LOCAL Cape Town firefighters are battling a blaze in a building in Parliament Avenue. Councillor JP Smith says six firefighting vehicles and approximately 36 firefighters are on the scene. The fire is burning on the third floor, with initial reports indicating it started in the office space and is spreading toward the gymnasium. The roof area has caught alight and the National Assembly building is on fire too. Smith says […]
INTERNATIONAL China has started 2022 with its biggest tally of local coronavirus cases for any seven-day period since subduing the country’s first epidemic nearly two years ago, despite an arsenal of some of the world’s toughest COVID-19 measures. The National Health Commission reported on Saturday 175 new community infections with confirmed clinical symptoms for December 31, bringing the total number of local symptomatic cases in mainland China in the past […]
LOCAL Two suspects aged 32 and 37 were arrested and detained at Brackenfell SAPS on cases of possession of prohibition firearm, possession of ammunition, possession of stolen vehicle and robbery on Thursday. Members of Maitland Flying Squad followed up on information in Brackenfell about a vehicle that was stolen in the Milnerton area. According to Police spokesperson, Captain Frederick Van Wyk, the vehicle with the suspects were involved in numerous […]
LOCAL After nearly two years of bruising lockdowns which saw Gauteng's commuter rail network destroyed by thieves, Metrorail commuter train services continue their slow comeback. Trains from Park Station to Naledi in Soweto were the latest services to resume, with three travelling the route each way daily. This is a far cry from the almost 200 trains that ran between Park Station and Soweto in the 1980s. While the trains […]
There have been mixed reactions to governments easing of covid-19 restrictions ahead of New Year celebrations this evening. Citing a drop in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations- with the Western Cape being the exception- government cancelled the curfew, increased capacity at indoor and outdoor venues and lifted restrictions on alcohol establishments. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has now called on government to take it one step further and scrap the National […]
Drugs worth an estimated R4.3 million has been seized ahead of its arrival in Cape Town. The Hawks acted on information and intercepted two vehicles on the N2, travelling with batches of drugs from Gauteng en route to the Mother City. A 35-year-old suspect was arrested in the first incident, and a seized a Mercedes Benz in Grabouw. Two dozen packets of mandrax tablets- worth around R840k - were found […]
Social media has been flooded with condolences for five young women who passed away in the crash on the R60 between Worcester and Robertson yesterday afternoon. Spokesperson, Jandré Bakker, says “preliminary investigations suggest that the driver of the (car) wanted to make a u-turn but did so in front of the (truck)”, resulting in the crash. The driver of the truck was also slightly injured. Bakker warned motorists to obey […]
Police have arrested two suspects and are searching for a third, following a dramatic incident in Heideveld on Thursday. Spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says suspects in a hijacked vehicle attempted to flee from police before 11am. Gunfire was exchanged and a high-speed chase ensued. The suspect driving ultimately lost control and collided with a VW Polo near to the corners of Klipfontein and Hazel Road in Athlone. Two suspects, aged 32 […]
South Africa’s health department has recorded 12 979 new Covid-19 cases and a further 126 Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours. Majority of new cases are from KwaZulu-Natal with 27% followed by the Western Cape with 26% and Gauteng accounting for 17%. There has been an increase of 472 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The country’s recovery rate currently stands at 91.7 percent.
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.
