The Cape Town Islamic Educational Centre (CTIEC) hosted the graduation and certification of Ulama, Imams and Huffaath at the Ebrahim Karim Hall on Wednesday. This year saw nine graduates, in addition to awarding 410 students on their achievements for the 2018 academic year. The ceremony was attended by principal Moulana[…]
After two years of deep grief, the mother of murdered baby Zahnia Thorne Woodward closes a traumatic chapter and is relieved that the case is finally over. Six-month-old Zahnia was killed in 2016, in a tragic and senseless gang related shooting on late afternoon in Carnation Street, Ocean View. Baby[…]
Power utility Eskom is currently facing coal shortages and maintenance backlogs. South Africa faces a dark festive season after Eskom announced loadshedding will be implemented for the remainder of the year. Eskom deputy spokeperson Dikatso Mothae said the power stations are not operating optimally. “We’ve seen a lot of breakdowns[…]
The Bo-Kaap Youth Movement held a closed press conference on Thursday in response to allegations that the movement entered into an agreement with development company Blok to allow for the construction of high-rise buildings in the area. A member of BKYM Robyn Moore said the group is registered as a[…]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Peter Salama, WHO’s emergencies chief, called it a “sad toll” as DR Congo’s health[…]
The United Nations is “working hard to ensure the start of meaningful peace talks in Yemen” before the end of the year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. Speaking in Buenos Aires ahead of the start of the Group of 20 summit of industrialized nations, Guterres said he did[…]
The Bo-Kaap Youth Movement held a closed press conference on Thursday in response to allegations that the movement entered into an agreement with development company Blok to allow for the construction of high-rise buildings in the area. A member of BKYM Robyn Moore said the group is registered as a[…]
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria handed down an interim order on Wednesday, which requires the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to pay social grants into accounts chosen by grant beneficiaries, GroundUp reports. This comes after complaints that Sassa implemented a programme to pay beneficiaries through the SA Post Office[…]
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has kept Eskom’s credit rating below sub-investment grade. The power utility on Thursday evening issued a statement indicating that the ratings agency affirmed its foreign and local currency long-term ratings at CCC+, with a negative outlook. A CCC rating means that the power utility is[…]
Security needs to be stepped up at schools to ensure teachers and learners are safe and can concentrate on their learning. Regional Chairperson of Sadtu, Amos Diale, has said this while addressing a memorial service for 7-year-old Shelton Karuweruwe, who was stabbed to death in his school’s toilets last week. Shelton[…]
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