Young South African Muslims warned off Islamic State
Muslim leaders in South Africa are urging their youth to resist being recruited to support Islamic State’s war in Iraq and Syria. The country’s security services say they’re aware of the jihadis targeting South Africans but they’re not giving figures for the numbers that have actually been signed up. In April a 15-year-old girl who […]
Zuma pressed to secure release of South African held in Egypt
President Jacob Zuma has been called to press Egyptian authorities to release a 64-year-old dual South African Egyptian national they’ve been holding since last December. According to Islamic pressure group, Media Review Network the man who’s been held without charge suffers from a number of medical conditions including diabetes. Abdu Salaam Jad Bassiouni,architect son Bilal […]
Burundia’s neighbours urge delay in elections
Burundi’s neighbours have urged President Pierre Nkurunziza not to hold elections in the Great lakes country later this month. They’ve also called for an end to the violence caused by the president’s determination to run for an unconstitutional third term. President Jacob Zuma was at yesterday’s summit Dar es Salaam. His Burundian counterpart was not. […]