Yacoob Cassim

The war in the Gaza Strip continues to be waged with relentless cruelty. Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour to the United Nations, urged the Security Council on Tuesday to impose sanctions on the Zionist state of Israel amid its ongoing deadly attacks on civilians across Gaza. “Israel continues taking human lives and every action possible to

South Africa has hosted the former leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change party, Nelson Chamisa. The still active opposition politician has warned against calls for Zimbabweans living in South Africa to return home and participate in the country’s elections, referring to the notion as “futile” and a return to “hell”. This sharp response

On National Women’s Day, last week Friday President Cyril Ramaphosa used his speech to highlight the alarming levels of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa. Yes GBV still flourishes on a significant scale in the country. Addressing a packed Denise Nel Stadium in Pofadder, Northern Cape, Ramaphosa said 7 % of women, who are 18

Sudan is rife with the hazards of civil war. Hazards that could spill outside its borders. Amongst these hazards are the infighting by the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and risk of famine in North Darfur. Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has informed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that the

KwaZulu Natal skies are expected to unleash rough weather this week. This comes after heavy winds on Sunday. The South African Weather Services has issued a Yellow level 2 alert. So, residents of the province can expect the seas to turn wild and the winds to be heavy. It (South African Weather Services)’s warning of

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has been sworn in as the ninth President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. But all has not gone well for the presidential inauguration in Tehran. Hamas leader and former Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, provisional leader of Gaza was assassinated while attending the inauguration ceremony. Hamas has accused Israel of