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Are Date Permits required if you bring Kajoor from out of country

Are Date Permits required if you bring Kajoor from out of country

Written by on June 22, 2011 in News with 1 Comment

  August 2011 Import of Dates Permit After correspondence from an MRU member with Jeremiah Manyuma from Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Please see below Please be advised that an import permit is not required for processed and packaged dates. Received by Jeremiah Manyuma from Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Please visit MRU  Download, share, print […]

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Kader Asmal Passed Away

Kader Asmal Passed Away

Written by on June 22, 2011 in News with 2 Comments

I felt I really needed to highlight this issue because I am deeply concerned for my own self. This is the third case I have heard where the  one part of the family were insisting cremating the body and the other  part of the family insisting on a muslim funeral. This debacle seems to be […]

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Remember June 16, 1976 – The Day the Youth took a stand

Remember June 16, 1976 – The Day the Youth took a stand

Written by on June 16, 2011 in News with 0 Comments

Staying in Johannesburg and so close to home, one place I have been meaning to visit forever has been the Hector Pietersen memorial. Must go there soon. Hector Pietersen has been a symbol of the Soweto Uprising in 1976 when youth stood up against the Apartheid regime and said no, no to Afrikaans. What happened […]

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Lunar Eclipse in South Africa 15 June 2011

Lunar Eclipse in South Africa 15 June 2011

Written by on June 15, 2011 in News with 0 Comments

Tonight is a Lunar eclipse. Remember to read salah kusuf – the eclipse prayer. Narrated Abu Mas’ud The Prophet said, “the sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life of someone, but they are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah. So, if you see them, offer the Prayer (of eclipse).” […]

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Loadshedding schedule 2011

Loadshedding schedule 2011

Written by on June 6, 2011 in News with 0 Comments

On Saturday the electricity went out for a few hours. Last night it went off again. Wonder if it is a technical problem in the area or is it loadshedding again. eish. according to what I saw my timetable was the worse. peak times during the week.. I hope they rotate the schedule so it […]

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Hambha Kahle, Mama Albertina Sisulu passes away

Hambha Kahle, Mama Albertina Sisulu passes away

Written by on June 3, 2011 in News with 0 Comments

Albertina Sisulu, Mother of the struggle as she is being called has passed away on 2 June 2011. She was 92 years of age. She will be having an official state funeral. According to Times live, Sisulu was watching the news on television with two of her grandsons Duma, 23, and Zweli, 22, waiting for […]

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Niqaab Ban Protest at French Embassy Pretoria

Niqaab Ban Protest at French Embassy Pretoria

Written by on May 16, 2011 in News with 2 Comments

  Pictures from the March to Pretoria against the Ban of Niqaab in France. The turn out was a bit disappointing. But the message was loud and clear. Memorandum was handed over to the embassy by the MSA.   We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Pretoria, We are marching to Pretoria. 20 May Friday. On […]

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2011 Municipal Election – Make your vote count

2011 Municipal Election – Make your vote count

Written by on May 14, 2011 in News with 0 Comments

  If you are unsure if you are registered to vote you can still check by sms’ing your ID number to: 32810, normal sms rates apply. Or call 0800 11 8000, voter registration status Looking for voting results voting results   Check your voter registration status to find out which voting station to vote at Not sure how […]

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True or False: Osama bin Laden has been killed again

True or False: Osama bin Laden has been killed again

Written by on May 2, 2011 in News with 0 Comments

I am beginning to be have some doubt regarding this whole story. Something really seems fishy especially  throwing the body of Osama bin Laden at sea. Things just are not adding up. There seems to be so many holes in the story.  Unfortunately this seems like one story we will never know the answer to. […]

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Muslim Marriage Bill – The Good and the Bad

Muslim Marriage Bill – The Good and the Bad

Written by on March 10, 2011 in News with 17 Comments

Most of us a bombarded by information regarding the Muslim Marriage Bill. There are sms and emails that are going viral strictly condemning the bill and on the other side pro Marriage bill.. what to do, what to do? I put the good and the bad i found and decided to leave the ugly one […]

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