Ramaphosa: Africa must harness its natural resources
African nations must pursue their own foreign policy approaches without being beholden to other global powers or blocs. This is…
Category: Politics
Security guard protecting City officials killed in Khayelitsha
A security guard has been shot dead and another critically injured during a municipal inspection of janitorial services in Site…
Vandals strike Hanover Park school forcing it to close
Criminals have disrupted learning at Crystal High School in Hanover Park. They stole copper fittings and water pipes which resulted…
Assault accused VIP officers try to downplay video evidence
The VIP officers arrested in connection with the beating of civilians in Johannesburg have questioned the evidential weight of the…
Niger’s military takes control removing President Bazoum
The Niger constitution has been suspended, following a coup which took effect on Wednesday. Soldiers announced on national TV that…
EU condemns Qur’an burning with words and no action
The European Union has yet again paid lip service over the rise in anti-Islam bigotry on the continent. In a…
All systems ready for Russia-Africa summit
African leaders and diplomats are gathering in Russia this week. Close to 50 African countries will participate in the two-day…
SAA’s takeover given a stamp of approval
The Department of Public Enterprises has welcomed the approval of Takatso Consortium buying a 51 percent stake in South African…
Bonteheuwel daycare ordered to close after baby death
A Bonteheuwel creche where an eight-month-old baby was allegedly found unresponsive has been ordered to shut down. The Western Cape…
OIC to discuss anti-Islam bigotry on July 31
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will meet at the end of this month over the spate of attacks on…
Eight VIP officers to appear in Gauteng court for assault
The eight VIP protection officers caught on camera assaulting three citizens earlier this month have spent the night in a…
Iraq wants OIC meeting over attacks on Islam in Europe
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is expected to hold another emergency meeting over the recurring acts of desecration of…
Three illegal Israeli settlers wounded near Bethlehem
At least three Israeli colonial settlers have reportedly been injured in a resistance operation in the occupied West Bank. The…
Five arrested for truck attacks
Police are confident that they are closing the net on the ring leaders behind the spate of truck attacks. At…
Hanover Park gangsters get life imprisonment
Three members of the notorious Laughing Boys gang have been sentenced to life in prison following their reign of terror…
Tribute – Cassiem among the most underrated revolutionaries (Judge Siraaj Desai)
Not always seeing eye-to-eye with his political compatriots, Imam Achmad Cassiem’s assumed its own, unique character. Never unnerved and comfortable…
Tribute – Cassiem embodied ideological clarity (Khalid Sayed)
He was a formidable force…a thinker and visionary. Imam Achmad Cassiem was a man that refused to bow to the…
Tribute – Cassiem empowered communities (Amien Ahmed)
Imam Achmad Cassiem played an instrumental in seeking to uplift communities. With this thinking he contributed to the creation of…
Anti-apartheid icon, ideologue Achmad Cassiem passes (1945 – 2023)
Like many anti-apartheid activists, Imam Achmad Cassiem became politicised in his youth. The District Six born Cassiem joined the armed…
Orlando Pirates sides with Israel ahead of ‘friendly’ match
Football team Orlando Pirates will not be taking a stand against Apartheid Israel, and has defended its decision to go…