The Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute (ASRI) has launched a unique initiative with the hopes of shaping the country’s youth into individuals who will contribute towards the development and strengthening of the civil society sector. The project, entitled the ASRI Future Leaders Fellowship Program, will hope to drive young prospects towards[…]
The International Peace College of South Africa (IPSA) will this weekend launch an English translation of the works of Sheikh al-Sayyid Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki, entitled “The Way of the True Salaf”. The publication has been translated through a collaborated effort by IPSA and the University of South Africa (UNISA).[…]
VOC’s Sports Hub presenter Irafaan Abrahams was last night named as the runner –up in the sports journalist category at the Western Province Sport Awards 2015. Abrahams took the second spot, with well-known Cape Times journalist John Goliath named as the winner of the category. “I’m honoured to have been[…]
Preliminary hearings against the State have begun within the Western Cape High Court, as the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) and fellow interested parties seek to hold government to account over its failure to pass legislation that would recognise Muslim marriages within a court of law. The move seeks to compel[…]
Although the ANC has failed in a bid to have Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille removed from office, the party’s case against Zille will likely still be taken up within a court of law, according to political analyst, Abdul Waheed Patel. The ANC in the Western Cape on Tuesday failed[…]
Women and children are often subjected to more subtle cases of abuse beyond physical, with emotional and sexual trauma proving far more prevalent than most would care to assume. According to Suraiya Nawab, director and founding member of Islamic Careline, such manifestations of abuse often go under the radar because[…]
According to a report released by UNICEF, an estimated 125 million African girls are child brides. That number is expected to rise to 310 million by 2050, creating a legacy of “lost childhoods and shattered futures.” UNICEF has demanded that governments take more aggressive actions to end the practice on[…]
There was a ruckus outside the ANC’s headquarters in Cape Town this afternoon as Democratic Alliance supporters protested against alleged relations between President Jacob Zuma, Marius Fransman and gangsters on the Cape Flats. This follows reports last month that President Jacob Zuma met with known gang members to mobilise support[…]
Woolworths’ executives were on Monday forced to entertain questions from shareholders as to its continued trade links with Israeli suppliers, as pro-Palestinian activists used the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) to raise pertinent questions over its refusal to severe ties with the occupying state. Representatives from the National Coalition for[…]
While mother-to-child and adult HIV/AIDS transmission rates have both been on the decrease, the fight against the deadly disease remains as challenging as ever. Tuesday 1 December marked World AIDS Day – a day important for reflecting on South Africa’s HIV/AIDS crisis. With more than 3 million South Africans already[…]
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