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Suspicions of ‘third hand’ behind South Africa’s anti-migrant violence ahead of elections

By Mxolisi Ncube Suspicions are mounting that political opportunists and organised groups are exploiting anti-migrant sentiment to destabilise South Africa ahead of the November 4...

Alcohol fuels South Africa’s crises of violence, road deaths and gender abuse, experts warn

Excessive alcohol consumption is driving South Africa's most intractable social problems, from pervasive violence and road deaths to domestic abuse, with devastating human and...

Dirty money, good causes: Where should Muslim institutions draw the line?

Ra’eesah Hassim asks whether Muslim institutions need to take a harder look at the source of major donations when generosity and serious allegations collide. The...

‘The old will die and the young won’t remember’: Jimi Matthews on District Six and Palestine

By Hasina Kathrada Hasina Kathrada explores how veteran South African photographer and journalist Jimi Matthews connects the forced removals of District Six with generations of...

Meet the 100-year-old descendant of Tuan Guru keeping Bo-Kaap’s legacy alive

At 100 years old, Abdeyah da Costa is a living link to the earliest history of Islam in South Africa — a descendant of...

African Islamic identity takes centre stage at Southern Africa Ulama Forum

By Mxolisi Ncube Delegates from more than 30 countries gathered in Johannesburg for the 12th Southern Africa Ulama Forum (SAUF), bringing together local and international...

From job seekers to job creators: A new path for South Africa’s graduates

With graduate unemployment remaining a major challenge in South Africa, Shonie Lesoga explores whether young people should look beyond traditional employment and use their...

Johannesburg mosque battles revive questions over apartheid-era spatial exclusion

For Muslim families moving into Johannesburg’s northern suburbs, finding a nearby place to pray should be a straightforward part of settling in. In Blairgowrie,...

Beyond the ballot box: Why Muslims must rethink political power

Zeenat Adam argues that South African Muslim political discourse has become trapped within the assumptions of liberal democracy, and calls for a far more...

A bitter return: Cape Town Muslims pray where apartheid tried to erase them

Cape Town’s Constantia is one of the city’s oldest suburbs. Nestled in a lush valley of wine farms and some of South Africa’s most...

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