The family of Cape Town cricket legend Saaiet Magiet who passed away in Malaysia this week are in the process of repatriating his body to be buried in Cape Town. The 66 year old all-rounder died after a sudden heart attack while on holiday on one of the islands off[…]
After a spike in gang violence in the area, residents from Beacon Valley took it upon themselves to host a meeting at the Shekinah Full Gospel Church in Beacon Valley on Thursday night to create awareness of the current crisis in the area and what the best possible way forward[…]
A recent spate of bomb threats in public places in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape have heightened panic and fear, however authorities have not yet determined what is driving these incidents. A number of local shopping complexes were evacuated in Cape Town after officials were alerted about alleged explosive devices on[…]
By Loushe Jordaan Thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts around the world, recruited by a state or non-state armed groups and used as fighters, human shields, messengers, or spies. But in Cape Town, there is a different kind of child soldier roaming the gang ridden streets[…]
In a beautiful gesture of inter-cultural and interfaith relations, members of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) trekked to the beautiful village of Mvezo Komkhulu in the Eastern Cape, the birth place of Madiba, to attend the Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Centenary celebrations. Mandela would have celebrated his birthday on Wednesday and[…]
The integration of full-time hifz students back into the secular education system has always been a concern for parents and teachers, but now with a new academic programme, things could be easier for students. On Wednesday, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) launched a historic Haafith Academic Support programme, in collaboration[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer The City of Cape Town has commended SAPS for their quick action in arresting a suspect in connection with Monday’s fatal shooting at the Eastridge Clinic. A 23-year-old man was shot several times in full view of other patients and staff at the clinic on Monday. Western[…]
By Wardah Wilkinson The case of a Bo Kaap youth arrested on charges of public violence appeared today at the Cape Town Magistrate court and matter was postponed until next month. The 17 year old was arrested in June, after he was a bystander during the protests in the area.[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer Violent protests are on the rise in the Western Cape, with most of it being due to insufficient land and housing. The City of Cape Town’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit has already removed 26 000 illegal structures this year, almost doubling the amount of illegal structures removed last[…]
One man was killed in a shooting incident at the Eastridge Clinic in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Police have confirmed that the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old man are being investigated after he was shot and killed by an unknown suspect at at 10h45. Western Cape Spokesperson[…]
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