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Will South Africans be Allowed to Perform Hajj in 1442/2021? SAHUC Still Waiting for Official Confirmation of Hajj Ministry
Faizel Patel – 23/05/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) With just a few month left before Hajj 1442/2021, the South...
Police Investigating Murder Case After Mr. Delivery Driver Shot Dead in Lenasia
Faizel Patel – 22/05/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Police are investigating a case of murder after a Mr Delivery...
South Africa’s Unemployment Rate on the Rise
Mohamed Ameen Dabhelia – 2016/05/11 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says unemployment in the country has risen to 26.7% in the first quarter of this year with the number of people without jobs rising by 521 000 to 5.71 million. Speaking to Radio Islam on Sabahul...
UK Police Face Backlash over ‘Allahu Akbar’ Chant during Anti-Terrorism Exercise
Faizel Patel, 2016-05-11 United Kingdom (UK) police have come under fire for a training Video which shows a masked man shouting "Allahu Akbar" before setting off an explosion at an anti-terror training exercise. Al Jazeera is reporting that the exercise at a...
Elderly Woman Claims of Abuse at Steve Biko Academic Hospital
Sameera Baba, 2016-05-10 A 52-year-old woman has allegedly been assaulted at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Tshwane Tryphina Mkwe from Sunnyside was admitted to the hospital last month for jaundice with a laparotomy scheduled for two days later. But in that...
Calls for Mabel Jansen’s Conduct to be Addressed
Umm Mohamed Umar, 2016-05-10 The African National Congress (ANC) says high court judge Mabel Jansen’s conduct should be addressed rapidly to avoid projecting a negative impression of the judiciary. Jansen has received a backlash for controversial comments she made...
Is South Africa An Ugly Racist Society?
Mohamed Ameen Dabhelia - 2016/05/10 A founding member of Media Justice says the prevalence of racism in South Africa must be acknowledged. Over the past week a number of incidents of racism and hate speech have emerged on social media platforms denouncing black South...
#IAmMuslim Campaign Aims to Combat Islamophobia
Faizel Patel, 2016-05-09 A campaign to address and confront people’s prejudices and counter the rising tide of Islamophobia is gaining momentum. NATIVE VML together with People Against Suffering Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP), a South African non-profit that...
Drug Mule Arrested with Cocaine worth R 1.6 Million at OR Tambo
Faizel Patel, 2016-05-09 A 32-year-old South African woman has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after she was found in possession of cocaine worth an estimated R 1.6 million.It’s understood the woman arrived from Dubai with the cocaine on Friday...
Sadiq Khan Becomes First Muslim Mayor of London
Faizel Patel, 2016-05-06 The British Labour Party’s Sadiq Khan has reportedly won the London mayoral elections, becoming the first Muslim to do so in a major European capital. According to RT, the British-Pakistani MP for Tooting was 9 points ahead of his...
Shootout in Lenasia After Hijacking
Faizel Patel, 2016-05-06 One suspect has died and two others are under police guard in hospital after shootout with police opposite the Trade Route Mall in Lenasia. One other suspect has been arrested and another is on the run. Its understood police received...