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‘Tiene Muharram’ Bo-Kaap march set to celebrate Madrassa teachers

By Aneeqa du Plessis With Muslims across South Africa set to commemorate the 10th of Muharram 1445AH celebrations, Bo-Kaap in the Cape Town CBD will host their annual ‘Tiene Muharram’ march on Sunday (July 30th, 2023). This year’s event hosted by Boorhaanol Islam alongside the Tana Baru Trust is set to commemorate teachers. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Friday, Secretary of the Boorhaanol Islam Movement and Co-ordinator of the […]

today24 July 2023

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Tana Baru sale threatens to divide a family

By Thakira Desai With intentions to sell a pocket of prime land on the Tana Baru cemetery threatening to divide a local Muslim family, certain members of the family remain resolute that erven 677 and 681 will be sold. The family members are adamant that the land in question does not form part of the historically documented Tana Baru cemetery. The sale by public auction of the two erven of […]

today20 June 2018

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Sale of Tana Baru land called off, for now

The sale by public auction of two erven of sacred land on the oldest Muslim cemetery in South Africa has been cancelled by the Claremart Auction Group. Claremart previously announced that it was instructed by the current title holders to sell two erven on the historical Tana Baru site, located off Longmarket Street. The decision comes amid increased public pressure by the Tana Baru Trust and the Bo-Kaap community to […]

today11 June 2018

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Tanu Baru Trust determined to stop sale of heritage Bo-Kaap land

The fight to preserve Bo-Kaap’s heritage now faces another obstacle – with the potential auctioning of two pockets of land at the historic Tana Baru cemetery. As Bo-Kaap residents wage an ongoing battle against gentrification and the burden of high municipal tariffs, it now faced with the reality that two erven of the sacred land could be auctioned at the end of June . According to Tana Baru Trust, Claremart will […]

today8 June 2018

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