The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service, on Wednesday, introduced their new rescue recovery vehicles at Epping Fire Station. The new vehicle, an Iveco Trakker 8×4, has a 420 horsepower engine and its primary function will be to clear roads as quickly as possible after major motor vehicle accidents, particularly those involving heavy […]
A new TV show that is set to explore the exciting world of food will premiere on Deen Channel shortly. The show, hosted by Durban-born chef Mumtaaz Barmania will feature a variety of traditional foods from across the globe. Deen Channel is calling on viewers to get involved, before it premieres, by suggesting a title […]
The Rail Enforcement Unit (REU) made two arrests and conducted 751 stop-and-searches last week. This is in addition to the four suspects arrested by the PRASA Protection Services, SAPS Rapid Rail Response Unit and private security contractors, the City of Cape Town said in a statement. The City said two successful prosecutions were recorded last […]
As the UAE’s first female pilot of an A380, Aisha Al-Mansouri knows a thing or two about breaking glass ceilings. She was just one of two female cadets when Etihad Airways first opened its training program in 2007 — and seven years later made history as the first Emirati woman to take to the cockpit of the […]
The City of Cape Town says they have received over 2 000 comments about the proposal to include the Bo-Kaap area in a heritage protection overlay zone. In a statement earlier today, the City said, nearly all of those who participated in the public participation process agreed with the proposal which is aimed at conserving […]
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) released their third Accreditation list for Hajj 2019 today. The Hujaaj have until Monday 18 March, at 17:00, to either accept, defer or cancel their accreditation. If no action is taken, then SAHUC reserves the right to cancel the accreditation, with a penalty. This process needs to […]
Crowds of Sudanese protesters rallied on Thursday in downtown Khartoum in support of fellow demonstrators detained in the weeks of rallies against President Omar Al-Bashir’s iron-fisted rule, witnesses said. The latest protest came after Al-Bashir acknowledged that Sudan’s controversial public order law and growing economic hardships had angered youths and sent them out into the […]
A Palestinian woman has accused Israeli authorities of subjecting her family to “real suffering” over restrictions on escorting their 13-year-old son to hospital for cancer treatment. Nisreen Al-Shawaf’s son, Saddam, developed leukemia several years ago and receives treatment in Palestinian hospitals in the West Bank or Jerusalem. Israeli authorities have repeatedly refused to allow the […]
Clad in a neat white kurta, Kailash Satyarthi comes across as an unassuming man. But when the Nobel Peace Prize winner starts to speak, it is impossible not to be gripped by his story of a four-decade struggle against child labor and slavery. Earlier this month, the 65-year-old Satyarthi was in the UAE for a […]
A Thai political party on Friday named a princess as its nominee to be the next prime minister, upending tradition that the royal palace plays no public role in politics and upsetting all predictions about what may happen in next month’s election. The selection of 67-year-old Princess Ubolratana Mahidol by the Thai Raksa Chart Party […]
