Az Zahra Garden inspired by heritage
As the country begins Arbour Week on September 1 and the start of Heritage Month, CASSIEM KHAN reflects on his heritage that led him and his family to undertake the...
Ma Agnes’ green fingers bring fynbos to life
SIXTY-YEAR-OLD Ntombikazi Rwayi, fondly known as Ma Agnes, is the Restoration Facility Team leader at the Westlake Conservation Centre. She takes care of plants, empowers Expanded Public Works Programme workers...
Ashura: may we never forget
Imam Husayn was martyred at the hands of those who considered themselves followers of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW), writes SHAIKH SA’DULLAH KHAN. THE tenth of Muharram is the day...
Shaikh Seraj Hendricks on the ethics of disagreements
On April 15, 2020, EMERITUS PROFESSOR SULEMAN DANGOR interviewed the late Shaikh Seraj Hendricks on the ethics of disagreement. This article is a summary of that interview. He has taken...
Mufti Ebrahim Desai ‘was balanced’ and ‘his fatawa were characterised by moderation’
Mufti Ebrahim Desai (RA), the prominent grand mufti of South Africa, passed away on Friday, 5th of Dhil-Hijjah, 1442, corresponding to Thursday, July 15, 2021 in Durban, South Africa. THE...
Quo Vadis, South Africa?
EBRAHIM MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO does a comparative analysis of the presidencies of Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa, arguing why they could not risk even the slightest possibility of a revolutionary...
African faith communities reject Gates Foundation’s ‘Big Farming’ model
FOLLOWING the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome from July 26 to 28 – a prequel to the Head of State-level Summit in New York, this September –...
Mitchells Plain centre provides learnership and meals
STAFF REPORTER THE Asa Majeed Learnership Centre (AMLC), situated in Mitchells Plain, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. The learnership centre has 160 full-time students and nine staff members,...
A new book by the evergreen Zuleikha Mayat
PROFESSOR SALEEM BADAT reviews Zuleikha Mayat’s latest book, The Odyssey of Crossing Oceans published by the Women’s Cultural Group. MOST people in their mid-90s slow down, spend time with family,...
The setting of the Cape sun
There is no shame in weeping, especially over those who made the world a better place through their illuminative existence and diligent work, writes DR YOUSUF PATEL. AS the sadness...
