News24 reports that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has withdrawn charges against Muslim major Fatima Isaacs who refused to remove her headscarf.
This emerged at brief military court proceedings at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town on Wednesday. "[There will be] no further action as long as she complies with the restrictions, which is that she needs to wear a tight headdress that does not cover her ears and that it needs to be plain in colour," said her attorney, Amy-Leigh Payne from the Legal Resources Centre.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Jenna Etheridge at News24
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