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Anonymous donor gifts all expenses paid Hajj trip to VOC Stalwart
By: Aneeqa du Plessis With the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijjah a stone’s throw away, aspiring Hujaaj [pilgrims] for the year 1443/2022 have begun their preparations for the auspicious journey. But, for Voice of the Cape’s (VOC) loyal supporter, Shamshudeen Paulsen, 55, affectionately known as Shamsu, this is more than fulfilling[…]
COCT announces ‘noise nuisances’ by-law will not apply to places of worship
The City of Cape Town has announced that the ‘noise nuisances’ section of its Streets, Public Places, and Prevention of Noise Nuisances By-Law will not apply to places of worship ‘operating within appropriate zoning’. On Thursday, the City updated its Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on noise-related complaints to handle matters[…]
Trafalgar High School bags another win at Table Bay Zone Athletics
Trafalgar High School, one of the oldest schools in District Six, bagged another win at the Table Bay Zone Athletics on Wednesday. The athletics consisted of 99 athletes from across the Cape. Principal Salwah Southgate says “I am so proud of them. It was good to see them participate. It’s[…]
Capetonians come out in hundreds in support of Palestinian cause
Capetonians opposed to Israel’s ethnic cleansing, took to the streets in their hundreds today as several protests merged into one demonstration outside of Parliament. Clad in the colours of the Palestinian flag, protestors fervently chanted slogans of condemnation against Zionist Israel and expressed support for the Palestinian cause. It follows[…]
Backyard dwellers to oppose COCT interdict seeking removal from D6 land
The fate of a group of evicted backyard dwellers illegally occupying land in District Six is uncertain. It comes as the City of Cape Town was granted an interdict against the demonstrators, who are demanding housing. Several families from across Cape Town set up camp on the land earmarked for[…]
Court slams former minister for “abusing” the system in D6 case
Former Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has been dealt another court blow over her handling of the District Six land restitution project. The Labour Court on Monday handed Nkoana-Mashabane a third personal costs order against her, for refusing to take responsibility for her “reckless and grossly negligent”[…]
‘We must carry on the baton of Dr Nagia’
Judge Siraj Desai says South Africa must carry on the baton of Dr Anwah Nagia and continue the fight for social and economic equality. He was addressing mourners at a tribute programme in honour of Dr Nagia at the Zeenatul Islam masjid on Tuesday before he was laid to rest[…]
Dr Anwah Nagia: SA loses a colossal figure in human rights activism
A giant voice within the Cape Muslim community has fallen silent. Dr Anwah Nagia, one of Cape Town’s foremost human rights activists, businessman, philanthropist and a champion of the rights of the poor and disenfranchised. died at the age of 62 years old on Monday. He has spent the past[…]
‘The D6 museum is a home in CT’, says director on potential closure
The iconic District Six Museum in the Cape Town CBD may be forced to close its doors after a quarter of a decade due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business. Speaking to VOC Breakfast Beat on Monday morning, acting director and head of the archives at[…]
Bo Kaap athaan complaint prompts anger over city’s by-laws
Calls to exempt religious activity from the City of Cape Town’s noise and nuisance by-laws are mounting after a complaint was lodged over the sounding of the athaan at Nural Huda masjid in Leeuwen Street last week. The mosque said this was the second time a complaint was reported and[…]