President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to reply to the two-day joint debate on his seventh State of the Nation Address this afternoon. Today also marks the day when he delivered his first SONA on 16 February 2018 after he was elected and sworn in as president the previous day. On Wednesday, Ramaphosa continued to face criticism over the crime levels in the country under his presidency. DA Member of Parliament […]
A police detective whose investigation into a gruesome child murder uncovered a serial rapist's crime spree dating back 30 years says he will sleep better after the man dubbed a “monster” was sentenced to nine life imprisonment terms. TimesLIVE has decided not to name the man convicted of raping and murdering eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk because some of his young victims included family members. Described by the prosecutor as a “monster” […]
A Saudi Arabian plane carrying aid to quake-hit Syria landed in Aleppo on Tuesday, the first such shipment by the kingdom to Bashar al-Assad-controlled territory since the Syrian war erupted over a decade ago. Planeloads of foreign aid have landed in Syria since two quakes struck the war-torn country and neighbouring Turkey, which have killed more than 35,000 people, with the numbers increasing daily. The Saudi plane landed at Aleppo International Airport carrying 35 tonnes of food aid, Syrian […]
More than seven million children have been affected by the devastating earthquakes that hit uürkiye and Syria last week, the United Nations said yesterday, expressing fears that thousands may have died. "In Turkiye, the total number of children living in the 10 provinces hit by the earthquakes was 4.6 million. In Syria, 2.5 million children are affected," UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva. Elder was speaking as rescue teams […]
Trade union Solidarity has launched a legal challenge against the government’s decision to declare the energy crisis a National State of Disaster. During the State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a National State of Disaster as the country endures rolling blackouts amid the electricity crisis. Ramaphosa also announced his intent to appoint a Minister of Electricity in the Presidency to work with Eskom’s leadership […]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Taxi association leaders held a meeting on February 13, at the Portland Indoor Sports Centre in Mitchell's Plain to discuss issues relating to the use of the B97 route by the Golden Arrow Bus Service. The association SANTACO claimed they had contacted the City of Cape Town’s Mobility department to get an explanation for the Golden Arrow Buses continued use of the B97 route when the route […]
The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group has denounced a United Nations decision to seek authorisation from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the delivery of aid to earthquake-stricken northwestern Syria through additional border crossings with Turkey, saying it allowed him to score a “political gain”. “This is shocking, and we are at loss at how the UN is behaving,” Raed al-Saleh, head of the White Helmets, told the Reuters news agency on […]
Twin earthquakes that have so far killed more than 30,000 people in Turkey and destroyed thousands of buildings could cost up to $84.1 billion - or about 10 percent of the country's GDP, a Turkish business group said. In a report published over the weekend, the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation estimated $70.75bn of the financial damage will be housing loss, $10.4bn from loss in national income, and $2.91bn in lost working days. The […]
The United Ulama Council of South Africa - UUCSA, hosted a meeting with the Mauritanian Ambassador HE Jarr Ould Inalla in Durban on Sunday 12 February 2023. The Mauritanian Ambassador presented and introduced his country as he shared opportunities that can be taken up by South Africans. Presentations were also done by representatives of UUCSA, Minara Chamber of Commerce, Islamic Medical Association of South Africa (IMASA), Al Baraka Bank, Salaam […]
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.
