A seven year old Johannesburg girl who has been fighting pulmonary hypertension (ph) for the past three years has sadly lost her battle. The parents of Humayra Bodhania’s Ahmed and Shaakira, was on a flight to India when their daughter was going to receive medical treatment on Tuesday when she[…]
Hands off Jerusalem! These fervent words echoed through the Cape Town CBD today as thousands of demonstrators rallied against US president Donald Trump’s controversial decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The voices of Capetonians, many of them dressed in Palestinian colours and flying the Palestinian national flag, were clear[…]
The mother of slain Stacha Arendse says she will finally be able to pick up the pieces, after her daughter’s murderer was sentenced on Monday. Rando Tango, the man who pleaded guilty to sexual assaulting and murdering 11-year-old from Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain was handed three life sentences in the[…]
Western Cape police have confirmed that they are investigating allegations that a 13 year old Tafelsig boy raped a 6 year old girl close to Mitchell’s Heights primary school. Yesterday afternoon, Tafelsig community members turned on police, when they came to apprehend the boy. Residents burnt tyres and threw stones[…]
A poll carried out by South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has found overwhelming 75% support for the shutdown of the SA Embassy in Israel. The ANC online poll comes ahead of the ANC’s conference later this week where branches are to ratify a recommendation from the[…]
VOC’s festival convening team will meet on Monday evening to discuss concerns raised by stallholders after the cancellation of the festival yesterday. In an unprecedented move, organisers called off the festival at Vyigeskraal stadium due to the risks posed by gale force winds, which had damaged marquees and parts of[…]
By Yaseen Kippie A call for the ANC to vote to downgrade the South African Embassy in Israel has been made by the South African Muslim Network (SAMNET). The vote will take place at the ANC’s National Elective Conference later this month. SAMNET Chairperson Dr Faizal Suleman says the call,[…]
By Tasleema Allie For the fifth year running, Mawlid SA will bring Capetonians together in the spirit of brotherhood, and unity espoused by the beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. This year’s annual celebration of the birth of the Noble Prophet (pbuh), is themed on the prophetic characteristics of[…]
UPDATE: Organisers made a tough decision to officially cancel the VOC Summer Festival 2017, due to the gale force winds that have wrecked havoc in the Mother City. The festival, which was meant to take place at Vygieskraal stadium in Athlone this weekend, was hampered by strong, gusty winds since[…]
As the Muslim Judicial Council prepares of a mass march to Parliament next week, a handful of pro-Palestinian activists picketed in Wale Street in Cape Town on Friday afternoon, in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday evening that the United States is recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of[…]
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