By Rachel Mohamed The Cape Mazaar Society, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), and the Muslim Cemetery Board have condemned the vandalism that occurred at the Mowbray cemetery, specifically at the Kramat of Sayed Moegsien Bin Alawie (R.A). The damage to the Kramat includes the removal of burglar bars, ceiling cornices, and electrical wiring. The community has been urged to come forward with any information related to this incident. Speaking on […]
By Kouthar Sambo Following a voicenote doing the rounds on WhatsApp, claiming that all Muslim cemeteries are flooded due to the inclement weather conditions, and therefore, will not be conducting burials, the Secretary of the Muslim Judicial Council's (MJC) Burial Administration and Chairperson of the Muslim Cemetery Board Faizal Sayed declared the news as fake. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show earlier this morning, Sayed confirmed that no burials have been […]
The Moslem Cemetery Board has made a decision to temporarily close the Mowbray Cemetery for visits with immediate effect and until further notice. The Cemetery will be open for the purpose of funerals only subject to Covid-19 protocols. It comes after the cemetery experienced an underground pipe burst located near the centre of the grounds. The burst pipe led to copious amounts of water flooding in the cemetery for days […]
For the first time in several months, Muslims can now ziyarat (visit) their deceased loved ones at Mowbray cemetery. The cemetery had been open only for burials, amid stringent COVID-19 lockdown regulations imposed by the government to curtail the spread of the virus. Due to a decline in Covid-19 cases and the stabilization of hospitalizations and fatalities, the South African government announced the easing of Alert Level 2 last week. […]
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.
