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Has the Muslim community in the province abandoned “pro-Palestine” parties and helped the DA secure its victory?

By Kouthar Sambo The general election results from 29th May 2024 reflect that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has garnered the majority vote in the Western Cape. Subsequently, this outcome has raised eyebrows on whether the Muslim community in the province abandoned "pro-Palestine" parties and helped the DA secure its victory. Speaking on VOC’s PM Drive on Thursday, the South African Muslim Network Faisel Suleman (SAMNET) said the DA in the […]

14 June 2024

News

Experts concerned over ‘disproportionate’ covid-19 deaths in local Muslim community

Medical and other experts have expressed concern over what they say is a “disproportionate rate of deaths from Covid-19 in the Muslim community compared to their population size nationally”. According to the health department 6, 670 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday, which brought the confirmed cumulative number of infections to 559, 858. However, of that number 689 are Muslim deaths due to coronavirus. Dr Uzayr Muhammad explained on […]

10 August 2020

News

SAMNET: ‘Islamophobia taught in the police force?’

With South Africans four weeks into the national lockdown implemented to stop the spread of COVID-19, 41 congregants were arrested at the weekend in separate parts of the country for apparently disobeying lockdown regulations. On Saturday, in a video that has gone viral, police intruded on a group of Muslim congregants that had gathered to pray in Mpumalanga, while 17 worshippers were handcuffed inside a building in Pretoria west on […]

28 April 2020

News

Close Israeli embassy and implement BDS, say pro-Palestine groups

Remarks by the SA Jewish Board of Deputies, the SA Zionist Federation and the Democratic Alliance (DA) criticizing the South African government’s decision to withdraw South Africa’s ambassador to Israel has raised the ire of the pro-Palestinian movement. On Monday, the Department of International Relations announced it would be withdrawing Ambassador Sisa Ngombane in protest against the Israeli government’s open fire policy on unarmed Palestinian civilians in Gaza, protesting during […]

17 May 2018

News

Anger over Lotus FM presenter’s comments on Islam

The South African Muslim Network (Samnet) has lodged a complaint with the SABC and Human Rights Commission over alleged comments made by a Lotus FM presenter, accused of being Islamophobic. In a Facebook post, Pauline Sangham allegedly stated that “Islam is a false religion based upon a false book and written by a false prophet’. Following the outcry on social media, she claimed that her account had been hacked. Sangham, […]

19 March 2018

News

National Open Mosque Day on Heritage Day

As South Africans mark Heritage Day on Sunday 24th September, there are calls for the Muslim community to open up their sacred spaces to people of other faiths to demystify Islam and encourage interfaith learning and tolerance. The idea was sparked by the South African Muslim Network (Samnet), as an initiative to educate South Africans on Islam and Muslims. National Mosque Open Day will be marked on Sunday between 2pm […]

23 September 2017

News

Muslims urged to make submissions to SABC

The South African Muslim Network (Samnet) is urging the broader Muslim community to make submissions on the editorial policy of the SABC. These submissions will form the basis of making improvements and changes to the news and current affairs policy and content. Samnet , which has been monitoring the SABC for the past few years, believes the broadcaster has “skewed news coverage” on all SABC platforms. The lobby group says […]

18 August 2017

News

SAMNET: Enough to corruption and cronyism

In a move that shocked South Africans, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday dropped the much debated fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two former South African Revenue Service (SARS) employees, Oupa Magashula and Ivan Pillay. While many commentators have welcomed the news, the NPA has in turn received a barrage of criticism for its initial decision to charge Gordhan and his co-accused, a decision that opposition parties […]

1 November 2016

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