Cape Town's dire water shortage has prompted local ulema to call on the Muslim community to reflect on the challenges facing the ummah and seek answers through repentance and prayer. Following level 3B water restrictions coming into effect last month, Mayor Patricia de Lille has declared Cape Town a disaster area. With the reality that Capetonians have less than 110 days of useable water left, the Muslim Judicial Council has called for […]
A ceasefire has been declared in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, a rebel bastion near Damascus, to run from midnight last Sunday to March 20, Russia's defence ministry said. "A 'regime of silence' has been introduced from 00:01 on March 6 to 23:59 on March 20 (Damascus time) in the area of Eastern Ghouta," the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. It added that "no violations" had so far been reported. […]
Explosions and ongoing gunfire were reported inside a military hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials said. Defence ministry officials said the attack started with a blast at the front gate of the Sardar Daud Khan hospital in the Wazir Akbar Khan area in the centre of the city on Wednesday. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the defence ministry, told Al Jazeera that a number of fighters entered the hospital, the […]
Justice Minister Michael Masutha will on Wednesday morning brief the Portfolio Committee on International Relations on the court ruling on South Africa's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes as South Africa starts the process to revoke its intention to withdraw from the ICC. The United Nations (UN) has yet to confirm receipt of the note, but the South African Mission has confirmed the move. The note to […]
Police have not ruled out the possibility that the heist at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday evening was an inside job, Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi told News24 on Wednesday. "We can’t rule out anything. Please give us time to investigate. We still have to meet with Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) and conduct security checks. It’s still premature to make any pronouncements." A total of R24 million was […]
Capetonians are finally using less than 800 million litres of water per day, the city said on Monday. They used an average of 783 million litres per day over the past week, saving 40 million litres of water per day since February 26. On Friday, Mayor Patricia de Lille declared the city a disaster area. The declaration would be valid for three months, but could be extended on a month-to-month […]
The crisis over the invalid Cash Paymaster Services contract has been resolved with a brand new contract between it and Sassa, the Social Development Department said in Cape Town on Monday. “On the first [of April] we start a new contract, but with the same service provider,” SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) project leader Zodwa Mvulane said at a briefing in Cape Town. “We do not have to go to […]
US civil rights groups have condemned President Donald Trump's revised immigration order as a "Muslim ban" in all but name, and vowed to keep fighting it in court. The order signed on Monday bans citizens from six majority-Muslims countries from entering the US for 90 days and also halts the country's refugee programme for 120 days. Major changes compared to the previous order that was blocked by judges are that […]
President Jacob Zuma has urged leaders from over 20 countries attending the Indian Ocean Rim Association summit (IORA) to support small and medium enterprises as catalysts for increased economic growth and job creation. He was speaking at the IORA leaders' summit which Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially opened in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Tuesday morning. The two day meeting is attended by over 20 countries bordering the Indian Ocean. […]
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.
