There has been yet another incident of an attack on a masjid in a spate of three days. On Monday, Masjidul-Jamiah in Kalk Bay was found strewed with blood making this the second incident of this nature. Achmat Sity, the imam at the mosque said that the caretaker of the masjid[…]
As matriculants breathe a sigh of relief, the Department of Basic Education begins the task of working to assess and improve basic education across all provinces. Last night, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced the release of the results and commented on the results across the country. This year’s national[…]
Religious leaders have condemned the spate of violent attacks which have marred the start of the New Year. On New Year’s Eve, Saturday 31 December, a bomb blast and a suicide attack killed 25 people and injured many others in a busy market in central Baghdad. The attack was claimed[…]
Despite a last-minute decision to pull out of the Tweede Nuwe Jaar road march in the CBD, the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA) believes the turnout for its own minstrel competition at Athlone Stadium proved the event was a success. On Monday, the CTMCA hosted a separate carnival at[…]
Following a massive South African effort to raise funds for war-afflicted Syria, Operation SA has joined the Al Imdaad Foundation on a tour of the Turkish/Syrian border to gain a first-hand account of the scale of the humanitarian crisis. The visit to Reyhanli, home to 120 000 refugees, comes after[…]
2016 has definitely been a year of many up’s and even more downs. Rafieka Williams has a look at the 10 most significant developments in the Cape Muslim community. New MJC President In April, the Muslim Judicial Council announced Shaykh Irfaan Abrahams as the new president following a vote taken at the[…]
By Nawaal Adams After a gruelling 15 years in Yemen, Mitchells Plain born Masnoena Adams has been dealt another blow, with the brutal killing of her husband. Saleh Al-Taheri was gunned down at close range on Sunday, in what it said to be a tribal dispute. Saleh, a truck driver[…]
The influx of prisoners continues to be a problem at the notorious Pollsmoor Correctional Services prison. The prison is currently holding almost double the amount of inmates than it can accommodate. Pollsmoor is currently housing 7,477 inmates, but it only has bed space for 4,336 people. After many long meetings[…]
As we look back at 2016, Dr Imam Rashied Omar discusses the main events of this year in a Jumuah khutbah delivered today at the Claremont Main road masjid We have reached the final jumu`ah service of the Gregorian Year 2016 and as we ready ourselves for the coming year,[…]
By Shireen Fisher The current collapse in relations between the Woodstock Community Policing Forum (CPF) and Woodstock police station management is likely to affect crime-fighting operations in the area over the busy festive season. Reports indicate that the breakdown has taken a dramatic turn, with the CPF lodging an official[…]
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