As we move closer to the start of Dhul Hijja and the hajj season, the MJC leadership says it’s deeply concerned about the level of moral degradation in South Africa. The ulema have therefore called upon the Muslim community, to utilize the first nine days of Dhul Hijja in fasting.[…]
To mark Women’s Month, the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa together with the Islamic Care line is expected to launch its campaign against Gender Based Violence. The campaign seeks to highlight the high growth of gender based violence within South African and Muslim communities. Some of the driving forces behind these[…]
Cape Town will soon cement itself as the halal hub of Africa, with the first Africa Halal Week 2018 set to take place in the Mother City. The event, which was launched on Tuesday, is hosted in collaboration with the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Government and Wesgro. The[…]
With ongoing forensic investigations into the fire that partially damaged a kramat in Constantia on Tuesday, questions are being raised about the safe-keeping of graves of individuals who have for centuries been revered by the local Muslim community. The Sayed Mahmud Kramat was set alight around 06h00 on Tuesday morning,[…]
MEC for Human Settlement in the Western Cape, Bonginkosi Madikizela met with residents from the New Woodlands community regarding issues over farm 694, which is located between Walter Battiss Road and the R300. The land is designated for a housing development for residents of Kosovo informal settlement and the New[…]
By Tauhierah Salie “VOC is that friend you can always rely on. It’s my companion. It ensures elderly people like myself remain happy and healthy in our own homes.” This heartfelt sentiment summed up the feelings of many of VOC’s ‘golden oldies’, who spent Saturday afternoon at the 9th annual[…]
The Sayed Mahmud mazaar in Constantia was set alight this morning, allegedly by two men who entered the premises under the guise of wanting to perform Fajr prayers. According to the caretaker who lives on site at the karamat at 17 Summit Way, the men approached the remote-controlled gates at[…]
The City of Cape Town has suspended its services in Khayelitsha after three MyCiti busses were stoned and two Golden Arrow busses were torched this morning. A third MyCiTi bus was stoned along the N2 freeway just before the service was suspended. Thousands of commuters have been left stranded, as[…]
A 22 year old Mitchells Plain student of deen died in a hail of bullets in Eastridge on Sunday, the latest victim of wave of gang violence in the area. Ebrahim Lambert and his brother-in-law, both students of Darul Iftaa Western Cape, had been walking close to Katdoring Road masjid[…]
The two boys who lost their lives in a quad bike accident in Hanover Park on Saturday will be laid to rest on Sunday afternoon. It is believed that the bike the boys were riding on had crashed into a wall of a house in Lynburg Road. Abdu Dayaan Roode[…]
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