The Muslim community of South Africa has lost one of its finest qurrah, the inimitable Shaykh Fuad Isaacs. Shaykh Fuad passed away on Friday after a long term illness. He had served Masjidul Quds in Gatesville for 26 years. Shaykh Fuad was one of the long-standing Imams at the masjid[…]
The Western Cape province, Wesgro international Trade Unit and various stake holders launched the inaugural Africa Halal Week, seeking to foster business linkages that will utilize the R42m Halal industry in the Western Cape, to aid job creation and economic growth in Cape Town, South Africa and the rest of[…]
A Hout Bay fire claimed the lives of two people in the early hours of Friday morning. A man and a woman also sustained third-degree burns, while another woman suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene. The fire damaged 30 wood and iron structures, said the city’s divisional[…]
Police have fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse protesting crowds at Witsands in Atlantis on the West Coast. Protesters have locked down the area on Thursday morning by blockading roads with burning tyres and tree branches. Angry residents pelted stones and empty bottles at the police. They also looted[…]
The Western Cape Department of Education Transport and Public Works is calling on public transport operators to assist with getting matric candidates to their exam centres on time. In a joint statement, the departments stressed that most candidates solely rely on public transport to get to the exam venues every[…]
On Sunday 21st October 2018, the public is encouraged to show their support as the men of VOC take part in a soccer tournament in a quest to supply more books to the Al-Ikhlaas Academia Library and Resource Centre. Chairperson for the Al-Ikhlaas Academia Library and Resource Centre, Dr Elias[…]
Yesterday more than ten-thousand members of metalworkers’ union Numsa in the plastics sector embarked on an indefinite national strike. Workers participating in the nationwide strike are demanding a 15-per cent salary increase. More than ten thousand members of metalworkers’ union Numsa have downed tools on Monday over salary increases and[…]
Commuters in Cape Town faced more disruptions on Monday morning, as MyCiti bus drivers in Cape Town embarked on a so-called “illegal or wildcat strike.” Some of the bus drivers who are employed by the Vehicle Operating Companies (VOCs) operating the MyCiTi bus routes embarked on an illegal strike at[…]
Western Cape police are investigating the mysterious death of three people whose bodies were found in a burnt out car in Mitchells Plain. On-duty armed response officer, André Rushin, said the three bodies were found in a VW Polo Vivo on Old Weltrevreden Road, Mitchells Plain on Wednesday morning. The[…]
A suspect has been arrested for the murder of Gift of the Givers volunteer who was shot in the head in Hanover Park last Friday. Ameerodien Noordien was shot and killed while walking to a shop in Surwood street on Friday, 5 October. The 20-year-old was shot three times in[…]
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