As the final ten days of Ramadan commences, Sunday’s clashes that broke out outside Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem caused much concern closer to home after numerous reports cited two South Africans as part of the detainees. The clashes, which broke out between Israeli Forces and Palestinian visitors to the precinct,[…]
The recent murder of Gatesville shop owner, 27 year old Aqib Khan, has left residents concerned for their safety, since the incident highlighted the growing levels of crime within the area. Khan, who is a Pakistani citizen, was fatally shot when three men entered his cell phone shop at 15.30pm[…]
Bracing the icy cold weather, organizers of the annual VOC Ahlan Wa Sahlan Programme on Sunday were welcomed with warm arms by the residents of Hanover Park. The programme, which has taken place annually for the past 17 years, hosts one community each Sunday of Ramadan in a spiritually uplifting[…]
It’s one of the largest fitrah operations in South Africa and is a logistical headache, but every year, the South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) pulls it off. The operation is held annually in the last ten days of Ramadan, as Muslim charity organisations increase efforts to provide relief to[…]
Israeli special forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday morning for the second day in a row, evacuating Muslim worshipers, including the elderly, to allow right-wing Jewish Israelis to tour the compound freely. Director of the Islamic Endowment and Al-Aqsa Mosque affairs Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib[…]
Very few people will know where the name Wembley – the name of one of Cape Town’s most iconic group of businesses – comes from. But it also tells a story about the humble roots of its well-known owner Abdullah Gangraker, who died on Sunday aged 72. In his biography,[…]
The bail application of the two men accused of the rape and murder of Sinoxolo Mafevuka, who was found dead in a toilet, is expected to take place in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The two people arrested are cousins of her boyfriend, and before she died they had[…]
Four executives of four Gupta-owned companies ambushed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on PowerFM on Sunday night with questions focusing on the blacklisting of their bank accounts. In his response, Gordhan revealed for the first time that he had met representatives of Oakbay over the banking issue and said: “Where Treasury[…]
The SABC faces a showdown in the Constitutional Court over the suspension of three journalists, a move that could bring into question the public broadcaster’s ability to report freely and fairly on the municipal elections in just over a month. The three editorial staff members are economics editor Thandeka Gqubule,[…]
President Jacob Zuma has extended deepest condolences on the death of highly regarded academic, poet, and author Professor Adam Small, who died at the age of 79 early on Saturday morning, reportedly following a “complicated operation”. “We wish to convey our deepest condolences to the Small family, friends, and relatives.[…]
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