President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at De Aar West stadium, in the Northern Cape province, as the country commemorates Human Rights Day. The day marks 63 years since the Sharpeville massacre where 69 anti-pass marchers were killed and 180 others injured by apartheid police. Residents of De Aar say they have nothing to commemorate, as they are still subjected to human rights violations, which include a lack […]
Israeli and Palestinian officials have agreed at a meeting in Egypt to take steps to lower tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The talks in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem’s holy sites when Ramadan starts later this week. In a joint statement following the talks attended by United States, Egyptian and Jordanian officials, the parties […]
Turkish police arrested three soldiers on Saturday for their role in killing two Syrians at a border crossing in Hatay earlier this month. According to Turkish media outlets, eight Syrians entered Hatay in the south of Turkey on 11 March. A subsequent investigation found that the Syrians had been beaten by three soldiers. Two Syrians that were forced to drink diesel later died, while others testified to being tortured. Following the deaths, two lieutenants […]
Police through the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) say they have now arrested 87 protestors across the country for public violence-related offences. The arrests come as members of the EFF protest against social and economic challenges faced by South Africans, including crime, corruption, load shedding and unemployment amongst others. NATJOINTS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says, “Of the 87 arrested, 41 were arrested in Gauteng, 29 in North West, 15 […]
Palestine on Sunday appealed for US and international action to halt Israeli settler attacks against holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu reports. Two Israeli settlers on Sunday broke into the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem and attempted to sabotage the content inside, but were confronted by a Palestinian man who was present at the church, according to the Governorate of Jerusalem. In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the […]
South Africans have reacted to reduced power cuts over the weekend, with some drawing links to the EFF’s national shutdown on Monday. Load-shedding was suspended over the weekend but returned at stage 1 on Monday. “Stage 1 load-shedding will be implemented from 5am until 4pm on Monday,” the power utility said. Stage 2 will be implemented from 4pm on Monday until 5am on Tuesday. “Load-shedding will be again suspended from […]
South Africa has come a long way since the end of apartheid in 1994, but the country still faces many challenges in protecting human rights. Despite constitutional guarantees of human rights, many South Africans still face discrimination and inequality on a daily basis. One of the most pressing problems facing South Africa is the high level of violence, especially against women and children. According to a report by the Medical […]
Seventy-seven Palestinian-owned buildings have been destroyed since the extreme far-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu took office, according to UN figures. The figure is nearly double the number of demolitions imposed by Israel during the same period last year. Ministers such as Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich publicly advocate for the expulsion of Palestinians and the demolition of their homes. During February alone, observers have pointed out, Israel's occupation forces demolished […]
EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba for criticising the national shutdown planned by the red berets, saying he is a “clown of note”. Mashaba condemned the EFF’s warning to businesses ahead of the national shutdown protest on Monday. He said the party was “irrational and barbaric”. Malema hit back at Mashaba, saying he is an “irritation that comes with democracy”. “Herman Mashaba is a clown of note. […]
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.
