LOCAL Police confirm that the kidnapping of a woman in Bellville last Wednesday, is still under investigation. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says three armed men approached a security guard at a liquor store in Strand Street and threatened him with a firearm. They then proceeded to the 27-year-old wife of the store manager and forcefully removed her from the premises. The suspects then fled the scene and no arrests have […]
LOCAL A 29-year-old suspect who was reportedly found in possession of a cellphone used to a demand ransom for a missing woman whose body was later found is expected to appear before the Tshitale magistrate's court to face charges of kidnapping and murder. Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said his arrest was made on Saturday by a team of investigators assigned to track down the suspects who allegedly kidnapped the […]
LOCAL Judgment is expected in the High Court in Cape Town on Monday in the murder of eight-year-old Tazné van Wyk. The accused, 54-year-old Moyhdian Pangkaeker, was arrested in February 2020 following Tazne’s disappearance near her home in Elsies River a few days earlier. The girl’s body was found in a storm water pipe outside Worcester. The accused has pleaded not guilty to the murder. During his testimony in August, […]
LOCAL Tax Justice South Africa has commended the City of Cape Town’s law enforcement, for cracking down on illicit cigarette traders. It comes after officers recovered over 230 ‘master cases of various illicit brands’ to the estimated value of R4.6 million in Bellville on Thursday. The fake goods were found at five different locations and three suspects, aged 19, 25 and 32, were arrested. Tax Justice SA founder Yusuf Abramjee […]
INTERNATIONAL A new investigative report published on Thursday has identified nearly a dozen instances where it says the Syrian government and allied forces engaged in "double-tap" air strikes to target hospitals and "intentionally harm persons and objects protected by international humanitarian law". The report, published by the Washington-based Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, builds on a previous study on "double-tap" strikes in Syria. "Double-tap" strikes have become increasingly common in modern warfare. The […]
INTERNATIONAL A Palestinian teenager was killed overnight by Israeli forces during an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday. Salah al-Buraiki, 19, died after being shot in the neck, the ministry said in a statement, adding that three other Palestinians were also wounded. Palestinian sources said that Israeli forces raided several buildings and deployed snipers on their rooftops, leading to confrontations […]
INTERNATIONAL Iran has called for Saudi Arabia to distance itself from Israel, while making diplomatic overtures to its arch-rival. "You are relying on an Israel which is collapsing, and this will be the end of your era," Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was quoted as saying, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Thursday. His comments come a day after a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah […]
INTERNATIONAL An agreement between Israel, the Palestine Authority (PA) and Egypt to revive gas exploration at fields off the coast of Gaza may be close, Palestinian sources have said. The deal would see an Egyptian company facilitate natural gas production in the offshore fields using Israeli infrastructure, a Palestinian source familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity told Middle East Eye. The cash-strapped Ramallah-based PA, represented by the sovereign wealth vehicle Palestine […]
LOCAL The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has warned those who receive, or are applying for, the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant to be careful who they share their personal details with, and to always check their contact details on the system are correct. The agency issued a statement after its customer care unit in Mpumalanga received several calls from people who receive the grant, complaining that […]
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.
