The convergence, this year, of Rabi-ul-Awwal and September, calls on us to reflect on the life of the Prophet (SAW) as well as Imam Abdullah Haron’s martyrdom. As we approach the annual Moulood commemorations, we are reminded of the unrelenting commitment of the Prophet (SAW) to human...

THE new finance minister’s budget speech on February 20 comes in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis in the South African economy. Crises like these are typically attributed, inter alia, to economic policies and global market conditions. However, in our case the inescapable truth is that...

ELECTIONS shape the future of any democracy. It is the beginning for every citizen to have his or her say in that future.   Therefore, registering to vote is important. You cannot vote if you have not registered as a voter. This cold fact is founded on...

AN agent in the meat processing industry recently remarked, ‘The listeriosis outbreak is the death of the penny polony.’ Any scandal involving food on this scale invariably has political and economic consequences. Among the concerns is the plummeting share price of the corporation that owns the errant...

THE current discourse around national developments is unprecedented. These developments warrant serious and careful consideration because the present crisis is more than political, social and economic. It is also an intellectual crisis. There is a general failure to engage in discourse with hope and a vision that...

FASTING implies a social responsibility, and Ramadaan this year comes at a time of national crisis following deepening social discontent in our country. Our devotions of sacrifice, self-restraint and compassion for the poor are contextualised by a range of glaring social and political issues. Our spiritual growth,...