The University of Cape Town (IAW) was buzzing on Thursday with students gathering on Jameson Steps on upper campus to partake in an Israeli Apartheid Week rally organized by the UCT Palestinian Solidarity Forum (PSF). The rally hosted a number of speakers all there showing their support for the Palestine. The[…]
Muslim volunteers have been called to assist with the smooth flow of this year’s haj, an event that requires detailed planning. Haj role-players are preparing the logistics for the pilgrimage in September this year, which will be unpacked at a national road-show in April. In the meantime, the South Africa[…]
The countdown to the ABSA Cape Epic, which is one of the worlds’ most prestigious cycling events, has begun. Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) along with their co-sponsor, Professional Provident Society (PPS), will be entering a development team, made up of a CPUT alumnus and a rider of promise.[…]
As Israeli Apartheid Week continues, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the South African Tamil Federation, in a show of solidarity with occupied peoples, convened a seminar that focused on the “Similarities and Challenges Facing the People of Sri-Lanka and the People of Palestine”. The discussion was led by the executive[…]
The recent murders of two teenage girls in Cape Town have sparked an emotionally charged debate around crime in South Africa and the ‘selective’ moral conscience of the public and the media. As South Africans continue to express their outrage at the brutality of these murders, a broader discussion is[…]
World renowned qari, Sheikh Abdul Majeed Al-Arkani, who hails from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is visiting South Africa for the first time this March. The sheikh is a graduate of Jaamiah Makkah Maftoohah and has recited in masaajid in; Sudan, Qatar, Ethiopia, India, Holland, Finland, and Turkey, to name a few.[…]
As we celebrate International Women’s Month much focus has been placed on the accomplishments of women around world. In an inspiring twist, WomEng, a non-profit organization that was established ten years ago, aims to encourage young females to achieve their goals and become active members of society through the engineering[…]
With an increase in fatal accidents on South African roads, the Ministry of Transport and Public Works is seeking new mechanisms to combat negligent driving. On Tuesday, the early morning peak traffic gridlock was worsened by a four-car pile-up on Jakes Gerwel Drive in Mitchells Plain. The accident claimed the[…]
Award-winning consumer journalist with The Times, Wendy Knowler, in her recent article, which is titled ‘cell phone-related fraud’ took to task the alarming rate at which banking fraud is occurring within South Africa. Knowler explained that her motivation for writing the column was the numerous reports that she received, about[…]
With increased efforts from civil society to assist drought-stricken areas across the country, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) in conjunction with the Darul-Islam Relief Fund is embarking on its own water project, titled “The Gift of Life.” The MJC and DARF through this initiative endeavours to assist in alleviating the[…]
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