Ramadaan evenings in Cape Town have a rhythm of their own. As sunset approaches, kitchens across the city are buzzing, takeaway queues start forming, and the smell of freshly fried samoosas and pies ...

Food is laid out on a trail of white paper in the street. As the sun sinks lower, the moment for sounding the call to prayer comes closer to relieve hungry Muslims. In Manenberg, Bonteheuwel and the ...

“Boeka” (a Cape Muslim Afrikaans word for breaking one’s fast at sunset during Ramadan) is synonymously celebrated in the Cape with the sharing and exchange of boeka plates with neighbours, family and ...

Cape Town's Bo-Kaap hosted its famous mass street Boeka on Friday night. The act of generosity and connection invites anybody to join them with a meal. The Boeka marks the end of fasting for the day ...

Breaking bread together is one of the easiest ways to unite a community. And in the Holy month of Ramadan, street boekas have become a common special gathering for residents. The first such street ...

Food, and the sharing thereof, has woven ancient tapestries of connecting and bringing people together for centuries. A new social media initiative aims to continue this tradition together apart.