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  • 1 week ago | thestar.com.my | Shakirah Thebus |wang lei

    CAPE TOWN, May 1 (Xinhua) -- In a world marked by deepening inequality, tariff wars are among the tactics used by the global far right to undermine workers and threaten jobs, a senior South African official warned on Thursday. Nomakhosazana Meth, minister of employment and labor, made the remarks while addressing the crowd at the May Day rally held at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town to mark International Workers' Day.

  • 2 weeks ago | salaamedia.com | Shakirah Thebus

    3 More than 200 people gathered outside the United States Consulate in Steenberg, Cape Town, to protest Washington’s support for Israel, and more pointedly, its financial and military backing of the genocide in Gaza, Palestine. The protesters included anti-apartheid activists, human rights defenders, trade unionists, political party representatives, healthcare workers, and members of South African Jews for a Free Palestine, among several other organisations.

  • 3 weeks ago | salaamedia.com | Shakirah Thebus

    16 Following the profound loss of a community pillar with the passing of Imam Gasan Moos, an educational waqf trust has been established in his honour. Imam Moos, 74, passed away on Tuesday morning, shortly after Fajr prayers. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by family and close friends. On Sunday, Imam Moos’s son, Saawmiet, shared that his father remained in the Intensive Care Unit under observation and was being treated for an infection.

  • 4 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Shakirah Thebus |wang lei

    CAPE TOWN, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The South African government on Wednesday announced the launch of a 90-day blitz -- a coordinated government-wide campaign -- as part of its intensified efforts to end gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).

  • 1 month ago | salaamedia.com | Shakirah Thebus

    9 A group of 12 swimmers is currently training for a Freedom Day relay swim from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand, aiming to raise much-needed funds for humanitarian aid in Palestine. On April 27, three teams of four swimmers each will brave the icy waters between Robben Island and Bloubergstrand to raise funds for disaster relief Gift of the Givers (GOTG), supporting its humanitarian and disaster relief efforts in Palestine.

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