The City of Cape Town has been on a drive to increase the number of women having pap smears which are crucial in the early detection of cervical cancer. The City’s health department has facilitated a number of interventions around cervical smear awareness this Women’s Month to encourage women to have the test done, which […]
If you a fan of growing your own vegetables and flowers, then Deen Times latest column is just for you. Deen Times is excited to announce the launch of ‘Learn to Grow with Nazier Paulsen’, the founder of the Learn to Grow Foundation that promotes growing your own vegetables, herbs and flowers. Paulsen is a […]
The suspensions of elected mayors and the detainment of hundreds of people in eastern and southeastern Turkey has sparked harsh criticism and has raised questions as to why elections are being held in the country at all. Regardless of the outcome of the March 31 elections, where all three cities increased their vote share, with […]
Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” Trump’s claim triggered a quick uproar from critics who said the president was trading in anti-Semitic stereotypes. It came amid […]
An exhibition about the Hajj takes visitors on a journey through the ages with three halls exploring different aspects of the holy pilgrimage, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Labbaik: The Hajj Journey Through the Ages was inaugurated earlier this month by the Saudi minister of Islamic affairs, dawah and guidance, Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh. The first […]
More than 100 women gathered in front of Athlone Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning were the three accused in the murder case of Meghan Cremer appeared for their bail application. The group lead by the ‘South Africa Women Fight Back’ were dressed in black and held posters that read ‘no bail’. “The government should bring […]
Flight operations resumed at Hong Kong’s airport Wednesday morning after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence highlighting the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the authorities in the Chinese city that’s a major international travel hub. About three dozen protesters remained camped in the airport’s arrivals area, a day after a mass […]
Capetonians should brace themselves for a shutdown on Thursday morning as residents from over 13 communities take to the streets to demand better service delivery and housing opportunities in particular. The gathering lead by the Gatvol Capetonian movement will start at 05h00 on the day with a possibility of hundreds of protesters blocking off entrances […]
An Afghan official says a policeman in the southern province of Kandahar opened fire on his colleagues, killing seven other policemen. The Taliban have claimed the attack. Sunday’s attack was the latest case of so-called “insider attacks,” when an Afghan policeman or soldier turns his weapon on Afghan forces or international troops. Jamal Naser Barekzai, […]
Capetonians are urged to keep emergency numbers close by as another cold front approach the city on Tuesday. The South African Weather Services warned that an intense approaching cold front is expected to bring gale-force winds, high seas, and heavy rain leading into localised flooding. Extremely high fire danger conditions are also expected over the […]
