There were mixed reactions from divided Bo-Kaap residents following a march by EFF supporters who issued an ultimatum to a pair of brothers accused of sexually abusing a relative, to move out of the area. On Saturday, around 50 EFF members joined a small group of residents calling themselves Bo-Kaap Youth, who marched to the houses of twin brothers Goosain and Gasant Emeran, 85, to support the young woman who […]
Prominent student activist Fasiha Hassan says Imam Abdullah Haron is testament to the fact that the practise of Islam should not be separate to one’s activism. She was addressing a packed crowd at Solly and Zahrah Noor auditorium at Islamia College last night, for the annual Imam Haron Memorial lecture. The former Imam of Stegman Road Mosque in Claremont died in police detention on 27 September 1969. “One being involved […]
The South African Communist Party's (SACP) General Secretary, Blade Nzimande, is concerned about the escalation of gender-based violence in the country. His comment follows a rise in the number of women and children who have been abused, raped or killed in recent weeks. Speaking in Ekurhuleni where the SACP has convened a national Imbizo, Nzimande says urgent solutions should be found to end the problem. He says, "We cannot pretend […]
By Melanie Sauer Newly appointed head of the Mitchells Plain Cluster Community Police Forum, Lucinda Evans, is a force to be reckoned with, and has big plans to end gender-based and gang-related violence in the Mitchell's Plain and surrounding areas. The Mitchells Plain community and surrounding areas is in safe hands, as the former Steenberg CPF chairwoman and founder of NGO organisations, Philisa Abafazi Bethu (Heal Our Women), steps into […]
A youth summit organised by civil society and inter-faith organisations will be held during the international 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence on 10 December 2016 at The Castle of Good Hope. The youth summit is an initiative advocated by Madina Institute, Centre for Non-violence and Peace Studies, United Nations Association of South Africa and Cape Town YMCA, with the support of various NGO’s and corporate sponsors 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.
