Yacoob Cassim

It has officially begun and there can be no withholding it. Israel has moved to strike key sites of political power and military importance in Iran to spark a war. Both Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the war between the two long time enemies entered a sixth

Seven Home Affairs Department employees have been arrested for forming part of a suspected passport fraud syndicate. The arrest of these individuals by the Home Affairs Department and the Hawks Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation will be followed by their appearance at the Durban Specialized Commercial Crimes Court yesterday (Tuesday) for trial. The Hawks also

Israel carried out air strikes on Tehran, capital of Iran. These strikes targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for a larger war between the two bitter adversaries. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his generals called this military Operation, “Rising Lion”. Iran’s Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last week Friday

Egypt has found itself on unstable ground when in comes to an aid Convoy of around 1,700 activists that had set off from Tunis, Tunisia to the border with Gaza in solidarity with Palestinian civilians.  Around 1,700 activists have set off from Tunis in buses and cars, according to the state news agency TAP, including

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has disclosed that his office had spent R2.3 million on a single working visit to Japan in March of 2025. This included expenses of flights, accommodations, ground support, restaurant services, and laundry costs. Overall, the Deputy President confirmed that about R7.9 million was spent from the state treasury on four official

The eThekwini Municipality officially launched R6.7 million community bakery development programme last week. However, a bump in the road was hit when construction started on one of them but on the wrong plot of land in Glenwood on Wednesday. In December 2024, the Economic Development and Planning Committee received support from council to fund five