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President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially approved the full implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. Speaking during a signing ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria this past September, Ramaphosa announced a temporary three-month delay for implementing two...
The Western Cape has experienced 56 fatal crashes between the 2nd and 15th of December, leading to 62 deaths. This worrying increase in fatalities reflects a broader national trend. To improve road safety, 85 national traffic officials have been deployed...
The Municipal Employees Pension Fund has announced that 97 percent of the two-pot claims received have been successfully processed and paid out. Mathawe Matsapola from the fund stated that the remaining 3 percent, which accounts for 113 members, has not...
Stellenbosch University stated that the Western Cape Department of Education’s Back-on-Track program has achieved significant success in helping certain learners recover from the substantial learning losses experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Servaas van der Berg reported that Grade 7...
The Automobile Association (AA) has warned that unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) points to a combination of fuel price increases and decreases for January 2025. While unleaded petrol prices are expected to rise slightly, diesel and illuminating...
This weekend, several children attending madrassa in Heinz Park will be treated to a day of festive cheer, thanks to community activist Moegamat Mohammed. Mohammed shared more about the initiative: “This time of the year, places are closing, and for...
Three UN workers from the World Food Program (WFP) were killed in an overnight attack on their office in Sudan’s Blue Nile state, the Sudanese government said on Friday, Anadolu news agency reported. According to a statement issued by the Sudanese Foreign...
By Kouthar Sambo “On International Human Solidarity Day, Hamas calls for intensified pressure on the Zionist entity to cease its aggression, terrorism against Gaza, & to strengthen global solidarity with Palestinian people.” This is according to the Palestinian resistance group,...
By Kouthar Sambo Early reports indicate that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has launched attacks against resistance fighters in Jenin, West Bank. Dr. Ramzy Baroud, an academic and analyst, argued that the PA is escalating violence against resisting Palestinians in an...
By Kouthar Sambo Numerous critics and analysts have argued that Israel’s current move to expand its ongoing aggression to the Middle East is part of its plan to establish a “Greater Israel”. Some have argued that Hamas’ attack on October...
By Kouthar Sambo Khaled Nabhan, who went viral for calling out to his three-year-old granddaughter as “the soul of my soul” after she was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year (2023), was killed on Monday (16 December 2024) in...
By Kouthar Sambo “Footage of stray dogs devouring bodies of martyrs in northern Gaza, under the watch of occupation soldiers, reveals the extent of their brutal, sadistic, inhumane behavior.” This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The statement...
By Kouthar Sambo Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for the France-Israel soccer match following the Amsterdam violence. Paris police confirmed on Sunday that 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and...
By Ragheema Mclean In preparation for the highly anticipated clash between South Africa’s Springboks and New Zealand’s All Blacks on Saturday, 7 September 2024, the City of Cape Town has announced an expanded free park and ride service for match...
By Ragheema Mclean The game of pool, long regarded as a male-dominated sport, is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation. Across the globe, a growing number of women are breaking through barriers, demonstrating exceptional skill, and gaining recognition on the...
Rugby world champions, the Springboks, have finally broken their winning drought against Australia in Brisbane. And they did so in spectacular fashion. In their first Rugby Championship clash this season, the South Africans demolished the Wallabies 33-7 in the Queensland...
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen On Saturday, 29 June 2024, cricket fans around the globe will witness the T20 World Cup final clash between South Africa and India at Barbados’ Kensington Oval. This historic match marks South Africa’s debut in Bridgetown, with...
Hashim Amla’s retirement from cricket has finally ended one of the most glorious careers in cricketing history. The ‘Mighty Hash”, or the ‘Silent Assassin’ (so named by the great West Indian fast bowler, Michael Holding), has been an enigma ever...
In October 1973, newly elected Delaware Senator Joe Biden visited Israel on his first official overseas trip and met Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The 30-year-old was visibly moved as Meir explained what she said was Israel’s militarily dangerous situation...
Alittle magazine on the fringes of the French media mainstream continues to polarise public debate not just in France, but across the Muslim world. Their pitiable cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad have provided fodder to populists on both sides of...
By Abdullah al Majali We have lived to see Arabs enter Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli protection. It is shameful. Is there any real difference between an Arab delegation visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque under Israeli protection and hordes of extremist Israeli settlers...
This is an obituary for Islamic calligrapher Dr Sulayman Nordien, who passed away on the 5 September 2020. My first personal encounter with Dr Nordien was in my early twenties when my father set up a meeting with him to...
Our community is beset with a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart of our communal will. This crisis is evident in the erosion of what could be termed as eradication of the social...
I think it is time to take the Moulana Dawood Sampson debate to a different level. We have all had our outrage, our evaluations of the impact of his words, and the extent of rebuke by his peers among 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.
