Despite hajj drawing closer, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council’s (Sahuc) hajj accreditation list, which was recently released, failed to attract the required notice of acceptance of applicants. Sahuc president Shaheen Essop said that applicants had until the 6 May 2016 to accept their accreditation, which was released on[…]
This year’s Slave Route Challenge saw an outstanding turn out as over 9000 participants took to the streets of Cape Town running to break the shackles of enslavement experienced by their ancestors. Event PR manager Fatima Allie says that entries had exceeded the anticipated capacity. The race had to accommodate[…]
This year marks the 46th anniversary of Sister Hester Johnson working as a nurse in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town and today she was visited by the Western Cape Health Minister, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo who surprised Sister Johnson on her special anniversary. Johnson started training to become a nurse[…]
After a series of arson attacks on mosques around Europe and Africa, South African non-profit organisation People against Suffering Oppression and Poverty (Passop) partnered with marketing agency Native to spearhead a campaign called #IAmMuslim. The campaign aims to challenge the prevalent attitudes of Islamophobia and racism. The campaign serves as[…]
On Sunday, thousands of runners participated in the much anticipated Metropolitan Slave Route Challenge. The Slave Route Challenge is an event that honours South Africa’s heritage. Each registered participant runs in honour of one of the 8000 men, women, and children who are symbolic to South Africa’s history. The 8000[…]
An elderly Bo-Kaap resident fought the fierce Cape Town weather conditions in her dilapidated home in Bo-Kaap for 50 years. The struggle for 79 year old, Latiefa Fagodien is now over after the City of Cape Town offered to renovate her home and assist her in the process for complete[…]
The Lady Aisha College will be hosting a private film screening to showcase the winners of the Itouch Course. On 9 August 2015, the Itouch foundation launched the Feroza Adam Legacy project, which is an initiative that focuses on; gender, body image, freedom of speech, productions, screenings, media training, and[…]
After the recent bombings in Aleppo, Al-Imdaad foundation has increased humanitarian aid to the territory and has extended relief to medical assistance. The organization is, therefore, urging all community members to assist with alleviating the situation on the ground. “After the recent bomb onslaught we had to intensify our relief,[…]
Ramadan is nearing and if you are in need of some spiritual upliftment, Islamic Relief will be hosting their annual Evening of Inspiration. This nasheed concert series is set to take place in Cape Town on Saturday 7 May from 19h30 until 21h00 at the Hugo Lambrecht Music Auditorium in[…]
As this year marks the 60th anniversary of the women’s march to the union buildings, an all-women boat will set-sail for the Gaza Strip in an effort to break the siege through ‘women-power’. In preparation for the departure, the organizers are calling on all South Africans to support the endeavour.[…]
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