By Warda Wilkinson The annual Wholesome Bread Cape Town Big Walk 2018 presented by Jive promises to be yet another fun filled event. The event, which is in it’s 18th year, is scheduled to take place on March 18, 2018, in support of four charities. The beneficiaries include the Al-Ikhlaas[…]
As the impact of the drought looms, the premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, has written to President Jacob Zuma requesting that the Western Cape be declared a national disaster area and to assist with the handling of the water crisis in the province. She further outlined the interventions[…]
By Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed The National Funeral Parlour Association of SA (NAFUPA-SA) is calling on a ban to prevent all white and Indian funeral companies from operating in black communities. The organisation believes that the decision to prevent white and Indian owned funeral companies from operating in black communities[…]
The severity of Cape Town’s drought crisis has led to the city wanting to implement level 6b water restrictions on February 1st. Mayor Patricia de Lille, has admitted that Day Zero on the 22nd of April, when the taps run dry, is now very likely. Next month’s 50-litre a day[…]
Thirty five offenders have sustained injuries after eight warders were attacked at Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred after the warders conducted a search for a cell phone in the E-Section at the facility’s Medium A Correctional Centre. Offenders proceeded to throw boiling water at the[…]
Many people only dream of performing Salah in Masjid al-Aqsa, the third holiest masjid of Islam. But, in recent years, devotees from around the world have experienced the beauty of Aqsa by traveling to East Jerusalem for a spiritual journey of a lifetime to partake in I’tikaaf. A regular traveller[…]
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) has released the first list of accredited Hujaaj for Hajj 2018/1439. The final acceptance date of accreditation or transfer is scheduled for 18h00 February 5, 2018. In a statement, SAHUC said Hujaaj face a penalty of 30 points if accreditation is not[…]
Prospective South African Hujaaj will be informed about whether they have been chosen to perform Hajj 1439/2018 at 18h00 on Monday, January 15, 2018. This as the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) prepares to release the first list of accredited list of Hujaaj for 2018. Meanwhile, SAHUC has[…]
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has shocked South African Indian Bollywood supporters after he entertained an Israeli delegation at his home in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday. Israel’s Consul General in Mumbai, Yaakov Finkelstein, following the meeting at the actor’s home, thanked the ‘King of Bollywood’ as he is affectionately known. Finkelstein[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC SA) requests the public to support a petition demanding the Western Cape government expedite Muslim autopsies to within the pre-agreed 24-hour processing time. “The MJC met with the Department of Health several times and have been in contact with the necessary authorities at the mortuaries[…]
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