Police Minister Bheki Cele on Sunday apologised to the Muslim community in South Africa for "blasphemous remarks" allegedly made by police officers arresting about 24 Muslim worshippers in Masibekela in the Mbuzini area in Mpumalanga earlier this weekend.
The Pretoria high court is expected to rule next week on whether mosques should be opened for prayer “under limitations” during the lockdown.
A Gauteng-based Islamic Centre and two individuals have approached the Pretoria High Court for the lockdown regulations to be relaxed to allow for prayers to take place at mosques across the country, as Ramadaan approaches.
Friday marked a historic moment for the Muslim community as the Durbanville Islamic Society (DIS) submitted a tender to the City of Cape Town for a piece of land on which to build a masjid.