LOCAL Police say 16 more suspects have been arrested following the rape of eight women in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. 67 others were arrested on Friday. Two of them were fatally shot during the arrests. This brings to 83 the total number of people arrested – many of whom were nabbed for contravening the Immigration Act. The women, part of a production crew, were shooting a music video when the attack […]
By Tauhierah Salie The relieved family of Boeta Moosa “Lallie” Adams are still rejoicing their relative’s safe return. The 74-year-old was found unharmed on Saturday morning, after being missing for almost two weeks. Adams, who has dementia, had disappeared from Mitchells Plain while attempting to visit a friend in Woodstock. According to a family member, Boeta Adams was found in Khayelitsha on Wednesday and later uncovered by the family at […]
LOCAL The last day of trade union NUMSA's national congress which was supposed to held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday, had been cancelled. The congress was initially set to to run from Monday until today, but it only started on Wednesday after the Labour Court in Johannesburg ruled that the congress should only be convened if it fully complies with NUMSA's constitution. NUMSA says it decided […]
by Tauhierah Salie It's very hard to change the mindsets of people, but the more constant we are in terms of education and awareness; we CAN start changing the mindsets of our communities. And that is why we (are) do things such as community cleanups – Margo Adonis, Visions of Change South Africa Yes, we also fight with the big companies because of the environmental impact, but we know that […]
by Tauhierah Salie Stakeholders in the Western Cape are proactively tackling concerns over a drop in South African students taking up Mathematics and Science subjects. Students have reportedly been opting for the so-called ‘less intimidating’ subjects at a more frequent rate. A collaboration between Non-Profit Company Advancing Knowledge, Garden Cities Archway Foundation and the Western Cape Education Department has opened several new ‘science centres’ across the province. The science laboratories […]
INTERNATIONAL Some Tunisians have begun celebrating a win for the “Yes” vote in a constitutional referendum brought by President Kais Saied, despite the election authority saying only about a quarter of registered voters had turned out. An exit poll from Sigma Conseil, a Tunisian polling company, said 92.3 percent of voters had backed the new constitution, which opponents say will entrench one-man rule. Only 7.7 percent voted “No”. Out of some nine […]
INTERNATIONAL American conservative political commentator and editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro, visited Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday and performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyard, a move often banned by Israeli forces. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam's holiest sites and sits in occupied East Jerusalem, which Jews refer to as the Temple Mount. Shapiro has been in Israel since last week for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and […]
INTERNATIONAL Israeli military bulldozers on Tuesday demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of killing a settler in April, according to Israeli and Palestinian media. The homes are in the village of Qarawat Bani Hasan, in the northern occupied West Bank. They belong to the families of Yusef Aasi and Yehya Miri, two Palestinian men in their 20s who the army said are guilty of perpetrating "a deadly shooting attack at the entrance to the […]
LOCAL Addressing the nation on Monday, Ramaphosa acknowledged the frustration of citizens and that load-shedding has devastated the economy and people's lives. Play Video Policing, renewables and importing from Botswana: Ramaphosa lays out plan to beat load-shedding President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday unveiled government's plan to “fix Eskom and improve its existing fleet of power stations”. Ramaphosa listed a number of solutions, including new green energy projects, importing energy from […]
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.
