Daanyaal Matthews

Iran’s ambassador to South Africa, Mansour Shakib Mehr, has thanked South Africa for its continued support of the Islamic Republic. Speaking at a press conference hosted by the Cape Town Ulema Board, Mehr emphasised the importance of South Africa’s support, arguing that the country’s repeated statements of condemnation have assisted the Iranian cause. Since the onset of the conflict on 28 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Department of International […]

US Ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell, has been strongly criticised by politicians in the republic following his review of strained US–South African relations at a recent BizNews conference. In his address, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the relationship between the United States and South Africa, noting that the republic is the largest exporter to the US in sub-Saharan Africa, but that the relationship requires “reciprocity”. Bozell posits that […]

By Oyisa George The Western Cape High Court has directed parties locked in a dispute over a proposed Muslim mortuary at Mowbray Cemetery to enter into formal mediation, stressing the need to preserve community cohesion during the month of Ramadan. Judge Gayaat Da Silva-Salie said the matter, although presented as a legal challenge involving the interpretation of a restrictive clause and the validity of a constitutional amendment, carries broader implications […]