A campaign has been trending on Twitter urging Muslim consumers to check the label of dates that they buy for Ramadan in order to ensure that these dates do not come from Occupied Palestine (Israel). This campaign is in its sixth year and is currently run all over the United[…]
Cape Flats residents embarked on a second march within the space of two weeks, taking to the streets on Tuesday to demand government action in addressing an escalating gang and crime situation in the area. The Cape Flats has been hard hit by gang wars, violent crime, and unbridled levels[…]
Civil society activists will be out in full force for a rally on Wednesday evening, aimed at highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. The North African state and its military leader turned president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi have been the subject of both internal and external criticism following a[…]
Not everyone who travels to Syria or Iraq have intentions to join the military ranks of the armed forces of the Islamic State (ISIS). Jasmine Opperman, the director of the Terror and Analysis Consortium, told VOC News that while recruitment is taking place in South Africa, ISIS has focused their[…]
The family of slain Fatima Patel are outraged that her husband Rameez Patel was granted bail on Tuesday. The Polokwane businessman was granted a R250 000 bail following his arrest for the murder of his wife in April. His bail requirements are that he has to report to the Polokwane[…]
Capetonian Muslims may be able to breathe a little sigh of relief after Eskom assured that it was working hard to limit the possibility of load shedding during the upcoming winter months. The holy month of Ramadan is scheduled to take place during the heart of winter this year, raising[…]
As the Freedom Flotilla III sets sail for the Middle East with the intention of finally breaking the siege on the Gaza Strip, a veteran of the project has expressed hope that such activism against Israel’s oppressive regime will finally bear some fruition. This marks the third time since 2008[…]
Residents of Bonteheuwel held a meeting on Saturday with several key stakeholders in the community safety sector, in a bid to address some of their more pressing concerns. The meeting was held at Freedom Square, and had a focus on crime, gansterism and drugs. In attendance were representatives from[…]
A local task team has recently been established to tackle the growing threat that South Africans may be lured to take up ranks with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Reports recently emerged that nearly two dozen SA citizens have joined the radical group since 2014, with[…]
The City of Cape Town will be dealing with an estimated R18 million worth of damages due to the protest action after metro police managed to get a volatile service delivery protest under control by Marikana and Lower Crossroads residents in Phillipi East. The protests resulted in malicious damage to[…]
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