Luminous colour, drums and songs to pull at the heartstring, the opening of the VOC Summer Festival 2016 on Friday night struck at the core of what the festival stands for – bringing the community together. While a cold wind set into the Vygieskraal stadium, the hearts were warmed as[…]
While the South African Haj and Umrah Council(Sahuc) said it has not received official communication from the Saudi Kingdom, some umrah operators are reporting that the Ministry of Hajj has made concessions to its haj and umrah visa rules. Online messages doing the rounds state that visas will be free[…]
It’s been a long wait, but finally Capetonians will be able to hear one of the world’s most influential Muslims, Nouman Ali Khan, when he arrives in the city this week. The US based scholar is the founder of Bayyinah, the Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic Studies in Dallas. Khan[…]
By Ra-ees Moerat The Embassy of Palestine in South Africa, in a joint effort with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in Cape Town this week hosted the Palestinian Cultural Festival. The festival commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian peoples. The festival had a special screening of the Sundance[…]
The VOC Summer Festival, inspired by the energy of Cape Town’s festive season, returns this weekend from 1 – 4 December at Vygieskraal stadium in Athlone. Hosted by VOC and its structures, the festival will bring together thousands of revellers and die-hard VOC listeners, for a weekend of food, family[…]
The United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) says it has yet to reach a consensus on whether there was a sighting of the moon for the new Islamic month of Rab’ul Awwal. Confusion reigned when reports on social media indicated the moon was reportedly sighted in Cape Town and[…]
Members of Parliament have asked the board and management of the Passenger Rail Agency (PRASA) what they are doing to fix the entity’s finances. PRASA has been identified by the Auditor General as the worst performing entity with irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure to the tune of R14 billion. The[…]
Government and the head of Pollsmoor’s remand facility are being taken to court on Monday in an attempt to compel to them to address the “appalling” conditions at the centre. Sonke Gender Justice, represented by Lawyers for Human Rights in the Western Cape High Court, believes detainees are “routinely, and[…]
ANC NEC member Tony Yengeni says the party needs to learn from the example of Cuba to stop comrades “turning on each other” for positions. “In today’s ANC, the leaders put themselves first, and the masses second,” he told around 1 000 people at a memorial for late former Cuban[…]
Parliament in Bratislava has approved a bill that effectively prevents Islam from being registered as a state religion in the near future. Sponsored by the Slovak National Party (SNS), which is a member in Prime Minister Robert Fico’s coalition, the legislation was passed Wednesday, Reuters reported. The law was approved[…]
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