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Case against suspected Israeli criminal Kingpin postponed to Monday

LOCAL The case against a suspected Israeli criminal Kingpin has been postponed to Monday at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. He was arrested on Thursday along with seven suspects at a house in Bryanston, north of Johannesburg following an operation by a multidisciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa. It’s alleged the 43-year-old Israeli gang leader is connected to a criminal organisation called Albergil in Israel. Andy Mashaile, Interpol Turn […]

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Turkiye President sends condolences to Palestinians over deadly Gaza fire

INTERNATIONAL The Turkish President, on Friday, conveyed his condolences to the "friendly and brotherly Palestinian people" over the death of 21 Palestinians after a fire ripped through a building in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are deeply saddened by the death of 21 Palestinian brothers, including children, in the fire disaster in Gaza," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter. READ: Dozens killed in house fire in Gaza refugee camp  Erdogan […]

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World Cup 2022: BeIN denies ‘fake’ plan to censor LGBTQ+ and alcohol from live broadcast

INTERNATIONAL A Qatari broadcaster has denied that it had any plans to institute a three-minute broadcast delay for the World Cup matches in order to block homosexual activity or alcohol consumption and smoking. A document circulated on social media on Friday purporting to be a directive issued to beIN Sports from the Qatar Media Corporation - the public broadcasting network - said the outlet should censor imagery that depicted "alcohol consumption or smoking" as […]

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Saudi Arabia proposed as location for $8bn ‘floating city’ megaproject

INTERNATIONAL Italian design house Pierpaolo Lazzarini has revealed plans for a gigantic $8bn turtle-shaped terayacht, with Saudi Arabia as the proposed location for the project. If funded, the project would be the world's largest water structure. The boat, Pangeos, a name derived from the prehistoric supercontinent Pangea, could potentially house up to 60,000 guests. The Lazzarini design house is known for its ambitious luxury transportation concepts. Earlier this year, it unveiled a flying superyacht concept powered […]

today19 November 2022

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Biden gives Saudi crown prince immunity in Khashoggi killing

INTERNATIONAL US President Joe Biden has spoken volumes about the importance of human rights and holding the killers of Jamal Khashoggi accountable. But by giving Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman diplomatic immunity, he has betrayed his own rhetoric, Khashoggi's fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, has told Middle East Eye. In response to being asked to weigh in on a lawsuit filed by Cengiz and Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) against the Saudi crown prince […]

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Deadly fire breaks out in largest Gaza refugee camp

INTERNATIONAL Last night 21 people, including women and seven children, died after a huge fire ripped through the third floor of their three-story residential building in Tel Al-Zaatar in the largest refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip. All of the victims were from the Abu Rayya family, who had come together to celebrate the return of Dr Maher Abu Rayya who had just gained a PhD from Egypt. Maher is a […]

today18 November 2022

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‘Its a stay-away, not a strike’- WC SANTACO on empty taxi ranks next week

VOC SANTACO in the Western Cape has emphasized that members have not been ordered to take to the streets next week. It comes after stakeholders agreed to shut down taxi ranks on Monday and Tuesday, with commuters urged to make alternative travel arrangements. SANTACO first deputy chairperson Gershon Geyer told VOC news on Friday that the three core issues include; the extension and expansion of the Blue Dot project, revising […]

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WCED looks into millions in annual bank fees

LOCAL The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is writing to schools in the province regarding their bank charges. This as Education MEC David Maynier revealed that more than R36 million was spent on bank charges last year. This averages at over R23 500 per school, while 40 schools reported paying in excess of R100k and the top ten highest payers have a combined total of over R1.5 million. Meanwhile, TPN […]

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Tobacco experts questions lack of ‘regulation’ of alcohol industry

NATIONAL Tobacco experts have questioned why government has not pursued similar regulation for the alcohol industry. It comes as the Tobacco and Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill prepares to reach Parliament. Stakeholders agree alcohol causes much greater harm than tobacco, particularly during the festive season. The Health Department concluded a series of policy webinars yesterday. VOC Photo: VerywellMind

today18 November 2022

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.

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