Following a call for family and friends to claim his deceased body, Salie Hendricks was finally laid to rest at Johnstone Road cemetery on Thursday just after 12pm. Hendricks body had been laying at a non-Muslim parlour for nine days after he died in Somerset West hospital last week. The[…]
With a growing concern around youth in gang and drug afflicted communities during the winter school holidays, the Western Cape Government has launched a youth holiday programme aimed at ensuring pupils are exposed to recreational and educational opportunities. During a joint press briefing with other departments at the Provincial Legislature[…]
Aid organisation Gift of the Givers has agreed to assist the McGown family in securing Stephen McGown’s release. “It is well understood that in situations like these there are no guarantees of success. It has been a very tough and trying time for the family having waited 3 years and[…]
With doctors in South Africa facing an uphill battle to find life-saving organ donations, there remains a tremendous amount of uncertainty amongst Muslims on the Islamic perspective on this controversial issue. According to one scholar, it is permissible to be an organ donor on the condition that the person can[…]
Eskom is facing major opposition in its bid to attain a 24.78% electricity tariff increase, aimed at “covering vital costs”. The embattled power utility provider is currently involved in a series of public hearings before the National Energy Regulator of SA (nersa), seeking an additional 9.58% increase to an already[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) on Wednesday announced a ground-breaking initiative in partnership with the City of Cape Town that will seek to ease the process of establishing mosques, prayer spaces and Islamic institutions across the city. Through the project, land will be made available in areas where prayer facilities[…]
A Muslim man who passed away last week may be given a pauper’s burial, if his next–of-kin is not located soon. The 65 year old man, identified as Salie Hendricks according ID documents, died at Somerset Hospital a few days ago. He apparently lived on the street and was then[…]
Residents in the Manenberg area say the GF Jooste hospital has become the recent hotspot for criminals and have expressed concern around their safety. The severely under-resourced hospital closed two years ago for an upgrade in order to better services to the surrounding area. Residents say the existing structure is[…]
Despite warnings from Israeli authorities that it will seek to intercept a Gaza-bound fleet harbouring pro-Palestinian activists, the Freedom Flotilla III has now set sail for the besieged coastal strip. The initiative is the third in a series of attempts to break through an Israeli enforced blockade on Gaza, in[…]
The Media Review Network (MRN) has written an open letter to the Chinese government and embassy regarding the human rights violations against the Uyghur Muslims. The Ambassador TIAN Xuejun The Peoples Republic of China Sir The Media Review Network South Africa (MRN) is an advocacy group concerned with human rights[…]
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