Just days after the chaos at Sea Point Promenade, religious leaders representing all major faiths convened in Cape Town at the annual interfaith dialogue and agreed that Capetonians have the constitutional right to “pray as they choose, and to gather peacefully without feeling threatened”.
Often, an eye for an eye is what you WANT to do to, at the very least, make yourself feel a bit better. But sometimes taking the high road is actually the better option. Humans still need to learn that.
Islamic State controlled oil refineries in Syria got a wake up call on Wednesday, when the US decided to flatten them. Is this one step closer to ending their terror?
And now, for the news we’ve all been waiting for… Solange Knowles speaks up about that dreaded elevator incident!
Tens of thousands of people watched as two children standing either side of Pope Francis released two white doves in a symbolic appeal for peace in Ukraine. At that point, a seagull and a large black crow swept down, and attacked the doves.
We all know the drill when it comes to Axe adverts. One geeky guy, one can of Axe deodorant, and about a hundred scantily clad women with a hunger for geeky men.
A group of politicial scientists in Norway have revealed that their research indicates a drastic reduction in the amount of ongoing conflicts globally. They claim that the number of wars currently being experienced will be halved by 2050 – with the greatest decrease coming in the Middle East.
Earlier this month Vision Of Humanity released its latest Global Peace Index of 158 countries, on it South Africa place 127th. SA dropped 29 places from when it sat at 98 in 2007. Conversely, the world has become more peaceful for the first time in three years.
Which puts us behind Iran. The Global Peace Index, put together by the Institute for Economics & Peace, is apparently made up of a couple of factors – including levels of democracy and transparency, education and national wellbeing. Top three are New Zealand, Iceland and Japan, with Iraq coming in last (149th place).