Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Sacred Trusts Exhibition in Cape Town of the Prophet’s relics will not take place at the Palestine Museum as originally planned. The exhibition now takes place at Masjidul Quds in Gatesville on from 4th – 6th March from 9am to 10 pm daily. The decision was[…]
Knives, screwdrivers and dagga were among the items confiscated from a Cape Town High School during a joint search and seizure operation on Thursday. Western Cape Education Minister Debbie Schäfer and Western Cape Minister for Community Safety, Alan Winde oversaw the joint operation between the Education department and South African[…]
A recent survey by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has found that majority of South African taxi commuters report feeling unsafe during their trips. The IRR’s Public Perceptions of Taxi Use, Safety and Crime report, prepared in conjunction with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, focused on taxi use[…]
Workers at the privately-owned Mowbray Maqbara have contested the change in burial times and have spoken out about alleged ill-treatment from management. This comes as the Moslem Cemetery Board had last year restricted burial times from 08h00-16h15, with gates closing at 17h00. This was opposed by the Western Cape Muslim[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) warned of a fake enrolment notice making its rounds in Du Noon in Cape Town. The fake advertisement reads as follows: “2020 Grade 8 and Grade 1 students’ enrolment is currently open for all schools that are in the Western Cape. Registration is open[…]
While toy guns might seem like harmless objects to children who want to have fun, there are concerns that they reinforce violence as a normal part of society. In a world where movies portray guns as a means of defence and where gang life is often romanticised, should children be exposed to[…]
The South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has released the second Hajj accreditation list containing 400 names. These are hujjaj who applied during the period from the 17th July 2014 until 12th August 2014. Hujaaj have been notified via SMS. Sahuc spokesperson Haafith Moaaz Casoo says hujjaj must confirm[…]
The City of Cape Town has opened the nominations process for the annual Neighbourhood Watch Awards. Now in its second year, the Neighbourhood Watch Awards celebrates and acknowledges the achievements and contributions of individuals and groups who help build safer communities in Cape Town. The nomination process will close on[…]
Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Alan Winde, says he wants to urgently roll out a pilot project which sees Western Cape Government volunteers doing duty as Commissioners of Oaths in Mitchell’s Plain and Bonteheuwel. This is so that police officers can focus on averting crime through patrols. “I’ve heard[…]
The interdict application by Blok against Bokaap residents has been postponed until June 10th – in order for both parties to deal with a number of procedural matters. It comes after Blok served papers on nine protestors recently – some of whom have provided affidavits in support of the Bo[…]
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