Sweden hypocritical over Qur’an burning
Sweden has yet again defended the desecration of Islam’s holy book the Qur’an. The Swedish government claims it cannot prevent
2 August 2023
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COCT warns taxi industry over potential strike
The City of Cape Town has warned the minibus taxi industry to refrain from any acts of violence as it
2 August 2023
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CT water levels rise to 100,8% after heavy rains
The City of Cape Town has welcomed the healthy reading of the municipality’s dam levels. More rain over the past
1 August 2023
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VIP police officers accused of highway attack get R10 000 bail
The eight suspended VIP police protection unit members have been granted R10 000 bail each. The Randburg Magistrate’s Court heard
1 August 2023
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Baby left outside Mitchell’s Plain home
Mitchell’s Plain police are investigating a case of child abandonment in Tafelsig. A resident found the baby boy in her
1 August 2023
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Over quarter-million enjoy spirit of giving on Ashura
Continuing an annual tradition of feeding for Muharram, which is the first calendar month of the Islamic New Year, Muslims
31 July 2023
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Eskom halts operations in Zwezwe after employees robbed
Eskom has pulled its services from Zwezwe in Khayelitsha after two of its employees were held at gunpoint and robbed
31 July 2023
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Four people killed in suspected Roosendal gang shooting
Four men have been killed and a fifth person injured in Roosendal, Delft. According to police the deceased aged 20,
31 July 2023
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Mitchell’s Plain parents die and two kids in hospital
A mother and father have allegedly died from smoke inhalation at a house in Woodlands, Mitchell’s Plain. Two children were
31 July 2023
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LEAP officer shot dead in front of child in Mitchell’s Plain
Authorities are following up on potential leads linked to shooting of a law enforcement officer in Mitchell’s Plain. The 37-year-old
31 July 2023
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Security guard protecting City officials killed in Khayelitsha
A security guard has been shot dead and another critically injured during a municipal inspection of janitorial services in Site
27 July 2023
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Vandals strike Hanover Park school forcing it to close
Criminals have disrupted learning at Crystal High School in Hanover Park. They stole copper fittings and water pipes which resulted
27 July 2023
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Assault accused VIP officers try to downplay video evidence
The VIP officers arrested in connection with the beating of civilians in Johannesburg have questioned the evidential weight of the
27 July 2023
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Scholar bus and taxi crash in Manenberg
There’s been another vehicle accident involving school children. This time, a collision between a scholar bus and a taxi in
27 July 2023
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Help feed a quarter million people this Muharram
The Ashura Feeding is incorporated in Radio 786’s Shifaa Project. Now in its third year, the project aims to provide
25 July 2023
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Tribute – Cassiem among the most underrated revolutionaries (Judge Siraaj Desai)
Not always seeing eye-to-eye with his political compatriots, Imam Achmad Cassiem’s assumed its own, unique character. Never unnerved and comfortable
14 July 2023
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Key organisations, personalities acknowledge undeniable impact of Imam Cassiem
Radio 786 – Chairperson Ali Chicktay There would not have been a Radio 786 without the late Imam Achmad Cassiem.
14 July 2023
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Tribute – Cassiem embodied ideological clarity (Khalid Sayed)
He was a formidable force…a thinker and visionary. Imam Achmad Cassiem was a man that refused to bow to the
14 July 2023
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Tribute – Cassiem empowered communities (Amien Ahmed)
Imam Achmad Cassiem played an instrumental in seeking to uplift communities. With this thinking he contributed to the creation of
14 July 2023
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Anti-apartheid icon, ideologue Achmad Cassiem passes (1945 – 2023)
Like many anti-apartheid activists, Imam Achmad Cassiem became politicised in his youth. The District Six born Cassiem joined the armed
14 July 2023
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