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Mass shootings in Johannesburg and Cape Town on Saturday night
By Neelam Rahim More mass murders in Johannesburg and Cape Town on Saturday night have sparked intense speculation...
Brixton Community Forum Concerned Over Planned March by Operation Dudula
By Neelam Rahim A Johannesburg community has come out to express concern about plans by Operation Dudula to launch the...
South Africans to Pay 15% More for Electricity from April
Faizel Patel – 17/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) South Africans will be paying 15% more for electricity from 1 April. The North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday approved the increase in the electricity tariffs. The order is in response to Eskom requesting the...
Israel Bans Entry of COVID-19 Vaccines in Gaza
Faizel Patel – 17/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Gaza’s health minister Mai Alkaila, says the Israeli occupation authorities have banned the entry of COVID-19 vaccines into the Strip. In a statement, the health minister held the Israeli occupation authorities...
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[LISTEN] Mlungisi Mabaso: Joburg Cannot Allow Anarchy & Lawlessness Amid Illegal Land Grabs in Lenasia & Lenasia South
Faizel Patel – 17/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Johannesburg Human Settlements MEC Mlungisi Mabaso says the city has opened criminal cases against syndicates selling illegal land in Lenasia, Lenasia South and surrounds. Mabaso was speaking to Radio Islam on...
SA Receives First Batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, Rollout to Begin on Wednesday
Faizel Patel – 17/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) South Africa has received the first delivery of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. In a statement, Presidency spokesperson Phumla William says the vaccine has been approved by South African Health Products...
Onboard Birthday Party and Communications Signal Search Led to Mauritius Ship Accident
Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the ship that ran aground in July 2019, has told an inquiry that he steered the vessel close to the island of Mauritius to search for an internet connection. The decision led to the ship breaking in half and tons of fuel...
Death Sentence meted out to Saudi Woman in Killing of Migrant Worker
A Saudi woman has received a death sentence for killing her Bangladeshi domestic worker. Ayesha al-Jizani was convicted for having killed Abiron Begum in March 2019. Al Jazeera reports that rights groups say the ruling by a criminal court, where an employer has been...
Saudi Arabia intelligence service arrests a scholar for teaching Quran
Aisha-Muhajiri a well-known scholar from Saudi Arabia has been arrested by local authorities, reportedly because she has continued to teach and preach the Quran at her home in the holy city of Makkah. Muhajiri, 65, was said to have been arrested by a 20 member squad...
DA Wants Facebook & WhatsApp to Answer Questions in Parliament about Fake News & Misinformation
Faizel Patel – 16/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will be requesting that Facebook be summoned to Parliament to account on several matters including its role in misinformation and the protection of the digital privacy of its...
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[LISTEN] Thousands of Seafarers Stuck at Sea a Humanitarian Crisis
Faizel Patel – 16/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The director of legal and external affairs at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) says they are doing all they can to resolve the crisis surrounding the fate of thousands of seafarers who have been stuck...