In the darkness that the nation is living through, and in the nightmare of normalisation, a light emanates from within the darkness, from Palestine, as usual and, specifically, from Jerusalem and the West Bank. It was Khairi Alqam who carried the torch this time, the young Jerusalemite who is barely 21 years old, and the young 13-year old Muhammad Aliwat from Silwan in Jerusalem. Alqam managed to avenge the victims […]
The Johannesburg high court has revoked Gerhard Ackerman’s bail and ordered that he be placed in custody under supervision by correctional services. Ackerman is set to remain in prison until the end of his trial. The court held an inquiry after Ackerman failed to show up in court on Thursday citing ill health. The state subsequently sought a warrant of arrest after the investigating officers couldn’t locate him. The court […]
Saudi Arabia has overtaken India as the fastest growing major economy in the world, with it’s non-oil sector growing at the fastest rate in more than one year. The kingdom’s non-oil economy grew an annual 6.2 percent during the fourth quarter of last year, the highest level since the third quarter of 2021, according to the General Authority for Statistics. The oil economy rose 6.1 percent, data released on Tuesday showed. Overall, the […]
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has conceded that a decision to declare a national state of disaster around the country’s energy crisis is long overdue. Eskom is currently implementing Stage 5 and 6 rolling blackouts till further notice. Mbalula delivered the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla, where he said the governing party will adopt a 15-month resuscitation strategy. He told the media in Johannesburg that the ANC will […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis The residents in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats have been rocked by another bloody weekend. According to reports, three people were killed, while a fourth person was wounded after suffering a gunshot to the head. The local community has been plagued by ongoing violence for years. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Tuesday morning, Community Policing Forum (CPF) Spokesperson Kashiefa Mohammed described the tense atmosphere […]
The Western Cape's minister of social development, Sharna Fernandez, attended a Youth Indaba organized by the Prince Albert Community Trust on January 28, 2023, together with numerous young people from Prince Albert, Leeu Gamka, and Klaarstroom (PACT). PACT is a Non-Profit Organization (NPO) that offers services in the Prince Albert Municipality to elevate, empower, and transform communities. Its three main focuses are youth and skill development, health and well-being, and […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Palestinian leaders on Tuesday, rounding off his Middle East trip that has taken place amid a significant increase in violence in Israel and occupied Palestine. Blinken will hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayyeh in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, a day after meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo. Tensions have been at […]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen World Read Aloud day was created by a non-profit organization LitWorld, and will be celebrated on the 1st February this year. The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, has encouraged everyone to read aloud to children every day and not just on World Read Aloud day. According to the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape, the day is dedicated […]
Syrians who fled violence in their country and sought sanctuary in France are having a hard time integrating with locals, Anadolu News Agency reports. When the war in Syria began in 2011, French-Algerian journalist, Khaled Sid Mohand, was detained and imprisoned for 24 days while covering events in Damascus. He spoke to Anadolu about the conditions Syrian refugees face in France and the prejudice that migrants experience. According to Mohand, France denied the asylum requests […]
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.
