Muslims for 360 years have actively struggled for recognition within the South African political process. However, following the fall of apartheid, with only one active Muslim led political party the Muslim community appears to have taken a back seat in asserting their concerns and adding value to the political progression[…]
The Freedom Charter, which outlines the vision of South Africa as dreamt by the heroes of our land, promises citizens that the people shall govern, the people shall share in the country’s wealth, the land shall belong to all, there shall be work and security, free education, and everyone shall[…]
On this day, 22 years ago, South Africa became a democratic country where non-white South Africans were granted the opportunity to vote for the very first time. Every year on April 27, we celebrate freedom day as we recall the traumatic experiences, which the apartheid government inflicted upon people of colour,[…]
The City of Johannesburg will hand over a 6 meter Nelson Mandela statue to the people of Palestine on Tuesday. Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Parks Tau, is currently in Palestine for the unveiling of the monumental statue of the former President of the Republic of South Africa and global[…]
Social media has been on fire following news that Surrey Estate imam and community activist Shaykh Irfaan Abrahams has been elected as new president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC). Maulana Igsaan Hendricks’ tenure as MJC president came to end on Saturday, after a new ‘top 5’ and executive were[…]
Outraged residents of Bonteheuwel are determined to take back their streets from gangsterism and drug pedalling after staging a march in the area on Sunday. Bonteheuwel Joint Peace Forum spokesperson Judy Kennedy says that due to high frequencies of crime infiltrating the area it has become increasingly difficult to pin[…]
Following the conclusion of the Muslim Judicial Council’s (MJC) 2016 Annual General Meeting, which took place on 23 April 2016, the MJC elections saw the inauguration of a new president, Shaykh Irfaan Abrahams. The elections also witnessed the change of the executive and the five senior positions within the MJC.[…]
BREAKING NEWS: The South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has released this year’s haj accreditation list for the year 1437. The list has been published on Sahuc’s website sahuchajjregistry.org.za and all hujjaj were notified via SMS. Successful applicants have until the 3rd of May at 11pm to accept accreditation[…]
COMMUNITY NOTICE MUSLIM JUDICIAL COUNCIL 2016 ELECTIONS 24 APRIL 2016/RAJAB 1437 All praise is due to Allah, our sustainer, protector and lord of all creation. Salutations upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa alihi wa salaam and his noble family. As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatulahi wa Barakatu Following the[…]
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Policing met with the various National and Provincial SAPS structures at the Manenberg Police Station on Friday. The aim of the meeting was to discuss police’s intervention plan to combat the scourge of gangsterism in the area. Since the start of the month, 17 people were[…]
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