Press release from the CTIEC: Hundreds of Muslims converged to Cape Town to attend the “Mass Dhikr” that marks the start of the new Islamic Year (1437), a now annual gathering organised by the Habibia Soofie Masjid and considered one of the largest Muharram Dhikr gatherings in Cape Town. Saturday[…]
The South African National Halal Authority (SANHA) presented their annual audited financial reports on Sunday, and reported on the milestones and challenges regarding halal certification in their Annual General Meeting at Taronga Road Masjid Hall in Cape Town. Members of the ulema and public were welcomed with a melodious and[…]
Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa will be meeting Woolworths workers currently engaged in a protected labour strike since Monday. Over 700 workers at the Woolworths Johannesburg Distribution Centre are currently engaged in a legal labour strike since Monday. According to union representatives, various operations at the Woolworths distribution centre[…]
What She Saw by avant-garde artist Irma Stern showcases the heart of a lived Cape Malay Culture experienced by ordinary Muslim people. As the first female Africanist of the 30s and 40s to capture such interests, the exhibition a must see. “She had done this at a time when it[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has yet to appoint a new social grant service provider to manage its grant distributions, despite a March ruling by the Constitutional Court that a new tender be awarded by October 15th. The deadline was imposed after the court ruled that Sassa’s contract[…]
The South African National Halaal Authority (Sanha) says it will be living up to its founding principles when it hosts its annual general meeting (AGM) this coming weekend. In stark contrast with what is the norm amongst NGOs, Sanha will be hosting an ‘open’ AGM that can be attended by[…]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ) has revealed that it will be offering educational funding opportunities to identified victims of Apartheid, in recognition of the sacrifices such individuals made during the battle for democracy in South Africa. The department are hoping such funding will provide a better and[…]
Pro-Palestinian activists in South Africa are watching developments in the occupied territories closely, as violence spirals out of control. Thirty-two Palestinians and seven Israelis have been killed in the past two weeks of bloodshed. The Palestinian dead include 10 people armed with knives as well as children and protesters shot[…]
As the Palestinian death toll continues to rise in the latest round of clashes in the occupied territories, it seems mainstream media continues to portray the Palestinians as the instigators of this violence. Yesterday, Israeli forces shot and killed two more Palestinians, following fourteen days of violence that have already[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) on Wednesday formally strengthened its relationship with the South African Department of Defence (DOD), signing what the ulema body has described as an ‘historical and significant’ memorandum of agreement between the two sides. The agreement centres on the development of Muslim chaplains that currently serve[…]
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