Thousands of Capetonians will flock to the CBD over the next few days for the Cape Malay Choirs Parade and the Cape Town Street Parade. With most of the city expected to be congested, residents and motorists are advised to take note of the temporary road closures that will be
Some of South Africa’s top comedians have joined forces with Islamic Relief South Africa (IRSA) to help get 2,000 orphans and vulnerable children ready for the 2018 school year. “A Lekker Comedy Show” will run for two nights – Friday 29th and Saturday 30th December – at the Academia Auditorium
After serving more than eight decades as a vital cornerstone in the building of the Muslim community in Lansdowne, the Shukrul Mubeen masjid is celebrating it’s 85th anniversary in December with a number of different events in the upcoming weekend. Shukrul Mubeen Mosque, in York road, was established in 1932, when residents
After leaving audiences captivated during his first visit to South Africa last year, Egyptian nasheed powerhouse Mostafa Atef is back in the Mother City. Atef will wow Capetonians with the sweetest, melodious and inspiring Nasheed from decades before to the all new tracks from his latest CD. He is well
VOC’s festival convening team will meet on Monday evening to discuss concerns raised by stallholders after the cancellation of the festival yesterday. In an unprecedented move, organisers called off the festival at Vyigeskraal stadium due to the risks posed by gale force winds, which had damaged marquees and parts of
By Tasleema Allie For the fifth year running, Mawlid SA will bring Capetonians together in the spirit of brotherhood, and unity espoused by the beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. This year’s annual celebration of the birth of the Noble Prophet (pbuh), is themed on the prophetic characteristics of
UPDATE: Organisers made a tough decision to officially cancel the VOC Summer Festival 2017, due to the gale force winds that have wrecked havoc in the Mother City. The festival, which was meant to take place at Vygieskraal stadium in Athlone this weekend, was hampered by strong, gusty winds since
As the countdown to the highly-anticipated VOC Summer Festival 2017 officially begins, the festival organisers have released key details around the upcoming event. The community festival, organised by the Voice of the Cape, attracts thousands of people from the Mother City for a weekend of events at the Vygieskraal stadium
Cape Town will witness the first females-only completion ceremony of a group of young hāfithā who will be completing various qirā-āt, under a female teacher at Darun-Na’im Masjid in Wynberg. Mu’allimah Ayesha bint Ganief Abrahams is the only female in South Africa to have attained sanad and ijāzah in the
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.
