has been an enigma ever...
In October 1973, newly elected Delaware Senator Joe Biden visited Israel on his first official overseas trip and met Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The 30-year-old was visibly moved as Meir explained what she said was Israel’s militarily dangerous situation...
Alittle magazine on the fringes of the French media mainstream continues to polarise public debate not just in France, but across the Muslim world. Their pitiable cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad have provided fodder to populists on both sides of...
By Abdullah al Majali We have lived to see Arabs enter Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli protection. It is shameful. Is there any real difference between an Arab delegation visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli protection and hordes of extremist Israeli settlers...
This is an obituary for Islamic calligrapher Dr Sulayman Nordien, who passed away on the 5 September 2020. My first personal encounter with Dr Nordien was in my early twenties when my father set up a meeting with him to...
Our community is beset with a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart of our communal will. This crisis is evident in the erosion of what could be termed as eradication of the social...
I think it is time to take the Moulana Dawood Sampson debate to a different level. We have all had our outrage, our evaluations of the impact of his words, and the extent of rebuke by his peers among the...
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.
