Al Jama-ah Archives - Voice of the Cape

The ANC’s Dada Morero is now poised to be elected the next mayor of the City of Johannesburg

By Kouthar Sambo The ANC's Dada Morero is now poised to be elected the next mayor of the City of Johannesburg. The mayoral committee member for Finance has emerged as the African National Congress (ANC) top choice for the role, following the resignation of Kabelo Gwamanda under intense pressure from opposition parties and civil society. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Tuesday, political analyst Redgy Nkosi, said parties realised that the […]

14 August 2024

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Al Jama-ah’s second MP: “The party will not be silent in parliament when it comes to liberation and freedom of the Palestinians”

By Kouthar Sambo The political party Al Jama-ah announced the swearing-in of its second member of Parliament, Advocate Shameemah Salie, who was sworn in on Monday in the Speaker's Boardroom at Parliament. The first post was attributed to its leader, Hon Ganief Hendricks, who is now the newly appointed Deputy Minister of Social Development. The party claimed to have experienced some "internal challenges" when it initially advocated for the second […]

2 July 2024

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“We would like Al Jama-ah keeping a close eye on the Department of International Relations and Cooperations (DIRCO)”

By Kouthar Sambo Various political parties have reached a consensus to form part of the Government of National Unity (GNU). This comes after two weeks of intense engagements with 18 parties that have seats in the National Assembly. Further to this Ganief Hendricks, the founder and leader of Al Jama-ah, the only Muslim political party to join the GNU, confirmed the party would be forming part of the GNU. Al […]

24 June 2024

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Al Jama-ah’s Ganief Hendricks has called on the South African Police to take action against the two Jewish bodies based in Cape Town

By Kouthar Sambo Yesterday Al Jama-ah’s Ganief Hendricks has called on the South African Police to take action against the two Jewish bodies residing in Cape Town. This comes after the members were believed to have propagated racism and the violation of the International Law that South Africa has signed. “It is a criminal offense to support racism and apartheid Israel. The United Nations Resolution on Apartheid makes it mandatory […]

24 May 2023

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Today marks International Workers’ Day

Al Jama-ah Leader, Ganief Hendricks says decent work is at the heart of the party’s Workers’ Day message. Hendricks says decent work is something that was close to the hearts of the late stalwarts Nelson Mandela and his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Monday marks International Workers’ Day which is celebrated all over the world. Hendrick says South Africa should be one of the leading countries in the world to promote decent work […]

1 May 2023

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Al Jama-ah’s Thapelo Amad is Johannesburg’s new mayor

Just a day after the Democratic Alliance’s Mpho Phalatse was removed as mayor of Johannesburg through a no-confidence vote, councillors at the Johannesburg City Council cast their votes for a new mayor. Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad is the transitional Johannesburg mayor. He won by 138 votes, while the Phalatse received 81 and and Action SA’s Funzi Ngobeni was supported by 46 councillors. They were nominated earlier on Friday. "I am […]

28 January 2023

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The ANC’s Dada Morero is now poised to be elected the next mayor of the City of Johannesburg

Al Jama-ah’s second MP: “The party will not be silent in parliament when it comes to liberation and freedom of the Palestinians”

“We would like Al Jama-ah keeping a close eye on the Department of International Relations and Cooperations (DIRCO)”

Al Jama-ah’s Ganief Hendricks has called on the South African Police to take action against the two Jewish bodies based in Cape Town

Today marks International Workers’ Day

Al Jama-ah’s Thapelo Amad is Johannesburg’s new mayor

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