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Al Jama-ah’s law makers’ 67 minutes Mandela Day

Al Jama-ah’s law makers’ 67 minutes Mandela Day

In honour of President Nelson Mandela’s legacy, Al Jama-ah’s lawmakers embarked on constructive and effective action to empower communities. Their 67 minutes of being pro-active included engagement with some religious leaders on matters relating to Muslim Personal Law; providing and planting seeds to sustain food security, acts of solidarity with NPOs by handing over stoves, food and netball kits; name-giving of a baby at Al Jama-ah’s Constituency office; distributing loaves of bread; handing over school shoes to impoverished learners; .    

AL JAMA-AH’s MP spends 67 minutes with Muslim leaders to discuss Muslim Personal Law

On 18 July recognised as Mandela Day, Hon Hendricks spent his 67 minutes engaging with members of the Legislative Department of the Masjlisush Shura Al-Islami (Shura) in Cape Town to establish an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) structure for matters relating to Muslim Personal Law (M.P.L).

The 67 minutes engagement with members of Shura served to give effect on the recommendation in the South African Law Reform Commission’s White Paper on a One Statute Marriage Bill for the Muslim and other faith-based communities. The ADR will deal with disputes and matters relating to M.P.L which includes the Nikah (a Muslim marriage in terms of Shariah); Nafakah (Maintenance), Talaqs (Divorces) and other matters which might arise in a marriage.

Hendricks, who have served several decades as an office bearer for Shura, has now drafted a Private Members Bill (PMB) for the ADR. Shura’s Legislative Department will edit the PMB, and they will jointly engage with Parliament’s legislative drafting team. The first reading of the “Amendments to the Arbitration Act” is expected to take place in September 2023 and will make provision for an M.P.L Tribunal/Shariah Court.  

AL JAMA-AH MPL OFFICIATES BABY’S NAME-GIVING
The Al Jama-ah’s Member of Provincial Legislature Maulana Galil Brinkhuis, spent part of his 67 minutes by officiating the name-giving of an eight-month-old baby girl at Al Jama-ah’s statutory Western Cape Legislature Constituency office.
Apart from assisting with enquiries on social and local government issues, Maulana was indeed surprised when he was asked to do the name-giving of the baby.  The Constituency office is visited by several people daily who need assistance with municipal accounts and enquiries on housing waiting list.
The Party appeals to members of the public to visit their nearest Al Jama-ah Constituency offices.

EXECUTIVE MAYOR AND COUNCILLOR IN CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Al Jama-ah’s Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg and fellow Councillor Imam Thapelo Amad identified the need for garden cleaning at the Japura Retirement Village for the aged. They planted 67 seeds towards creating sustainable food security and spring-cleaned the home.   

MADIBENG MUNICIPALITY – AL JAMA-AH’s COUNCILLOR CARES!
Al Jama-ah Councillor Kabelo Nthekiso in the Madibeng Municipality in Northwest Province took the 67 minutes very serious – he not only donated a cooking stoves and food to the NPO Shanah Life House, but also handed over netball kits to the Golden Ladies Netball Team.

WESTERN CAPE
Al Jama-ah Councillor Adv Shameemah Salie (City of Cape Town) handed over loaves of bread to the needy in New Horizons, Pelican Park. In Mbekweni, Paarl, Al Jama-ah’s Drakenstein Councillor Ahmed Stulweni, bought school shoes for two impoverished learners at Mbekweni Higher Primary School.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Al Jama-ah’s Councillor in the Umuziwabantu Local Municipality in Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, G.M Cele and Al Jama-ah members spent their 67 minutes by repairing a broken wall of the house of an unemployed resident in Mkhoba Village. Clr Cele bought cement and they collected bricks from broken buildings to fix the wall.      

 

The Walking Bus, New Horizons, Pelican Park

The Walking Bus, New Horizons, Pelican Park

Gratitude: We just want to say Thank you to the members of the Walking Bus who have been assisting the community of New Horizons/Pelican Park.

Initiative by Cllr Shameemah Salie

 Al jama-ah honoured the amazing individuals who assists with ensuring the safety and care of our vulnerable children at school, our elders and our community at large wherever needed.The walking bus unselfishly assists wherever the need is required.

These are individuals who were contracted to the City until early 2022. They formed part of the previous mayor of Cape Town structure and formed an integral part of our community. Sadly after the 2021 elections with the change of leadership in the City of Cape Town the contracts of the walking bus in the metro was cut abruptly leaving these individuals without a source of income.Yet they continued to help the community despite having no income.

We have watched them as they ensure that children arrive at school safe and back home. We have watched them feed, and cloth and assist the vulnerable in the community.  We have watched them as they walk in the community and assist in the safety of the vulnerable. We have watched them as they take the elders to the clinics, and for Sassa These individuals deserve our gratitude and acknowledgment

The walking bus structures have been through many areas in the Cape and they deserve to be acknowledged and paid for their services to the community.

With the gang warfare, the poverty, and the need in the community we need the Walking bus structures. It baffles us as to why when something works in our community it is removed instead of appreciated and nurtured

To the Walking Bus this is but something small we could do from our side to show our  appreciation and gratitude for your service.

To our communities we encourage you to help these individuals where you can. It is one thing to keep the City clean, but we need to provide care and safety to our vulnerable as well and to appreciate those amongst us doing phenomenal work.

We hope that with enough pressure eyes are open to the valuable service being provided and that these individuals once again are contracted and paid.

Once again to the walking bus shukran, thank you, dankie, enkosi

A huge thank you to the donors of this event: Al Jama-ah,Things On Wheels, Classic Butcher 
 
Fatimah Dollie Morgan Shami Khan. shukran for your assistance and shukran to our esteemed guests for their attendance some all the way from Soweto and Lenasia,  Minister of Parliament and President of Al Jama-ah Honourable Ganief Hendricks, MPL Galil Brinkhuis, Faried Achmat, Achmat Hendricks, Thabelo Abubakr Ahmad, Imraan Moosa. 

A day of gratitude for the men and woman of the Walking Bus

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Attending ICare Childrens Day Women’s Day event

Attending ICare Childrens Day Women’s Day event

PR Councillor Shameemah Salie attended ICare Childrens Day Women’s Day event and spoke as both Ambassador of ICare Children Foundation and Al Jama-ah PR Councillor. Shameemah Salie received an award for engaging with several stakeholders, feeding communities, and catering for children in orphanages and safe houses.

 

Councillor Shameemah Salie attended ICare Childrens Day Womens Day event

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Cllr Shameemah at the opening of the Montessori creche for the deaf Institute Al Wagaah

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Cllr Shameemah Salie: June-July 2022 Highlights

Cllr Shameemah Salie: June-July 2022 Highlights

City of Cape Town

7 June – 7 July 2022

 

 

PR Councillor Responsibilities COCT

  • Perusal of City of Cape Town main and special agendas
  • City Council Agenda perusals
  • City Council Meetings and Special Council Meetings
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance Community and Health Meetings
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance of Community and Health Workshops
  • Perusal of agendas and Subcouncil 11 meetings
  • Subcouncil 11 Activity days
  • Subcouncil 11 Meetings
  • Ward Committee meetings Ward 84
  • Ward Committee Joint Workshop Ward 84

COCT Leadership Training

  • Women in Leadership Training with Professor Thuli Madonsela

Party work :

Social media

  • Social media meetings
  • Social media shares and likes on relevant social media handles and engagement
  • Voice bites
  • Lives on facebook and posts

Statements

  • Perusal of and correction of statements for social media

Social media engagement:

  • Several topics and interaction covered in order to ensure that we hear the voices of the people and promote public participation and awareness.

Community work :

Collection of clothing

  • Clothing bank collections to ensure we have goods available in event of disasters or in situations of difficulty in community

Youth Day Events planning :

Meetings and arrangements for youth day events led to two successful events


Areas: Hazendal (Bokmakierie)

  • Actively involved in youth day event in Bokmakierie ensured contribution of 2 pots of food through I Care Childrens Foundation and contributed 100 party and care packs towards the event.

New Horizons

  • Actively in Youth day program held in New Horizons/ Pelican Park and Eagle Park day included youth speakers, placards, SAPS, several organizations including Al Jama-ah/ and CTIEC and New Horizonz Islamic Trust. Secured the donations of 3 pots of food Icare Children Foundation, Ighsaan Odendaal and Classic Butcher and Family Dollie Morgan
  • Contributed 120 party packs

TCSA

  • Represented Al Jamaah at Soccer tournament held in solidarity with Youth in Palestine.

Mannenberg

  • Assisted family with home burnt down due to electrical wires on pole shared by City and Telkom
  • Assisted with securing donations for family clothes, groceries, toiletries and medication and creating awareness of the situation
  • C3 notice logged

Milnerton

  • Doors of Jannah assisted with marketing advice on the NPO project creating a fund for youth education of development for students in need

Tennyson Masjid

  • Have been contacting and liasing with the Masjid surrounding the by laws on athaan and have engaged I regular updates on progress

Mowbray Cemetery

  • As a board member of the cemetery continued to work with an engage with the matters relating to improvement of the cemetery on both admin level and on physical changes. Engagement on matters at cemetery is on daily basis as well as engagement with community
  • Several new upgrades in cemetry

Several meetings and engagements with NPOs :

  • Breaking Barriers
  • I Care Children’s Foundation
  • Doors of Jannah
  • Mother City Foundation

Further meetings

  • Provided input for Al Jamaah social media meeting
  • Continued requests in requests for assistance from legal matters (unrelated to service delivery), trauma, and concerns surrounding Crime,
  • Have further received several request daily to attend matters in community from upliftment of and motivating youth. This is a matter which I will be placing on radar as well

 

 

CLLR SHAMEEMAH SALIE: MAY-JUNE 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

CLLR SHAMEEMAH SALIE: MAY-JUNE 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

City of Cape Town

7 May – 7 June 2022

 

 

PR Councillor Responsibilities COCT

  • Perusal of City of Cape Town main and special agendas
  • Detailed report back provided on the aforementioned agendas as well as statements of Al Jama-ah Councillors F Achmat and S Salie on speeches in chambers as well as video footage.
  • Al Jama-ah councillors have been vocal on the impact of budget increases on the community who is already suffering dire financial constrin
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance Community and Health Meetings
  • Perusal of agendas and attendance of Community and Health Workshops
  • Perusal of agendas and Subcouncil 11 meetings
  • Subcouncil 11 Activity days
  • Ward Committee meetings Ward 84
  • Water and Sanitation meeting

COCT Leadership Training

  • People Management by Professor Siphiwe Moyo
  • Stress and Mindfulness Dr. Helgo Schomer

Party work :

Social media

  • Social media meetings
  • Social media shares and likes on relevant social media handles and engagement
  • Voice bites
  • Engagement on matters by laws, and hadj, and cemetery, as well as kidnappings with Argus, Radio 786, Voice of Cape, and Daily Voice
  • Lives on facebook and posts

Statements

  • Perusal of and correction of statements for social media

Social media engagement:

  • Several topics and interaction covered in order to ensure that we hear the voices of the people and promote public participation and awareness.
  • Gangsters and drugs from social media interaction and engagement concerns was elevated to President of Al Jama-ah who in turn elevated the concerns in Parliament surrounding the children of Cape flats being held hostage at schools due to gang violence. Presidents bring matter to Parliament ensured immediate response of required stakeholders to the relevant area.

Kidnappings :

  • Actively participated in creating awareness on social media and news platforms and via media surrounding increased kidnappings. President proceeded to elevate the concerns as well on Parliamentary level

Community work :

Collection of clothing

  • Clothing bank collections to ensure we have goods available in event of disasters or in situations of difficulty in community

C3 notices :


Areas: Hazendal (Bokmakierie)

  • Cable Theft remains a constant problem in the relevant area and assistance has been provided to the community surrounding theft of cables as well as litter issues in the area and follow up
  • Provided Breaking Barriers and NPO in New Horizons with groceries to assist in feeding of the community especially young children
  • On the radar: With youth day on 16 June 2022 have been assisting the community with their youth day event to be held. On behalf of Al Jama-ah we will be sponsoring food via ICare as well as party packs. I have been requested to speak at the event.

New Horizons

  • Attended to and utilized social media platforms to secure assistance for home that burnt down in New Horizons
  • Personally assisted with gas cylinder, 4 bags of clothing and shoes towards 9 members affected, and secured assistance of CTIEC with groceries and the removal of debris from the relevant home
  • Elevated request for removal of debris
  • At this stage due to media lives and photos compiled assistance continues to flow in.
  • On the radar: 16 June 2022 event in process of arranging youth day event to be held in New Horizons/ Pelican Park and Eagle Park day will include youth speakers, placards, SAPS, several organizations including Al Jama-ah/ ministrels/ drum majorettes to create a strong message as well as a vibe that is for both youth and community involvement

    Rondebosch

    • Rondebosch library
    • Assisted with C3 notice surrounding cable theft and follow up

      BoKaap

      • Business requested assistance with Tree trimming due to the impact of trees especially in winter on business
      • Engaged with Doors of Jannah Noog Hassan surrounding assistance required in Du Noon as well as an educational structure for those in need commencing from Western Cape and

      Tennyson Masjid

      • By law on religious calls to prayers being considered a nuisance
      • Further to the meeting April 2022 where the Mayor backtracked and failed to remove the by law and instead amended the SOP. The masjid in Tennyson Street received a very Draconian and threatening notice surrounding the sounds of the athaan.
      • Have proceeded from onset to assist the relevant Masjid with necessary info
      • Assisting with Tennyson Masjid petition against COCT bylaw as well as spoke on radio VOC surrounding the matter before Council in April and the impact on the community which can be clearly seen from Draconian notice received.
      • Have extended hand to provide Masjid with assistance on their outreach programmes as well

      Mowbray Cemetery

      • As a board member of the cemetery continued to work with an engage with the matters relating to improvement of the cemetery on both admin level and on physical changes. Engagement on matters at cemetery is on daily basis as well as engagement with community
      • Assisted with arrangements for thikr and program in honour of donors at Cemetery
      • A pertinent matter this month relates to the burial of a homeless young lady Aisha Sulayman whose family could not be located
      • Al Jama-ah was invited to attend and I represented both the City and the Party at the burial as well as being there for the deceased as no family was in attendance.
      • Being on the Community Health Portfolio the situation surrounding her death has been elevated and proposals made to work towards better screening of the homeless. Assisting them in securing smart cards and securing information of next of kin. Further as the deceased passed on from TB I have elevated requests for screening of homeless in the relevant vicinity who had contact to deceased as she sadly was a TB defaulter and it is suspected that cause of death may have been TB.

      Parliament

      • Meeting and caucus with opposition parties and Speaker. Detailed report on meeting forwarded to SG and President
      • Arranging of and meeting with President of AJ and SAMTOA President

       

      Stemming from meeting with President engagement with Social development

      Several meetings and engagements with NPO’s

      • I deserve it
      • Bond Relief
      • I Care Children’s Foundation
      • Doors of Jannah

      Further several NPO’s names secured and Bio’s on Cape Flats and elevated to Gafsa as requested

      • Provided input for Al Jamaah social media meeting
      • Continued requests in requests for assistance from legal matters (unrelated to service delivery), trauma, and concerns surrounding Crime,
      • Have further received several request daily to attend matters in community from upliftment of and motivating youth. This is a matter which I will be placing on radar as well