With the countdown to the holy month of Ramadan, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has announced the fitra and fidya amounts for Ramadan 1436. This year, Fitra amounts to R30, equivalent to 3kg of Rice (staple food). Fidya will cost R15, which amounts to three quarters of a kilogram of[…]
The Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA) will press ahead with their legal action against Abdel Fatah el Sisi, even if he does not visit South Africa next week. The Egyptian president was expeted to be part of the African Union Summit in Johannesburg, but cancelled his trip on Thursday. Some media[…]
A primary school trust has banned Muslim pupils from fasting during Ramadan, claiming the tradition can be harmful to the health of young children. Barclay Primary School in Leyton, east London, issued a letter to parents informing them that it would not allow children attending school to fast in order to[…]
Eskom has announced that it has implemented stage 2 load shedding in some areas, due to high demand or urgent maintenance being performed at certain stations. “Load shedding was changed from stage 1 to stage 2 at 08:20 and this is likely to be until 22:00. This is due to[…]
The EFF will not go into coalitions with other parties, but would look at getting into what its leader Julius Malema called “contractual relationships”. Speaking at the Daily Maverick Gathering in Midrand, Johannesburg on Thursday, Malema said he would support anyone who advanced the national interest. “Whoever wants the votes[…]
Magistrate Abigail Beeton is expected to provide her reasons at the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Friday for denying murder-accused Christopher Panayiotou bail. Panayiotou, who is accused of murdering his wife Jayde Panayiotou, was denied bail on June 5. “The court’s finding is that the applicant has failed to show[…]
Israel says no action will be taken against those involved in the last year’s bombing of Gaza beach that left four Palestinian children dead, saying that it was an accident. “The… case has been closed following the completion of a criminal investigation,” the Israeli army said in a statement on[…]
A US judge has ruled that evidence exists to charge two police officers in Cleveland, Ohio, over the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy. The judge’s ruling is largely symbolic because he cannot compel prosecutors to charge the officers in the death of Tamir Rice last November. “This court[…]
Pakistani authorities have given Save the Children 15 days to leave the country, officials said on Friday, accusing the aid agency of spying. Police locked the gate of the charity’s office in the capital Islamabad late on Thursday and put up a notice saying the building was sealed. “We strongly[…]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Thursday cancelled a trip to South Africa to attend the African Union Summit after a group of lawyers filed an official legal request for his arrest. The Egyptian president was supposed to arrive Friday in Johannesburg to lead his country’s delegation in the African[…]
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