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Marikana aplication dismissed

The urgent application brought by miners who were injured and arrested in the 2012 Marikana massacre was dismissed in the High Court in Pretoria today. Judge Neil Tuchten gave no reasons for his decision. The miners submitted the application to try to force president Jacob Zuma release the Farlam Commission's…

16 Jun 2015 4AM 7 min

ICC and African Leaders

He's come and gone and maybe even gotten a T-shirt, but Sudanese president, Omar Al-Bashir is still making news both in SA and abroad. If you missed the full story, here is what happened: the ICC has a warrant out for his arrest, he came to SA, which is a…

14 Jun 2015 10PM 17 min

Sisi cancels trip to SA amid calls for his arrest

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi yesterday cancelled his scheduled trip to South Africa, where he would attend the African Union Summit, after a group of lawyers filed an official legal request for his arrest.  The Egyptian president was supposed to arrive Friday in Johannesburg to lead his country's delegation in…

12 Jun 2015 1PM 10 min

FreeBassiouni Rally

Protest action and mass Jumuah salaah took place outside of the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg today calling for the release of Sheikh Abdus Salaam Bassiouni. Inside the centre, delegates and African leaders are taking part in the African Union Summit. The aim of the protest is to urge leaders…

12 Jun 2015 10AM 9 min

Child labour day turns harsh on India

Today is the World Day Against Child Labour. Held very year on June 12, itis intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms. Media outlets are all focused on this issue today, however, a country that is facing great scrutiny for child labour is…

12 Jun 2015 10AM 18 min

BDS SA

BDS South Africa and the Progressive Youth Alliance held a press conference in Johannesburg today to make an important announcement on the Israeli lobby. VOC journalist, Umarah Hartley spoke to BDS spokesperson, Kwara Kekana, shortly after…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 2 min

AU Summit: meeting in a time of xenophobia

South Africa’s hosting of a summit of African leaders gives it the chance to repair relations with the rest of the continent after an outbreak of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals that left seven people dead. While this issue is definitely top of the agenda, media outlets and think-tanks alike…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 11 min

US deploys more troops to Iraq

US President Barack Obama has ordered the deployment of up to 450 more US troops to Iraq to advise and assist local forces in an effort to reverse the recent gains of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Under the plan, the United States will open a…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 20 min

Day 1 of Sibiya hearing

Cellphone records were presented at the disciplinary hearing of suspended Gauteng Hawks head Major General Shadrack Sibiya today to prove that he was not involved in the arrest of a group of Zimbabweans later subjected to an alleged rendition. Barry Bateman was in attendance and joins us now online…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 7 min

Final nail in the coffin for Numsa

The National Union of Metalworkers of SA's (Numsa) urgent application to be able to appeal its expulsion from Cosatu at the federation's Special National Congress (SNC) in July has been thrown out of the High Court in Johannesburg. The ruling means that Numsa will have to wait until November for…

9 Jun 2015 10PM 12 min

Muslim Views June Edition

As Ramadaan is in our midst, we check in with Muslim Views for a preview of what we can expect in this month's edition…

9 Jun 2015 10PM 14 min

ICC members should lead on justice

The African Union Summit takes place in Johannesburg this week and high on the agenda are issues such as xenophobia, migration and terrorism. However, the AU's relation to the ICC is something that needs to be looked at as well. It's an open question as to whether Mugabe will continue…

9 Jun 2015 10PM 20 min

G7 to phase out fossil fuels

The G7 has called for a transformation of electricity generation towards clean sources by 2050. They said fossil fuel emissions should not be allowed in any sector of the economy by the end of the century. Their targets are not binding - but they send a clear message to investors…

9 Jun 2015 10AM 9 min

Pistorius probation

What is the value of human life in South Africa? 10 months, it seems. On Monday, Correctional Services officials confirmed that Paralympian Oscar Pistorius would walk out of prison on 21 August this year. He won’t be a free man – he’ll be released into house arrest – but he’ll…

9 Jun 2015 10AM 9 min

Israel excluded from UN child rights violators list

The UN has left Israel off its List of Shame of states and armed groups that violate children's rights during conflicts, despite an outcry over the death of more than 500 children in the Gaza war. Rights groups had called on Ban Ki-moon to add Israel to the list released…

9 Jun 2015 10AM 12 min

DA bid to call SAFA to account falls on deaf ears

Efforts by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to compel Parliament’s Sport Portfolio Committee to call South African Football Association (Safa) President Danny Jordaan and other officials before it are falling on stony ground. DA Shadow Sports Minister Solly Malatsi says Jordaan, Molefi Oliphant and other officials involved in the 2010 World…

9 Jun 2015 10AM 4 min

Samah Jabr

We now have an exclusive interview with a well-known psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Samah Jabr. Samah is from Jerusalem and is concerned about the well-being of her community beyond issues of mental illness. She writes about justice and human rights in relation to mental health. Her work has appeared in many media…

8 Jun 2015 1PM 18 min

MLA calls for Sisi arrest

The Muslim Lawyers Association has taken action to call for the arrest of President Abdel Fatah el Sisi when he arrives in South Africa. Sisi is expected to come to South Africa on the 16th June 2015 and this is where they want the arrest actioned for gross human rigths…

8 Jun 2015 10AM 7 min

Turkish Elections

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dreams of more power lay in tatters yesterday as the country's ruling party was handed its worst result in more than a decade. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) had been in a tight race to keep its hold of the country's National Assembly, -…

8 Jun 2015 10AM 19 min

Sustainability of our social services: report

African and global business leaders are having a conversation with governments and civil society about the continent’s vast potential and equally vast development challenges. But at home, South Africa still has immense challenges in the area of social services. The institute for race relations has looked at this in their…

5 Jun 2015 1AM 6 min