By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The latest crime statistics were released by the South African Police Service (SAPS), yesterday. According to the statistics, the murder rate in the country increased by 206 cases and stands at 6,289 cases in the reporting period. Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagan Allen, spoke to VOC Breakfast on Wednesday, about the latest crime stats. “As per the crime stats, the Western Cape […]
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) says it is applying its mind to the implications of the Constitutional Court judgment in the case involving a request to access certain tax records of former president Jacob Zuma. The request was made in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (Paia) and was declined by Sars on the basis that legislation prohibited it from acting in any other way. On […]
The death of veteran radio talk show host Eusebius McKaiser has been described as the biggest loss to the industry and the country as a whole. The 45-year-old was a broadcaster, political analyst and journalist. He passed away after a suspected epileptic seizure. The former talk radio show host was born in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, and attended school there. He later graduated from Rhodes University and pursued his post-grad studies in philosophy […]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen South Africa commemorates Child Protection Week from the 29th of May to 5th June to raise awareness of children’s rights. The theme for this year’s National Child Protection Week is- “Let Us Protect Children during COVID-19 and Beyond”. In an interview with VOC Breakfast on Tuesday, Mark de la Rey, Clinical Psychologist at Akeso Kenilworth Clinic, discussed how violence affects children. “The younger the child is the more impact violence has […]
The Department of International Relations (DIRCO) has issued a notice on Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges for the upcoming BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in Cape Town. This will include the BRICS Summit to be held in South Africa in August. The department says this is a standard conferment of immunities that is done for all international conferences and summits held in South Africa. However, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spokesperson, […]
Rolling power cuts have been escalated to stage 6 in the evenings. This kicked in from 4pm on Monday until 5am on Tuesday. Daytime load-shedding will be at stage 4 between 5am and 4pm on Tuesday. This pattern will be repeated daily until further notice. Eskom said this is due to delays in returning 10 generating units to service. Source: TimesLIVE
Continuous non-stop rain accompanied by thunder and lightning fell overnight in the Cape Town Metro. The downpours, which occurred primarily between 10 p.m. last night and 3 a.m. this morning, were among the heaviest of the season thus far. Municipal service vehicles could be seen on the N-2 early Tuesday morning, but the highway was clear and passable. No immediate reports of road closures, damages, as well as the rescue or […]
The SA Weather Service (SAWS) expects widespread thundershowers over parts of the Free State, Northern and Eastern Cape on Sunday, spreading to the Western Cape on Monday, where there is a possibility of heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in places. “Showers and thundershowers are expected to start on Sunday over the Free State, Lesotho, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, spreading to the Western Cape on Monday, and […]
Khartoum was calmer on Saturday as a seven-day ceasefire appeared to reduce fighting between two rival military factions although it has not yet provided the promised humanitarian relief to millions trapped in the Sudanese capital. A truce signed on Monday by the two fighting parties - Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - aimed to secure safe passage for humanitarian aid and lead to wider talks sponsored […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
