Yacoob Cassim

The Municipality of eThekwini region comes under fire by residents over a persistent lack of water supply. The complaints came from as far as communities such as eMkhomazi on the south coast and Phoenix to the north of Durban. These grievances concerning negligence have highlighted the urgency surrounding water availability in these areas, as citizens […]

As Sudan threads a difficult balance, its fractured military must contend with being restructured. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has launched a sweeping reorganization of the armed forces loyal to him. This comes amid the ongoing conflict with the Rapid Support forces (RSF). Al- Burhan issued a decree on August 18 consolidated control over all allied

All is not well in the Durban area. The search for missing pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray continues. The search has continued for eleven days. Recovery operations with police, diverse and multiple rescue teams continuing off the Durban coastline.  The Witness reported that the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon had stated that advanced sonar

In a surprising but one would say necessary twist, Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shibani has held a rare and possibly only recorded meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, France. This was reported by the the Syrian state-run News Agency. Washington had its role in organizing the rare talks. The United States hopes that Syria

Despite president Cyril Ramaphosa has enabled the National Dialogue for South Africa to be held this week is taking place. The venue is the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria. The process has been widely perceived as exclusive rather than inclusive of the South African public by the South African citizenry. The National Dialogue

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief of staff Rudzani Maphwanya’s official visit to Iran which was sanction by Defence and Military Minister Angie Motshekga has come under the spot light. Maphwanya in an official capacity for South Africa and the SANDF stated that both South Africa and Iran had “common goals”. This has sent