Yacoob Cassim

The Municipality of eThekwini has filed a motion to appeal the High Court order addressing its sewage crisis. The appeal has exposed the municipal leadership as having little interest in repairing the failing infrastructure within its jurisdiction. The Pietermaritzburg High Court had ordered the Municipality to develop an action plan, with clear deadlines, to repair […]

Palestine remains in a state of perpetual flux regarding the leadership of the Palestinian Authority (PA). PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his entourage of aides and advisors have introduced a new “temporary” constitution amid mass arrests and allegations of abuse by security forces. Within two months, there have been 235 reported cases of violence by

Murder knows no end. On Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street, a man was gunned down in the Central Business District (CBD) this afternoon (19 of February 2026, at the time of writing). The bustling CBD was brought to a standstill by the incident. Ensure Security stated that the victim was shot at about 16:00 on the

President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 39th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government. He joined other African leaders for meetings and discussions. Speaking at a press conference with SABC News on the side lines of the summit, the president warned that the

The eThekwini Municipality has failed in its constitutional duty by neglecting to properly maintain, repair, or replace infrastructure. This neglect has resulted in the spillage of sewage and untreated effluent into beaches and waterways. The Pietermaritzburg High Court found the Municipality negligent in a recent ruling. The judgment follows a notice of motion filed by

One year and three months after the end of the Syrian civil war and the fall of President Bashir al-Assad, Damascus and Riyadh signed a series of agreements described as laying the foundation for a long-term strategic partnership between the two countries. This new era of collaboration between Syria and Saudi Arabia began on February