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City of Cape Town expresses shock as firefighters get shot at

The City of Cape Town says it was shocked after firefighters were shot at in two separate incidents this week. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says they responded to a structural fire at Uitsig where they were also stoned. He says a crew also came under attack at Greenville in Kraaifontein. Smith says the firefighters escaped injury but damage was caused to firefighting vehicles which can […]

today7 October 2023

Local

SAPS launches investigation following an alleged attack by its VIP unit

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched an investigation after a video showing what appears to be heavily armed members of the VIP protection unit, allegedly assaulting three men on the N1 in Johannesburg. In the video which has since gone viral on social media, armed officers in plain clothes can be seen taking turns kicking the men while they lie helpless next to the highway. The video has […]

today4 July 2023

International

Israel settlers attack Palestinian villages after deadly Hamas strike

Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, torching buildings and cars in apparent retaliation for the killing by Hamas of four Israelis near a settlement the day before, residents and officials said, Reuters reports. One Palestinian was shot dead during the rampage, Palestinian health officials said. In Turmus Ayya, a prosperous town near Ramallah popular with wealthy Palestinians, footage showed cars ablaze, with thick clouds of […]

today22 June 2023

International

‘Threatened to burn mosque down’: Canadian Muslims reel after botched attack in Markham

The attack on the Islamic Society of Markham is the latest in a number of Islamophobic incidents in Canada. Muslims in Canada are calling for more protection and a serious engagement with Islamophobia after a man entered a mosque brandishing a weapon, threatened congregants, damaged mosque property, and tried to run over worshippers in the parking lot. At a press conference at the Islamic Society of Markham on Monday, Qasir Nasir Khan, the mosque's […]

today11 April 2023

International

Israeli right-wing protesters attack Palestinians in Jerusalem

Three people have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe after far-right groups were filmed attacking Palestinian citizens of Israel who were passing by pro-government protests in Jerusalem, according to Israeli police quoted by local media. Reports say that one man was “savagely” beaten during the attacks on Monday evening – at the end of a day of nationwide protests against government plans to alter Israel’s judiciary. Hundreds of thousands of people […]

today29 March 2023

Local

Dog mob justice: Pit bulls stabbed, poisoned, burnt as angry communities retaliate

LOCAL Pit bulls across the country are being surrendered in large numbers to the NSPCA and in instances where they are not being turned in, the dogsare being poisoned, beaten, set alight and stabbed by community members. The NSPCA on Wednesday said the difficult task of dealing with the aftermath of these attacks, combined with their limited recourse, has compelled the organisation to approach the department of agriculture, rural development […]

today24 November 2022

Local

Fatal shark attack in Plettenberg Bay

A 39-year-old woman from Cape Town has been killed in a shark attack at Central Beach in Plettenberg Bay in the Southern Cape. According to NSRI spokesperson, Chris Lambinon, “NSRI Plettenberg Bay and the police services were activated at 07h53 following reports of a shark incident at Central Beach.” “The sea rescue craft Eric Stratford was launched. On arrival on the scene, the body of a believed to be 39-year-old […]

today26 September 2022

International

Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder, assault

The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges on Thursday and was held without bail. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of wounding Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the “The Satanic Verses” author was to deliver a lecture on stage at an educational retreat near Lake Erie. Rushdie was hospitalized with serious injuries in […]

today19 August 2022

International

Qatar to rebuild Gaza homes destroyed by Israel offensive

Qatar has accepted Hamas's request to rebuild Palestinian homes destroyed by the Israeli occupation during the latest three-day offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip. In a statement, Hamas disclosed that Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdul-Rahman told Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh that Qatar accepted his request to rebuild the destroyed homes. The Qatari prime minister told Haniyeh that his country would carry out the reconstruction via the Qatar Committee […]

today13 August 2022

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