WATCH: Weekly news wrap
In this week’s wrap up Cosatu and its affiliates take to the streets in the fight to protect workers rights.…
Category: News
Table Mountain cableway R100 October special
The Table Mountain Cableway has slashed prices for October. Tickets for a return trip is now at R100. It does…
Kramat of Sheikh Hassen Ghaibie in line for heritage status
The burial place of Sheikh Mohamed Hassen Ghaibie Shah al-Qadri has been nominated for Heritage Status. The declaration would provide…
Remembering Saladin’s liberation of Jerusalem
By: Jehan Alfarra On 2 October 1187, Ayyubid Sultan Salah Al-Din (known in the West as Saladin) liberated Jerusalem from…
Radio 786 bags another award – PMR Diamond Arrow
Radio 786 has won the coveted PMR Diamond Arrow award. It is testament to the value of the broadcaster’s brand,…
Hamas: UAE-Israel Deal a Disgrace
On Radio 786’s newest global affairs show, the Diplomat’s Discourse – the UAE has set off a trend in the…
Foreign powers push for Armenia and Azerbaijan ceasefire
The Swiss city of Geneva will today host the first round of talks aimed at convincing the Azerbaijan Republic and…
The Identity Crisis Within The DA Continues To Plague The Party
The battle for the DA’s leadership post will come to a head this month, as the party’s regional congress will…
IN PICTURES: Detached from the country’s problem
Members of Cosatu and SAFTA down tools in protest. A motorcade left the Langa area and progressed to Cape Town.…
National Strike Action: Government and Business have no interest in the poor
A nationwide day of action calling for the protection of workers’ rights saw unions denouncing the inaction of government in…
Twigg vs Plato for top DA job
The identity crisis within the Democratic Alliance continues to plague the party. Political analyst, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says that there…
Emmanuel Macron proposes bill for the creation of a ‘French Islam’
France is being slammed for seeking to create what President Emmanuel Macron calls, a French Islam. A draft bill announced…
Emmanuel Macron proposes bill for the creation of a ‘French Islam’
France is being slammed for seeking to create what President Emmanuel Macron calls, a French Islam. A draft bill announced…
SAFTU: This Government Only Listens to Protests
Members of Parliament are too detached from the country’s problems. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) will be…
OPINION: US crying wolf on Ambassador Lana Marks assassination claims
On 14 September 2020 it was reported in the online newsletter Politico that the United States believed there was an…
Egypt reveal ‘mummified’ coffins dating back 2,500 years ago
Egypt has unveiled dozens of coffins, believed to be traced back to the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years ago. Archeologists…
OPINION| Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?
Dale T. McKinley* on behalf of the C-19 People’s Coalition Anti-Repression Working Group Where have all the soldiers gone?…
Hajj and Umrah 4 Phase Strategy
There is still no indication whether a quota system will be put in place to accommodate international Hajj and Umrah…
“We cannot risk our lives by drinking dirty water”
Ward councillor blames poor quality water in Port St Johns village on theft and vandalism Residents of Mngazana village in…
Covid-19 claims the life of social activist
Tributes continue to pour in for the late activist, Dr Anwah Nagia. The 62-year-old passed on Monday afternoon in hospital,…