With the countdown to the holy month of Ramadan, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has announced the fitra and fidya amounts for Ramadan 1436. This year, Fitra amounts to R30, equivalent to 3kg of Rice (staple food). Fidya will cost R15, which amounts to three quarters of a kilogram of[…]
The Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA) will press ahead with their legal action against Abdel Fatah el Sisi, even if he does not visit South Africa next week. The Egyptian president was expeted to be part of the African Union Summit in Johannesburg, but cancelled his trip on Thursday. Some media[…]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Thursday cancelled a trip to South Africa to attend the African Union Summit after a group of lawyers filed an official legal request for his arrest. The Egyptian president was supposed to arrive Friday in Johannesburg to lead his country’s delegation in the African[…]
South African youth and students have slammed what they call “Israel propaganda holiday trips”. This was the call at a press conference on Thursday, called by BDS South Africa and the Progressive Youth Alliance. National and provincial leaders of the ANC Youth League, SASCO, and COSAS were also in attendance[…]
The current delays in the renewal of visas can be attributed to a need for thorough investigation into applicants, according to Department of Home Affairs (DHA) official, Ronney Harhule. Since the introduction of new visa regulations at the start of this month, complaints have flooded in over the slow nature[…]
Nizaam Carr will lead the DHL Stormers into action for the first time, as the 2015 SA Conference winners face up to the Sharks in both teams’ final Vodacom Super Rugby league match of the season in Durban on Saturday (kick-off 19h10). Carr will line up at No.8 in a[…]
The Cape Malay Choir Board (CMCB) says they will not accept the proposed alternative venue suggestions from the City of Cape Town as the Good Hope Centre becomes a film studio. The City announced that the civic centre will be leased to a film company for a period of time[…]
With radicalism and extremism on the rise, global think-tanks as the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) are trying to counter violent extremism at the most basic level. Based in Geneva, GCERF has started community-level initiatives aimed at strengthening resilience against violent extremism. In the most basic terms, this[…]
With Ramadan just over a week away, many families in the community are likely to face challenges trying to ensure a plate of food or savouries on their table each evening. Despite the illusion that Ramadan serves as a period of cost cutting, Muslims are often required to fork out[…]
“All of the evidence supports a move for the UN to put Israel on its List of Shame. Despite all this evidence, which is the killing of more than 500 Palestinian children during the Gaza offensive and the attacking of schools, the secretary general of the UN has given in[…]
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