President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision to place police minister, Senzo Mchunu on special leave instead of dismissing him. He told lawmakers during his budget vote in the National Assembly that firing the minister would be unfair. Mchunu stands accused of colluding with business people, including a murder accused, to disband the Political Killings …
by Dumisa Ntsebeza Barbara Bell (1939 – 2025) has left us, but her legacy as a campaigner for early childhood care and education will live on. She died in her sleep in the early hours of 28 June after a debilitating illness, yet only months earlier, managed to speak at the launch of the book, …
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Iran has launched Operation “Tidings of Victory” against the American Al-Udeid base in Qatar, and American bases in Iraq. Explosions have been reported and American air defences have been activated. At least six rockets bombed the base, which is the largest in the Middle East. Sirens are ringing in Bahrain, and American soldiers across bases …
Advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Ali Shamkhani has vowed that Tehran has more surprises in store for the US and Israeli entity. He says they will play intelligently and avoid random strikes. Shamkhani explains that like the Zionist Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, the US President Donald Trump makes international decisions without thinking, and in ways …
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Zionist Israel is worried about a war of attrition with Iran. The Israeli Occupation Army Radio reported that the Zionist leadership does not want a prolong war when Iran launches ballistic missiles at the entity for months, similar to what the Yemenis are doing. Instead, the Israeli entity is hoping for quick war which ends …
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Iran will not return to negotiations until it carries out its retaliatory strike against the US. Expert in International Political Affairs Radwan Qasim says everyone knows including the Americans that Tehran will not raise the white flag. It comes as the world is waiting for the Iranian response to the US aggression on its sovereignty …
Ambulances are on the verge of screeching to a halt in northern Gaza as the Israeli entity persists with its siege and genocidal onslaught. Medical Services says they are running out of fuel. It means that they will not be able respond to the pleas for help. The US backed Israeli genocidal war machine has …
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The US has attacked Iran. The American President Donald Trump says that their warplanes struck the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed grave alarm over America’s use of force against Iran. He states that it’s a dangerous escalation in a region already on the …
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to two life terms and 15 years in jail for the murder of an elderly man in Brackenfell. Reagan Davis was found guilty of murdering 75-year-old Hashim Ahmed Dennis and attempting to kill his wife, Kulsoem, during a brutal home invasion. The couple was attacked while preparing for the …
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Iran had anticipated that the Israeli entity would unleash war on it. In an interview with Iranian media, senior military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC), Major General Mohsen Rezaei, revealed that in February-March their analysis had concluded that there would be a war and, in response, they significantly increased their missile capabilities …
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The legal action being sought by retail chain, Cape Union Mart, and its owner Philip Krawitz is aimed at intimidating and silencing sustained boycott campaign for justice, peace, freedom and equality for Palestinians. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) says it’s a blatant attempt to weaponise the courts to shield corporate interests from public accountability. In …
Retail chain, Cape Union Mart, has filed an interdict application against pro-Palestine demonstrators. In court papers seen by Radio 786, the company and its chairman, Philip Krawitz, say that the weekly demonstrations outside Cape Union Mart and the boycott campaign have caused them reputational harm and economic losses. The applicants are asking the Western Cape …
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Lawyers for the three convicted in the Joshlin Smith trial have filed notices for leave to appeal their convictions and sentences. Joshlin Smith’s mother, Kelly Smith, and her co-accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn were sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking for the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin. …
The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) is hoping that negotiations with its rival the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) will come up with a desired resolution for both of them. This, after talks deadlocked again between the two. At the centre of the talks is a dispute over a taxi route from …
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Iran will use its military tools to defend itself if the US intervenes to support Zionist Israel. That’s the word from Iran’s Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affair Kazem Gharibabad. He vowed that they would teach the aggressors a lesson. He says that all necessary options are on the table before Iran’s military decision-makers. …
Iran is targeting the Israeli occupation’s military and intelligence institutions. According to the Iranian News Agency the barrage of missiles launched targeted among others the Zionist army’s command and intelligence headquarters which is located near the Soroka Hospital Bir al-Sabi in southern occupied Palestine. It’s said this military centre houses thousands of Israeli enemy soldiers, …
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Three mass shootings have rocked the Cape Flats since Sunday, with the latest occurring in Lentegeur this morning. In that incident, unknown suspects, travelling in two vehicles, opened fire on the occupants of an e-hailing Honda sedan at the intersection of Merrydale Avenue and Highlands Drive. The Anti-Gang Unit detectives are probing the fatal shooting …
Al Qassam Brigades has honoured and exalted the senior Iranian military commanders who were assassinated, and the Iranian people, for their support and being a backbone of the resistance. In a statement, the Brigades acknowledged the pivotal and historical role played by martyrs – Mohammad Bagheri, Hossein Salami, Gholam Ali Rashid – and their comrades …
It has been a difficult night for the human rights activists on the Madleen which is on a mission to break the Israeli occupation’s siege on Gaza and deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid. Speaking to Radio 786, activist Thiago Ávila who is on the vessel, says drones were monitoring and passing them. Avila says these intimidation …
The Islamic world needs to apply the lessons of the Hajj now more than ever as the Israeli criminal gang carries out its horrific cruelty and unparalleled savagery on the people of Gaza. In his message to pilgrims, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, notes that this is the second Hajj and the US backed …
Nearly two million Muslims have embarked on the sacred Hajj pilgrimage this year. The faithful will reach the climax of the Hajj as they immerse themselves in supplication and prayer on Mount Arafat, known as the Mount of Mercy. It’s believed that it’s here where Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) delivered his final sermon …
The potential entering of Starlink into South Africa’s telecommunication space will need to be watched. The satellite internet service is controlled by billionaire Elon Musk who is a senior advisor to US President Donald Trump. Speaking after the meeting with Trump and other US officials, President Cyril Ramphosa, says the Starlink matter was not part …
The Revenue Services (Sars) has been given a cash injection as part of efforts to boost its effectiveness in collecting more revenue. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that it will receive an additional R7.5 billion over the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). He believes this money could lead to SARS collecting billions. There has been …
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the bilateral meeting with his US counterpart as good. The channels of communication have been opened despite Donald Trump’s propaganda of a white genocide in the country. During Trump’s engagement with the South African delegation in front of the media, he failed to provide concrete evidence of a so-called white …
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In 80 days more than 300 pregnant Palestinian women have had a miscarriage in Gaza as the US backed Israeli genocidal war machine maintains its noose on the enclave. That translates to nearly four miscarriages per day. The Gaza Government Media says the reason for these miscarriages is due to Israel’s starvation policy which is …
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South Africa’s visit to the United States this week will have to deal with the agriculture deals between the two. Senior Researcher at the International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG), Shawn Hattingh notes that Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen will be walking the tightrope in this regard. The Minister, who also serves as the leader …
Teen violence is becoming a growing concern as seven girls, between the ages of thirteen and fourteen, have been nabbed for allegedly assaulting another in Bellevue, Johannesburg. The girls have since been released into the custody of their parents. They are expected in court soon to face a charge of common assault. These arrests happened …
The impact of drug abuse has once again been highlighted in Cape Town. A Khayelitsha mother has admitted that she had no choice but to stab her 19-year-old son after he allegedly attacked her and her children while in a drug-crazed state. The mother, Monalisa Dyubeni, now faces possible arrest after police opened a preliminary …
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South Africa’s youth unemployment remains above the national figures. Statistics SA says that the unemployment figure increased by one percent to 32.9% in the first quarter of this year and close to 300 000 jobs were lost between January and March in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2024. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said that the …
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US President Donald Trump has announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, saying that it will give the country a chance at greatness. The US had imposed these sanctions on the Assad regime, which had been confronting the ISIL terrorist group. The lifting of the sanctions had reportedly come at the urging of Turkey and …
