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After confidentially reviewing bank records, the Western Cape High Court ordered the Moslem Cemetery Board to pay R250 000 into an attorney trust account for the Independent Panel, election costs and the incoming board’s transition. By ANWAR OMAR The Western Cape High Court has directed the Moslem Cemetery...

The stage is set for some of Cape Town’s brightest young minds as Radio 786 launches its inaugural High School Quiz – an exciting new academic competition that will bring together top Grade 10 and 11 learners in a celebration of knowledge, teamwork and excellence. Taking place...

At a Women’s Month event hosted by the Salt River Heritage Society, historian Dr Nadia Kamies used family photographs to explore memory, identity and the ordinary women whose lives shaped her own and inspired her new book on family history. By YASEEN BARDIEN Author and historian Dr...

A sold-out Cape Town screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab raised funds to rebuild Gaza’s Khaled bin Waleed School. Speakers honoured Hind’s memory, highlighted the humanitarian crisis and urged sustained action for Palestine and Gaza. By ANWAR OMAR Cape Town residents gathered at the Islamia Auditorium...

The Western Cape High Court rejected Dr T Bassier’s urgent bid for copies of Moslem Cemetery Board bank statements, while ordering the Board to submit financial records for confidential judicial inspection before its election later this month. By ANWAR OMAR The Western Cape High Court has dismissed...

BREAKING NEWS: New High Court directives have reset the Mowbray Cemetery’s nomination process, barring direct election to office-bearing posts and limiting grounds on which nominees may be excluded ahead of the August 23 special general meeting of the Moslem Cemetery Board (MCB). By ANWAR OMAR On July...

The screening of the Gaza ER documentary moved from testimony to action as panellists urged healthcare professionals and the public to support Gaza’s besieged medical workers, challenge indifference and turn solidarity into practical help. By YASEEN BARDIEN and ANWAR OMAR Attendees were urged to turn solidarity with...

Police, government departments and community organisations are developing a five-year Community Safety Plan to tackle the conditions that allow gangs to flourish in Manenberg. By YASEEN BARDIEN Police, government departments and community organisations are developing a five-year Community Safety Plan aimed at tackling the conditions that allow...

Cape Town musicians and poets performed at Rondebosch United Church for ‘Notes from Exile’, a Mandela Day tribute to Palestinian composer Mahmoud Abuwarda. The concert celebrated his music, highlighted Gaza’s cultural resilience and raised funds to help him rebuild his life in Istanbul. By ANWAR OMAR On...

Migrants, refugees, activists and university students gathered in Observatory, Cape Town, to call for solidarity and build support for an August 8 march to Parliament against xenophobia. By YASEEN BARDIEN Scores of people gathered at the Jubilee Community Centre in Observatory on Saturday, July 18 at a...