The City of Cape Town estimates damage amounting to more than R4 million was caused during Thursday’s protest by striking taxi drivers. Last week, fuming motorists were caught in intense traffic disruptions while public-transport commuters were left stranded, as members of taxi associations CATA and CODETA boarded their taxi's and slowly made their way to the CBD along the N2. There, they handed a memorandum of demands to the WC […]
A portion of Clifton Fourth Beach remains closed to the public due to sewage flowing onto the beach. The City of Cape Town announced via a statement on Sunday, that various departments have been activated to tend to a sewer pump station failure. A berm has been constructed to prevent wastewater, which began pooling on the beach, from contaminating the seawater. According to the City, repairs to the pump station […]
INTERNATIONAL Three Muslim American citizens filed a lawsuit against federal immigration authorities on Thursday alleging that nearly every time they returned to the US from abroad they were stopped and questioned about their religion. The three US citizens alleged they would be subject to secondary screenings by border officers, during which they were asked questions including whether they were Muslim, whether they were Sunni or Shia, which mosque they attend, and how […]
INTERNATIONAL The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), concluding that the situation in Israel and the occupied territories amounts to apartheid. In a 19-page report submitted to the body on Tuesday, Michael Lynk said Israeli Jews and Palestinians lived "under a single regime which differentiates its distribution of rights and benefits on the basis of national and ethnic identity, and […]
INTERNATIONAL Western leaders have gathered in Brussels for the NATO summit, where the transatlantic defence alliance’s leaders will agree to ramp up military forces on Europe’s eastern flank. The back-to-back emergency meetings of NATO, the Group of Seven and the European Union are taking place on Thursday to draw up plans to ramp up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters a second month. Joe Biden, the […]
INTERNATIONAL Palestinian residents of the Naqab (Negev) say they are fearful due to the formation of armed Jewish vigilante groups amid heightened tensions in the area. The Barel Rangers unit, a Jewish civilian group, was formally launched on Sunday by a former Israeli police officer, Almog Cohen, claiming inadequate police governance in the southern region. Made up of volunteers, the group “will undergo training in fighting terror” and “show its […]
Prayers have poured in from across the globe after popular US street imam, Sheikh Uthman Ibn Farooq, was stabbed during a lecture in San Diego. One of his students made the announcement on social media earlier, stating that the imam was targeted for his street dawah for which he often receives threats. The extent of his injuries is unknown but he is believed to be in stable condition. The Sheikh […]
LOCAL Western Cape police say calm has been restored to Robertson in the Boland. This follows violence between farmworkers from Lesotho and Zimbabwean on the allocation of jobs. Lesotho nationals accuse Zimbabweans of getting more jobs. Around 200 people, mostly women and children, were forced to evacuate the Nkqubela township and seek refuge at a local police station. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says the women and children have since returned home. […]
LOCAL American-based subscription streaming service Netflix has committed R929 million to the South African filming industry. The company made its commitment at the fourth South Africa Investment Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The conference, which was inaugurated in 2018, is looking for R1.2 trillion in investment commitments for the next five years. Shola Sanni is Netflix public policy director for Sub- Saharan Africa says, “So, we […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
