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Protesters rally in Geneva in support of Palestine

A large demonstration in support of Palestine took place Saturday in Geneva as Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank intensified, Anadolu reports. Protesters gathered at a square near the Geneva Post Office before marching to the historic Palais Wilson, which houses the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the shores of Lake Geneva. Demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags expressed outrage about Israel’s assaults […]

8 September 2024

International

Germany pledges $134m to support Palestine

Germany has pledged to donate $134 million as part of a year-long funding agreement with Palestine in support of the government and vital projects, Wafa news agency reported. The Palestinian Advisor to the Prime Minister for Planning and Aid Coordination, Estephan Salameh, and the German Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Niels Annen, signed the deal today following the annual Palestinian-German government consultations in Berlin. The […]

25 May 2023

News

SA matriculants face ‘mammoth’ task as prelims get underway

By: Aneeqa du Plessis With the matric ‘mock’ exams already in full swing, many students may find themselves feeling overwhelmed with the idea that their scholastic future rides on these results and those achieved during finals at the end of the year. For many learners, the anxiety can become unbearable with caregivers not able to be empathetic towards their children during exam season. This is according to Counselling Psychologist and […]

6 September 2022

Local

Increasing number of people accessing psyco-social support services in WC

LOCAL As Women’s month draws to a close, the Western Cape Government encouraged society to surge ahead with collaborations that combat gender-based violence and urged residents to speak up 365 days a year. Social Development MEC, Sharna Fernandez, revealed that an increasing number of people are accessing psychosocial support services in the province, noting around 21 000 cases in the past financial year including 6 000 in the first quarter. […]

1 September 2022

International

Safety concerns loom as writers show public support for Rushdie

Under the watch of counterterrorism officers and police in tactical gear, hundreds of people gathered in front of the New York Public Library on Friday to show support for Salman Rushdie, the author stabbed multiple times at a literary event a week ago, Reuters reported. Irish novelist Colum McCann, British writer Hari Kunzru and others read passages from Rushdie's works from the top of the flagship library branch's steps off Manhattan's Fifth […]

22 August 2022

Local

Psycho-social support to be provided for Krugersdorp rape victims: Minister

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says her department is working closely with the police to gather details of the eight Krugersdorp rape victims and psycho-social support for the victims as well as their families will be arranged. The young women were part of a production crew shooting a music video. They were working on site when the attack took place on Thursday near the mine dump west of Johannesburg. The gun wielding […]

1 August 2022

International

Public support for normalising ties with Israel declines sharply in Gulf

INTERNATIONAL Public support for the normalisation of ties with Israel has declined sharply in three Gulf states, a survey conducted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (TWI) has found. The results of the survey, the TWI said, demonstrated that the percentage of those who view the Abraham Accords favourably in Saudi Arabia (KSA), Bahrain and the UAE has dropped. According to TWI, the new survey was compared to polling from […]

19 July 2022

Local

Here’s how you can join Gift of the Givers and other charities in helping those in Ukraine

SA-based Gift of the Givers has become the latest global aid organisation to announce it will provide assistance in Ukraine. The organisation launched a campaign to help citizens affected by the conflict, including those displaced and without access to basic resources, after meeting with representatives from Slovakia, Romania, the Ukraine health ministry, Croatia, one of the chief co-ordinators of humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, a doctor in Kyiv, and surgeons from the […]

7 March 2022

News

16 Days of Activism: More victim support needed for women

South Africa Women Fight Back has roped in police stations in key cities in South Africa, during the launch of its campaign in commemoration of the global 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV) which runs from 25 November to 10 December. Founder Bronwyn Litkey spoke to VOC’s Breakfast show on Wednesday, which marked the start of demonstrations at police stations in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Litkey said […]

25 November 2020

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