The Cape High Court has ruled in favour of the Knysna Muslim Community for the construction of a mosque - the first mosque in the area. On Wednesday, Judge Daniel Dlodlo dismissed with costs, the application to set aside the construction of the place of worship. This after residents of 22 Rawson Street contested the Knysna Municipality's decision to approve an application for the construction of a mosque near the […]
The dispute between a group of Knysna residents and the Knysna Muslim Council heads to the Western Cape High court on Wednesday, after a decade of wrangling over the building of a masjid for the local Muslim community. While the Knysna Municipality has pledged its full support behind the building of the masjid by the KMC, a group of local home owners and concerned citizens have objected to the project. […]
By Thakira Desai For years, holiday makers and Muslim residents in Knysna have voiced concern at the lack of prayer facilities in the popular holiday town, but a group of local Knysna homeowners have objected the Knysna Municipality’s approval of the construction of a mosque in the area. In anticipation, Knysna Muslim Council will on March 8, 2017, be hearing the outcome of the court proceedings on whether a mosque’s […]
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.
