The 11 South African nationals repatriated after escaping ISIS-held territories journeyed to Syria in the hopes of providing humanitarian aid to those in need, claims a lawyer representing the group. The return of the individuals was facilitated by the Department of International Relations and Co-operation (Dirco) after they managed to[…]
The family of the late struggle stalwart, Dullah Omar, says they are honoured after the University of the Western Cape announced it would be renaming their Community Law Centre after him. The centre was founded in 1990 under the Omar’s directorship. Omar’s sister, Rahmat Omar says, “He was well known[…]
The Manenberg Safety Forum believes the Western Cape Governments’ plans to improve Manenberg is not in the favour of the local community but rather a gimmick in the lead up to the 2016 elections. The forum’s Rugshanda Pascoe says that the organisation’s stance has always been that the local government[…]
In the ‘Id al-Fitr khutbah, delivered on Saturday 18th July on International Mandela Day, Imam Rashied Omar urges us to honour of the legacy of the pre-1964 Mandela, by taking forward the struggle for social justice and challenging the systemic and structural inequalities that are at the root of the[…]
With no plans to slow down just yet, Ahmed Kathrada has made at least 300 trips to Robben Island since his release after he was incarcerated as a political prisoner for decades of his life. This past Saturday, in Cape Town, a new book was launched by the Ahmed Kathrada[…]
The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Service has impounded more than 500 public transport vehicles during operations in the first six months of 2015. The operations conducted by the department’s Technical Services Division focused on minibus-taxis, sedan taxis and scholar transport vehicles. A total of 31 operations were conducted across the[…]
Senior judges yesterday called for a meeting with President Jacob Zuma to discuss the “general gratuitous criticism” of the judiciary by cabinet ministers and other politicians.Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, on behalf of the judges, said that although judges, like everyone else, should be susceptible to constructive criticism, that criticism should[…]
As Muslims around the global mark the month of Ramadan, young people are looking to Islamic scholars for inspiration and enlightenment during this blessed month. International scholars like Mufti Ismail Menk and others see a renewed interest in their lectures and an increase in their following on social media. Scholars,[…]
If the steep price of electricity and petrol wasn’t enough for consumers to deal with, now Metrorail commuters will fork out more for train fare. The rail company on Friday announced its intention to increase train fares country wide on July 1st 2015. In the Western Cape, the annual fare[…]
The National Hifdh Al Quran Competition was successfully concluded on Saturday at Masjid al Fath in Ottery. This is an annual competition co hosted by the MJC Department of Quranic Affairs and the Rabita International Organisation for the Memorisation of the Holy Quran based in Saudi Arabia. The winners of[…]
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