By Neelam Rahim Ismat Siddiqui, the mother of a Pakistani woman jailed in the US, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, passed away in...
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BRICS Leaders Discuss Cost of Living & Ukraine War Effects
By Umamah Bakharia The world's top five emerging economies said they backed talks between Ukraine and Russia as it...
Zimbabwe Introduces Gold Coins To Curb Inflation
Written by Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwe is set to introduce gold coins that will enable investors to store value weighing...
President Ramaphosa Must be More Accessible to His People
By Naadiya Adams - @Miss_Naadiya In the days that followed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on January 11th, criticism ensued over the restrictions and many said the president must answer. While Ministers Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Aaron Motsoaledi...
Lenasia Police Investigating after Body Found at Railway Line Opposite Military Base
Faizel Patel – 12/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Lenasia police have opened an inquest docket after a body of a man was found at the railway line opposite the SANDF Military Base. It's understood, officers found the man lying in the ditch and on top of the...
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[LISTEN] Lenasia to be Developed After Years of Decline
Faizel Patel – 13/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) After years of being largely ignored as an area for development, the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) now says the Lenasia CBD is in decline and needs to be upgraded. Lenasia has been earmarked for an...
SA COVID-19 Recoveries Hit Million Mark, But Grim Climb of Fatalities Continue
Faizel Patel – 12/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) More than one million South Africans have now recovered from the COVID-19 virus in the country. The Health Department has announced that 1,019,123 people have recuperated from the Coronavirus, which is about 81.%....
Redefining Modest Wear in the Modern Era
By Naadiya Adams - @Miss Naadiya For decades Muslim women have struggled to balance culture and religion with their love for fashion and expression, now in the modern world, influencers are blazing trails to merge the two. Hijabi super model Halima Aden retired from...
Family Accidentally Buries a Stranger Due to Funeral Parlour Mix Up
As a grieving family buries a total stranger, top funeral home Avbob issues a public apology for the mix up. The parlour informed the Sozombile family in Bizana that the body they thought was that of their beloved Rosetta Sozombile, was in fact not hers, this three...
Residents Urged to Report Location of Hippo Roaming Fourways in Johannesburg
Faizel Patel –12/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Gauteng Agriculture Department has warned residents to be on the lookout for a hippopotamus in the Fourways area near the Jukskei River. The department says that the hippo was first spotted at the end of last...
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[LISTEN] Ramaphosa Commends Religious Leaders & Communities for Support & Understanding During COVID-19
Faizel Patel –12/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his appreciation to the religious leaders and communities of South Africa for their support and understanding that they have demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Teacher’s Union: We Will Do Everything in our Power to Keep Your Children Safe in Schools
By Naadiya Adams - @Miss_Naadiya With schools set to open in just two weeks and the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus ravaging through households, concern for the safety of children in schools and the potential for spreading the virus has never been higher. The...