By Kouthar Sambo Amid the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, a pro-Palestine march took place in Buitengracht Street in the Cape Town CBD on Monday. Speaking on VOC’s News Beat show on Tuesday, the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign’s (PSC) Martin Jansen said the turnout was still a good presentation of the[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The University of Cape Town (UCT)4Palestine launched a teach-in academic boycott on Monday regarding UCT’s alleged complicity in the Israeli aggression in Gaza. Speaking on VOC’s News Beat show on Tuesday, a member of the UCT Palestinian Solidarity Forum (PSF) Malaika Khan said listening to the Palestinian[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Recent weeks have seen a surge in gang violence in areas such as Lavender Hill and Manenberg, raising concerns about the persistent issue of gang violence on the Cape Flats. NGO Gun Free South Africa has put forth a proposal for the world’s first bulletproof park in[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group Hamas condemned the horrific scenes that played out of the new mass grave that was discovered on Monday in one of the courtyards of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex. This comes after the complex contained several decomposed bodies, which were left by the Israeli[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Amidst the ongoing aggression and looming famine in Gaza, local biker club Race Info has embarked on a mission to ride 1000km in one day to support the Palestinian cause. The event, titled “1000 km to feed 1000 Palestinian homes,” is scheduled for April 27, 2024. Speaking[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Daily Maverick, a prominent publication, made a bold move by shutting down its operations for a day. This temporary closure was intended to draw attention to the global crisis in journalism. Neesa Allie, associate editor for Business Maverick, spoke about this decision with VOC Drive Time[…]
With the film industry booming in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape, youth from previously disadvantaged backgrounds are being trained in all facets of the industry to allow them a foot in the door. The first phase of this skills development programme specialises in video editing and was[…]
Gauteng education authorities are investigating a drowning incident, after two learners drowned in the Hennops River near Centurion, north of Pretoria, during a school excursion yesterday. City of Tshwane Emergency Management Services arrived on the scene to find the two boys, aged 13 and 16, from the Daveyton Skills School had[…]
Businesses, roads and homes in Margate, on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, suffered damage last night due to flooding triggered by severe thunderstorms. The provincial Cooperative Governance Department (Cogta) confirmed in a statement that no injuries have been reported thus far. However, disaster management teams from Durban, down the South Coast, have[…]
An aid conference in Paris to generate funds for Sudan will hopefully raise “well over a billion euros,” a French diplomatic source said on Monday. The US, EU, France and Germany are making fresh commitments, Reuters has reported. The EU will pledge €350 million, while France will add €110m, said three sources.[…]
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