Launch of corporate governance code for Muslim NPO’s breaks new ground in South Africa

A ground-breaking Corporate Governance Code for Muslim NPOs was officially launched during a webinar held on the 31st October 2021.

Jointly sponsored by the Association of Muslim Accountants and Lawyers (AMAL), AWQAF SA, the South African Zakah Fund (SANZAF) and the United Ulema Council of South Africa (UUCSA), the aim was to launch a code that would enhance and empower local NPOs in terms of effective governance principles.

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The Gift of Sight

The Islamic Circle of Southern Africa, Awqaf South Africa, The Islamic Medical Association, Sultan Bahu, the Haroon Tayob family, Bliss Chemicals, Caring Women’s Forum, Pakistan SA Association, Islamic Relief SA, Helping Hands, along with the Gauteng Department of Health and Leratong Hospital convened a solutionist platform that continues to serve the disadvantaged communities in eradicating treatable blindness.

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Cataract Camps give thousands the gift of sight

“Last month (24-25 January), Awqaf SA Share the Care, IMASA, the Islamic Circle of Southern Africa (ICSA), Bliss Chemicals (MAQ), the Caring Women Forum and the Sultan Bahu Centre joined forces to oversee 40 patients – ranging from the ages of 38 to 88 – who were successfully operated on at Leratong Hospital on the West Rand in Gauteng,”

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