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Civil society organisations take on President over lack of energy interventions

LOCAL Sixteen civil society organisations are demanding that president Cyril Ramaphosa fast track renewable electricity generation. The groups cited a lack of ministerial response to the energy crisis facing the country. It follows similar calls from Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill Lewis, who says the president is yet to respond to viable solutions presented more than a week ago. Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, meanwhile says two […]

today22 July 2022

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SA Muslim COVID-19 task team pulls in R7 million in one week

In what is a remarkable feat, the South African Muslim community collectively raised more than R7 million in donations in week one of the national lockdown. The campaign is being spearheaded by the SA Muslims COVID-19 Response Task Team – which consists of various theological, civil society, and community organisations across the country – who have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response. The task team was initiated to […]

today3 April 2020

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CT prepares for Peoples March against Zuma

Cape Town is bracing itself for a mass march to Parliament on Monday, organised by a wide spectrum of civil society and faith based organisations under the banner of the #UniteBehind coalition. The demonstration comes before the crucial vote of no-confidence in President Zuma is due to be held in Parliament. The march aims to pressure the ANC to recall President Zuma and for all MPs to vote according to […]

today4 August 2017

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Valuable lessons of 2016

As we look back at 2016, Dr Imam Rashied Omar discusses the main events of this year in a Jumuah khutbah delivered today at the Claremont Main road masjid  We have reached the final jumu`ah service of the Gregorian Year 2016 and as we ready ourselves for the coming year, we typically reflect on the events of the past year. In reviewing the year in this khutbah, I seek to […]

today30 December 2016

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