Yacoob Cassim

In an official statement, President Cyril Ramaphosa after signing the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Bill and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill into law, said that the aspiration to be a truly free and equal society cannot be achieved as long as criminals steal resources meant to benefit the people […]

President Ebrahim Raisi of the Islamic Republic of Iran died in a Helicopter Crash with other senior officials in the country’s eastern Azerbaijan Province. Among the dead was foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Raisi’s death raises questions concerning the political future of Iran. Of course, the Supreme leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei still holds the final

A five-story apartment building in the Coastal City of George in the Western Cape collapsed last week. The cause of the collapse has yet to be determined and the death toll is at 33. Among the survivors pulled from the rubble was Delvin Safers who was trapped for 15 hours.(BBC) The flats with a mountain

A legal fiasco awaits following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to approve a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up, in the health-sector’s history since the end of the racial segregation known as Apartheid thirty years ago. It promises universal healthcare for all, but has faced fierce resistance from the main opposition Democratic

The governments in Pretoria and Harare have remained close through thick and thin. This is despite having different economies that vary in size. This week South Africa hosted the Zimbabwe Investment Summit which took place at the Radisson hotel in Kempton Park on Thursday and Friday. The two-day economic drive was meant to highlight economic

The majority of members in the United Nations General Assembly have voted to “enhance” Palestine’s rights within the international body and urged it to be accepted as a member following a heated debate. Palestine has had non-member observer state status since 2012, which allows some rights short of a full member. Membership can only be

It goes without saying that former president Jacob Zuma Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a dangerous man who should not be allowed to wield the reigns of power again. His legacy is the most divisive in South African politics. The controversial and former president is seen as a liberator and saviour for millions of poor people. For

Egypt expressed the concerns of its citizens regarding the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) that is expected to affect Ethiopia’s annual share of Nile Water, Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Monday. Moghazi said in a press conference on the sidelines of his inspection visit to a group of water projects in Sharqiya governorate that

US President Joe Biden finds himself balancing on a tight rope due to the Gaza War. On the one hand he faces Legal pressure to cut the funding and supply of weapons to Israel and on the other he continues to do so under the tutelage of the Israelis. In February of last year, Biden

The African Union (AU) Assembly has created and adopted key protocols and decisions concerning the Africa continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The government of President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed it. “These include the first-ever Protocol on Women and Youth in trade, as well as protocols on Investment and on digital trade,” said Minister in the