By Shafiq Morton AWQAF South Africa, a charitable organisation based on the Islamic tradition of waqf – which is a perpetual trust in the name of God whose capital or asset base cannot be eroded, traded or used for personal profit – had a successful launch of their National Student[…]
As South Africa marks 20 years since the Constitution, VOC will on Wednesday launch a special series called Constitution Matters. The series aims to make South African citizens understand how the Constitution can be used to fight for social justice and to educate citizens on their rights and responsibilities. This[…]
Anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada’s recovery from his operation has been “slower than hoped for”. Kathrada was hospitalised on March 4 for surgery related to blood clotting on the brain. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s Director Neeshan Balton said that the 87 year old veteran had “experienced several health-related setbacks making[…]
Over the past few years, social media has evolved rapidly allowing for communication to be expanded across various mediums. Facebook started off as a platform where one could find lost friends, classmates or college mates to now, a platform of interaction with video calls, instant messaging, posting videos and sharing[…]
South Africa’s Ambassador Sisa Ngombane has been “summoned”, according to Israeli media reports, following the recent #IsraeliApartheidWeek campaign in SA. According to the Israeli publication, Jerusalem Online: “The Israeli Foreign Ministry has stated that South Africa’s ambassador to Israel will be summoned for an official reprimand following anti-Israeli remarks made[…]
An explicit video of a gang-related shooting on the Manenberg gangwatch page has gone viral on Facebook. The video explicitly shows gang members running through a residential block of flats in Riverview in Worcester and shooting while residents flee for safety. Community members have said the area has become notorious[…]
The cost of the non-special services camp for hajj is expected to increase, after it was announced that Camp C+ will be fitted with fire resistant tents. The South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) said it received the notification from the Saudi Haj Ministry on Friday, a week after[…]
Residents from Imizamo Yethu informal settlement will have to rebuild their lives from scratch after a massive fire wreaked havoc in Hout Bay this weekend. Three people died in the blaze, which burnt 3500 structures to the ground. 15 000 residents have been left displaced and will be provided alternative[…]
The Community Police Forum (CPF) in Steenberg has called off a search for a missing teenager from Lavender Hill, after “exhausting all areas” this weekend. Réne Tracey Roman, 13 years old, was last seen by her friend in Lavender Hill on Friday at 13.45pm. It’s uncertain what circumstances may have[…]
At least 2000 Hout Bay residents affected by the devastating fire that swept through the Mandela Park Imizamo Yethu township have been left homeless. This as a fire engulfed at least 1000 informal structures and caused the death of two individuals. The fire was one of four fires over the[…]
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