With the number of gang and drug related crime in Manenberg soaring, the provincial government has launched a plan to keep the youth occupied during the coming school holidays. The announcement came on Tueday morning when the Youth Safety and Religious partnership programme hosted a breakfast in Manenberg to discuss[…]
Following an ultimatum calling for the South African government to provide answers on the imprisonment of the Shaykh Abdu Salaam Bassiouni, the Legal Resources Cen¬tre (LRC) is now pursuing legal action on behalf of the Bassiouni family. The family feel aggrieved by the government’s efforts, alleging that the Department of[…]
Patients at a Gift of the Givers run hospital in Darkoush in northern Syria will be relocated to Turkey, following an airstrike on Monday. Medical staff and patients were jolted by the missile, which was fired 300 metres away from the Ar Rahma Hospital. While there were no injuries or[…]
US Grammy-winning rapper and R&B singer Lauryn Hill has canceled her upcoming Israeli gig following calls by the global Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and her fans and supporters. The former lead vocalist of The Fugees made the announcement via her official Facebook page. Several Israeli Jews were part[…]
The Student Representative Council’s (SRC) of five of South African universities have joined the academic and cultural boycott of Israel. This was announced at a joint press conference with Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS South Africa) at UNISA on Monday. The universities, UNISA, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Durban University[…]
“I believe that when we laugh together we can break those stereotypes, barriers and those different ideas we may think we have about one another, and really open up to learn from each other.” So says Muslim American comedian, Omar Regan who is leading the pack of stand-up comics in[…]
The president of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) has hailed an exciting weekend for the union, as several members were officially elected for a two-year term to the body’s national executive committee. With a sizable percentage of members having gathered this past weekend at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) for[…]
“The most important fact of diving is never to get into the water alone,” says Haroon Osman, a professional scuba diver and instructor. The adrenalin seeking entrepreneur was commenting on the attack on Cape Town’s Mathieu Dasnois who escaped becoming shark bait near Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape.[…]
The following is a transcript of the Jumuah khutbah delivered by Imam Rashied Omar from Claremont Main Road Mosque on Friday 1 May, Workers Day. Since this jumu’ah service takes place on Workers Day, it is fitting for us to reflect on the struggle of workers for dignity and a[…]
A South African couple were rescued and have found safety with Gift of the Givers (GOTG) in Kathmandu on Saturday after going for days without shelter or food. Speaking to VOC from Nepal, the relief agency’s founder, Dr Imtiyaaz Sooliman said when Mike Sherman and Kate Ahrends were rescued they[…]
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