An imam at a New Jersey mosque was stabbed while leading the fajr (morning) prayer over the weekend, according to local authorities and community members. The incident took place on Sunday morning at the Omar Mosque in Paterson, New Jersey, around 5:30 am local time. When Imam Sayed Elnakib and the rest of the congregation, which included about 200 people, were kneeling for prayer, a man lunged forward with a […]
LOCAL The Correctional Services Department says it is investigating an incident in which an inmate stabbed convicted murderer, Janusz Walus at the Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria. The department says Walus, who was wounded and admitted to the prison hospital, is in stable condition. The stabbing comes just days after the Constitutional Court ruled that Walus be released on parole by Friday. The Apex Court ruled that Justice Minister Ronald […]
The Progressive Principals Association (PPA) has voiced their concerns about the increase in violence in at schools in the Mitchell's Plain area. This comes after a learner was allegedly stabbed multiple times outside the school gate on Friday. The attack ensued after an alleged altercation during the school interval. According to reports, the learner was confronted by a group of eight learners with scissors and a screwdriver after school. Rusha […]
Three learners from Atlantis high school were stabbed in a gang related incident at the school on Tuesday. It’s believed two Grade 12 learners and a Grade 11 learner were attacked by another Grade 12 learner. The incident allegedly took place at the same time of a shooting in the community behind the school. “All three victims were stabbed in the back. Two learners were stabbed thrice and the other […]
A 17-year-old pupil was stabbed to death at Leiden Secondary school in Delft on Monday morning, Western Cape police said. The boy was found with a stab wound to his chest, and he died due to his injuries, police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said. Rwexana said a fight had allegedly broken out between pupils at the school. Three pupils, aged between 16 and 18, were arrested. Police were investigating a […]
Five suspects are expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrates Court in Cape Town on Thursday for the murder of a 22-year-old man. In a statement issued by the police‚ the man died after he was stabbed by the five on December 19 in Crossroads. Officers were on patrol when they were called to the scene. “On their arrival‚ police found the victim on the ground with several stab wounds […]
Two students of the Tshwane University of Technology in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga were found lying in a pool of their own blood at the weekend., Police say the man and woman were discovered in a room at the Urban Cove student residence. “It appears the students, aged between 25 and 21, were both stabbed with a knife. The victims are believed to be in a relationship,” says a statement from 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.
