Syria: ‘Marshall Plan’ urged
BERLIN: A Syrian opposition leader called yesterday for a massive aid programme to help rebuild his country after President Bashar Assad’s regime falls, warning that a lack of economic development could open the door to extremism.
South Africa unemployment at 25%
Cape Town – The youth unemployment level in South Africa will take longer than previously thought to revert to levels seen prior to the global financial crisis, an International Labour Organisation (ILO) report said on Tuesday.
Maintenance of rural roads
Cape Town - Maintaining rural roads has to be balanced with a need for improved access routes to key tourist destinations, transport director general George Mahlalela said on Tuesday.
New arch to mark Haram boundary
MAKKAH: A 23-meter high arch is currently being constructed along the Makkah-Jeddah Expressway to indicate the Haram boundary of Makkah, so that people will know the exact limits of the Haram area.
Families await miners’ release
Pretoria - Families of 140 arrested Marikana mineworkers eagerly awaited the release of their relatives on Monday.
Tutu outburst
Cape Town - Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu shocked the audience at a Cape Town book launch with an outburst of outrage and anger about the state of the country.
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News Summary (3 Sep 2012)
1. Hawks 'ready to charge' Julius Malema
2. Wits boycotts Israel
3. GCC seeks all-out efforts to resolve Syrian crisis
GCC seeks all-out efforts to resolve Syrian crisis
JEDDAH: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers yesterday emphasized the need for finding a quick solution to end the bloodbath in Syria.
Wits boycotts Israel
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Student Representative Council (SRC) has passed a resolution that calls for the full cultural and academic boycott of Israeli institutions. The resolution was brought forward to the SRC by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) and was unanimously adopted.
Hawks 'ready to charge' Julius Malema
A senior government official and a law enforcement official who have been briefed on the case told the Mail & Guardian the elite police unit, ‘Hawks,’ is "ready to charge" Malema; and that warrants have been issued for the controversial former ANC Youth League leader's arrest.
Blair shrugs off arrest threats
Johannesburg - Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has shrugged off protests and threats of a citizen's arrest against him by South Africans Muslim groups, The Star reported on Thursday.
ANC backtracks on key info Bill clauses
The ANC's concessions on the secrecy Bill have further reduced the threat posed to whistle-blowers and the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
Arafat enquiry opened
French prosecutors have opened a murder enquiry into Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's 2004 death near Paris following claims he may have died of polonium poisoning, sources close to the matter told AFP Tuesday. The probe comes after Arafat's family launched legal action in France last month following reports the veteran Palestinian leader may have died from radioactive polonium.
Marikana: Negotiators meet for 'peace talks'
Officials have brokered closed-door talks between workers and management of Lonmin's mine to end a strike where violence has killed 44 people.
Protesters hope to arrest Blair in Joburg
Johannesburg - The Muslim political party Al Jama-ah plans to protest against former British prime minister Tony Blair when he speaks in Johannesburg, it said on Monday.
Haj pilgrims advised to plan ahead for visas
With the number of Muslims coming for Haj rapidly increasing every year, the Ministry of Haj has advised Muslims around the world to plan ahead to get their visas and avoid last-minute problems.