With students heading back for the first day of school on Wednesday, many institutions have set the objective of building on the successes of the previous year. After missing out on a 100% pass rate by one learner for two successive years, Strand-based Madrasatur Rajaa High School finally achieved the[…]
A 27 year-old man drowned at Melkbaai, Strand in Cape Town on Saturday, the National Sea Rescue Institute said on Saturday. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon in a statement said at around 15:20 the NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew assisted Strand Lifesaving, Law Enforcement Marine, Western Cape Government Health EMS, ER24[…]
Strand beachgoers watched with noses pinched on Wednesday as bulldozers slowly dragged a whale carcass out of the water. Initially one bulldozer was called in to pull the 14m humpback whale off a reef, the city’s environmental corporate governance director, Gregg Oelofse, said. He said two more bulldozers had to[…]
The leadership of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) gathered at the Jamiah Masjid on Saturday in a bid to honour religious stalwarts within the historic Islamic community in Strand, amongst them the late Sheikh Yusuf Karaan. The event, which also doubled as a community outreach initiative, sought to recognise the[…]
Striking Numsa workers are “definitely not” behind the attack on an Intercape bus which led to the deaths of two people, the union’s provincial secretary Vuyo Lufele said on Wednesday. The union had been “amicably engaging” with the company for the past three weeks and Lufele believed it was in[…]
Western Cape police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder after two people were killed and several others were injured when petrol bombs were thrown at an Intercape bus near Lwandle on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said no arrests had been made since[…]
Acting Cape Town mayor Brett Heron has condemned the attack on an Intercape bus in Strand in which two people died. Herron appealed to residents to come forward with information. “At this stage the reason behind this callous act is still unknown,” he said in a statement. Two men were[…]
A Strand mother of two, who was allegedly shot in the head by her police officer boyfriend, is in a critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery. Warrant Officer Nevell du Toit, 44, shot Zaheda Peters, 32, at her home in Dolphin Street in Strand at about 05:00 on Monday.[…]
Scholars who worked with and under the late Maulana Yusuf Karaan have shared special anecdotes reflecting the character of the former imam of the Jamia Masjid in Strand. Maulana Karaan passed away on Sunday morning following a long illness, with ulema and community members coming out in their droves from[…]
Eulogies are streaming in following the passing of one of South Africa’s most respected and influential scholars, Maulana Yusuf Karaan. The MJC stalwart passed away om Sunday morning at the age of 79, having long battled illness. There were emotional scenes in Strand on Sunday afternoon as Maulana Karaan was[…]
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