A tribute to the late Winnie Madikizela Mandela by Ibrahim Kangwa Chibwe This is how I came to know Winnie Mandela. At some school in central Zambia, our school teacher would walk into class and shouts, “Morning class, open your social studies text books and go to chapter 6. Today[…]
Property owners and civic organizations are expressing their unhappiness with the City of the Cape Town’s recent decision to shorten the property valuation process. The City of Cape Town has decided to shorten the evaluation period of four years to three years. The Greater Cape Town Civic Alliance secretary Phillip[…]
After an emotional and eye-opening journey to refugee camps on the border of Turkey and Syria in March this year, the Muslim Judicial Council’s (MJC) Women’s Forum has made a renewed call for humanitarian aid to be transported in a second container to the besieged Syrians. A delegation of South[…]
The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) has called on parents dealing with substance abuse within the home, especially with their children, to seek assistance from social workers. The department was commenting on the case of Tafelsig father, Sedick Abrahams, charged with murder after stabbing his 21 year old[…]
A Saldanha Bay teacher was shot and killed at Middlepos primary on Wednesday morning. The perpetrator is reportedly her ex-spouse, who then turned the gun on himself. Both succumbed to their wounds. “Police responded to the scene at 7.20am and found the body of the 42 year old female was[…]
Community members came out in their numbers to support Mitchells Plain father, Sedick Abrahams, who appeared in the Mitchell’s Plain court on Wednesday morning. Abrahams is charged with murder after stabbing his son to death at their Tafelsig home in January this year during a heated argument, allegedly in self-defense.[…]
With South Africa in the midst of its worst drought in over a century, Africa Muslims Agency (AMA) has launched Quench SA, an effort to bring water relief to thousands of South Africans who are facing water shortages. On Tuesday, 13 March, the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs[…]
“It’s a brand new era”, said CEO of Spice Mecca, Shreef Abbas in announcing the 2018 Ramadaan For All Exhibition on VOC this week. The famous home-grown spice company has re-branded its successful Ramadaan expo held annually and VOC has been announced as the media partner for the event. The[…]
By Loushe Jordaan Authorities have denied media reports that it closed a make shift library in Lavender Hill, instead claiming that it has attempted to assist the property owner with his compliance. John Nicholson, a resident from Lavender Hill made headlines in his community for his library project, Siyafunda, established[…]
A workshop aimed at preparing memorizers of the Quraan (Hufaath) for the coming month of Ramadan takes place in April under the auspicious of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and the Imaamat Council of Mitchell’s Plain (ICOMP). The month of Ramadan is one of the sacred months in the Islamic[…]
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