Brighten-up the evening sky with Lace Up for Change’s evening run, the NGO will on Friday embark on a ‘Light up for change’ run at the Rondebosch Common as part of Islamic Relief South Africa’s Unity Week, where all funds raised will go to the aid organisation’s orphan project. Commonly[…]
In the wake of increased concerns about the level of violent crimes witnessed within the Cape Flats, Minister Fikile Mbalula on Tuesday released the latest crime statistics, the first since he was appointed in the March cabinet reshuffle. Speaking to VOC, crime expert for the Institute of Security Studies, Graham[…]
By: Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed South African parents have been left torn after the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled that parents will no longer be able to use the defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’ if they are later accused of assault. Judge Raylene Keightley handed down the judgement that[…]
As rescue efforts continue in the search for diver Muhammad Nur Mitchell, the 32-year-old’s family says they now seek closure. Lining the coast of Saunders Rocks, the location of Mitchell’s disappearance, family members on Tuesday kept watch for any sight of the missing diver. They watched in earnest as the[…]
A Cape Town family have been left devastated by the loss of their 19 year old son who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Mitchell’s Plain. Abdul Muttalib Alexander was caught in cross-fire during a drive-by shooting on Saturday evening. According to his family, he and a few friends[…]
A new leadership will now steer the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) following elections at its Annual General Meeting on Sunday. Maulana Muhammad Vaid takes over the president position from Shaheen Essop, who is now deputy president. The previous head of the haj missions, Hafez Ismail Kholvadia was[…]
As matriculants prepare for the important examinations of their school career to date – the 2017 Senior Certificate examinations, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) Presidency and its structures has wished the class of 2017 well. “We remind you that only with hard work and the necessary effort ploughed into your[…]
A Grassy Park family are praying that the body of a 32 year old diver surfaces, after two difficult days of searching at sea. Muhammad Nur Mitchell went missing yesterday at Saunders rocks in Bantry Bay after he went diving with his brother in law and never returned from the[…]
There are fears that the assassination attempt on a well-known Cape Town gang leader could spark reprisal attacks across the city. Fifty year old Jerome ‘Donkie’ Booysen, the alleged leader of the Sexy Boys, was shot four times at Cape Town International airport on Wednesday, by an unknown gunman –[…]
The Grassy Park Community Police Forum (CPF) has commended the Grassy Park SAPS for arresting a major drug dealer in Parkwood Estate. Western Cape police said partnership policing between SAPS and the community yielded success on Wednesday night when a firearm, ammunition and drugs were seized in Grassy Park during[…]
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