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MP transport board calls for stricter regulations for scholar transport drivers

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The Mitchells Plain (MP) Scholar Transport Board urges parents to ensure that scholar transport drivers have a valid license, this comes after the fatal incident in which a 14-year-old girl was killed when her scholar transport driver collided with another vehicle. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Monday morning Denver Van Aarde, spokesperson for the Scholar Transport Board's said it is tragic to lose a child in […]

today7 October 2024

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Organisations host protest action at the CTCCC ahead of Africa oil week

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Members of Extinction Rebellion and the Green Connection are set to host a peaceful protest outside of the Cape Town International Convention Centre Cape Town (CTCCC) ahead of Africa Oil Week on Tuesday morning. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Monday morning, Jacqui Tooke Extinction Rebellion spokesperson said staging this protest is important as South Africa is on the brim of facing a climate collapse. “We are […]

today7 October 2024

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Ramaphosa urges immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East

President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again called for the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East conflict. Israel has increased its bombardment in Lebanon following the Iranian missile attacks earlier this week. A Hamas leader, his wife and their two daughters have been killed in an Israeli strike on northern Lebanon. In Gaza, over 45,000 people have been killed since the war broke out in October last year. Less than 2,000 were killed […]

today6 October 2024

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24 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on mosque, school sheltering displaced people in Gaza

At least 24 Palestinians, including children, were killed, and 93 others injured early Sunday morning in two separate Israeli airstrikes targeting a mosque and a school that were sheltering displaced civilians in central Gaza, Anadolu reports. The Gaza government’s media office confirmed the attacks, saying the Israeli army committed two brutal massacres by bombing the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque adjacent to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah and the Ibn Rushd School […]

today6 October 2024

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Cosatu ready for its nationwide strike

Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it is ready for its nationwide strike and protests against unemployment which will coincide with World Day for Decent Work tomorrow. The federation says the aim of the national strike is to highlight the economic crisis characterised by income inequality, poverty and high unemployment. COSATU’s national spokesperson Zanele Sabela says, “It’s about the fact that even the people that actually have jobs, […]

today6 October 2024

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Israel launches ongoing attacks in Beiruit

By Kouthar Sambo Israel has been launching attacks in Beirut which they deemed among the worst so far using ‘bunker buster’ bombs on a densely populated area in south Beirut. The attack was aimed at assassinating the next Hezbollah potential leader Hashem Safieddine. Amid Israel's escalated attacks in Beirut, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Sayyed Ali Khamenei, stressed that the Israeli occupation would never achieve victory over the resistance in Palestine […]

today4 October 2024

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Africa and the interests of the international community

By Daanyaal Matthews  With President of the United States, Joe Biden, set to visit Angola later this month, and African leaders visiting Beijing last month for the China-Africa Forum discussion has mounted on the global interest vested in African nations and the intentions of intercontinental bodies when attempting to further developments on African soil.  Researcher at the Democracy Development Programme, Thelma Nyarhi, the discussion around the African continent would first […]

today4 October 2024

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Legal expert cautions against informal funeral policies

By Ragheema Mclean In light of growing concerns within the local community regarding the legalities and reliability of informal funeral policies, known as "Kifayat Klops," VOC Breakfast recently featured a discussion with legal expert Whalied Said from Said Attorneys. The conversation shed light on the complexities of these policies, often operated by small, unregistered companies. Said cautioned individuals about the informal nature of these policies, noting that it is usually […]

today4 October 2024

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Local says the Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) of Cape Town’s inner city makes housing unaffordable in the CBD

By Kouthar Sambo The public is invited to comment on a new Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) of Cape Town's inner city. This comes as Cape Town’s inner city aims to set out plans to accommodate more residents in the CBD. According to the new LSDF, which is currently open for public comment, property in the inner city is unaffordable for 90% of Cape Town households who need accommodation, suggesting […]

today4 October 2024

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