Umrah Costs Spiral for International Pilgrims
International pilgrims would soon be allowed to perform the Umrah. This, as the Saudi Kingdom, is allowing direct flights into…
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WC Geared Up for Covid-19 Third Wave – Is It?
Despite bearing the second-most cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Western Cape Health Department appears to have the third…
Will The Closure of Taxi Routes Curb Violence?
As of 26 July, the Paarl-Bellville taxi route will be closed for the next two months. Western Cape Transport MEC…
Healed Bite Mark goes a Long Way for Paleontology
Tooth marks can go a long way in the field of paleontology. In a rare finding the Permian Gorgonopsian that…
Can SA Afford a Basic Income Grant?
While the state is trying to alleviate poverty by proposing the multi-billion-rand basic income grant scheme, the investment community believes…
Bosnia Massacre – Is EU Policy Driving Islamophobia?
This month marks 26 years since the brutal massacre of over 8 000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica.…
SA Unrest: What Really Lies Behind the Looting?
What is the real motive behind the last two weeks of looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng? According to research conducted…
Ramaphosa Among World Leaders Targetted in Pegasus Spying
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s name was one of the 14 heads of states that were targeted to be spied on using…
Africa Report: Somalia Under US Strikes, Egypt’s First Hijabi Referee
– Mali’s interim president survives a knife attack – Chinese, Mauritanian workers kidnapped in Mali – Further US airstrikes on…
VIDEO Arafat Sermon 1442
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PICTURES Holy Kaaba Draped in New Cloth
The Kaaba cloth (Kiswa) was replaced as part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The changing of the Kaaba cloth occurs…
VIDEO Downscaled Hajj 1442 Underway
Around 60,000 fully vaccinated pilgrims started arriving in Mecca on Saturday, for a downsized Hajj. Under strict supervision, this year’s…
VIDEO Pilgrims Prepare for Most Sacred of Pillars
Worshipers began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second Hajj during the coronavirus pandemic, amid…
Arafat Day: A Time for Contemplation
Hajj, one of Islam’s five pillars and a sacred pilgrimage all Muslims are encouraged to partake in at least once…
SA Media Muzzled?
Journalists have voiced their frustration at the government’s handling of press briefings this week. The sessions were meant to provide…
South Africans Skeptical About October Polls
Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke continues his assessments of the viability of holding elections this year. Research by the…
ANC Wants SABC for Social Housing
The African National Congress(ANC) has held a picket outside the SABC building in Rocklands, Sea Point. The picketers are calling…