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Middle East politics hits charity

The inclusion on a US terrorism watchlist has frozen South African charity Al Aqsa’s bank accounts.

‘Freedom of expression cannot be an excuse for defaming the president’s character.’

Hands off our revered president Zuma

The South African Communist Party has said African values demand respect for Jacob Zuma and criticism should be legislated.

One of the boards on display in Nelson Mandela drive in Pretoria.

Palestine billboard provokes legal action

The removal of a billboard graphically explaining the expanding Israeli occupation of Palestinian land looks set to culminate in a legal battle.

North West police confirmed that two protesters were shot dead and two wounded during a service delivery protest.

Durban migrants claim police blackmail, victimisation

Mandebvu, in central Durban, is home to 55 Zimbabwean men who pay R30 a day in rent to live there, sharing five bathrooms and seven toilets.

One of the boards on display in Nelson Mandela drive in Pretoria.

Massive adverts map occupation of Palestinian land

There has been a mixed response to the controversial billboard campaign that graphically explains the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.

Local Muslims say the suicide bomb that killed eight South Africans was a senseless act of violence.

Afghan attack ‘a gross injustice’, says SA’s muslim community

Prominent members of SA’s Muslim community have condemned this week’s suicide bomb attack in Kabul that claimed the lives of eight South Africans.

Greg Minnaar will wear the world championship jersey in the last round of the mountain bike downhill-racing World Cup in Norway this weekend.

Cycling: Greg Minnaar goes downhill to the top

Two-time world champ Greg Minnaar has set his sights on a few more World Cups before he calls it a day.

A protester in London epitomises the sentiment against the former British prime minister

Anger grows over invite to Tony Blair

A group of Durban-based organisations want to arrest Tony Blair on charges of war crimes when he arrives in South Africa later this month.

The infamous wall of separation in Israel has been condemned by the International Court of Justice.

KwaZulu-Natal commended for halting Israel trips

A pro-Palestinian lobby group in SA has welcomed the news that a delegation of KwaZulu-Natal officials has cancelled a planned visit to Israel.

Lindsay Manthey knew she was dealing with something special soon after Le Clos enrolled at her private swimming club.

Chad Le Clos’s primary school swims in Olympic glory

Chad le Clos may have stunned the world with his winning performance in the pool this week, but his childhood swimming coach was not surprised.

Syndicates use the identities of people buried as paupers to defraud insurance companies.

Ripping off the dead is big business

A number of syndicates around the country have been stealing the identities of corpses to defraud the insurance industry out of millions of rands.

Durban’s Gale Street mortuary where conditions as described as horrific.

Hellish mortuary scenes haunt the memories of loved ones

Conditions in KwaZulu-Natal are allegedly so bad that some qualified staff can no longer take it, writes Fatima Asmal-Motala.

Community activist Bheki Buthelezi says the residents are concerned about poor service delivery

Umlazi uprising faces bullets, arrests

Tension is mounting southwest of Durban in Umlazi’s ward 88, where activists say the police are randomly arresting people and firing live ammunition.

Extra virgin olive oil is fresh-tasting

Activist seals Palestine trade deal

A branch of a British firm that imports farm produce from the territory has been opened in South Africa. Fatima Asmal-Motala reports.

President Jacob Zuma.

Many states will imprison those who insult officials

President Jacob Zuma is not the only world leader who has turned to the law in an effort to stifle criticism about himself, writes Fatima Asmal-Motala

South Africa’s stellar reputation as a tourism destination continues to grow.

Giving African tourists to SA a whole lot more

African tourists are flocking to South Africa, according to figures released at last week’s tourism indaba in Durban.

A history of multiple bedmates

Polygamy is not just about a man having multiple spouses. It has various offshoots such as polyandry, where a woman has the multiple spouses.

A political question, not a cultural one

Polygamy must not be looked at from a cultural point of view, but rather from a political one, says anthropologist Rehana Vally.

The revolution threatening to divide SA’s Muslims

The revolution threatening to divide SA’s Muslims

Some Muslims in South Africa have begun taking on tradition. And that is where things are getting heated with divisions bubbling to the surface.

Forbidden interest a windfall for the disadvantaged

Forbidden interest a windfall for the disadvantaged

A South African Islamic bank has been investing the millions of rands earned in interest in social development.