INTERNATIONAL Hundreds of protesters in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, took to the streets for a fourth day in a row, after at least 10 people were killed by security forces during rallies earlier this week. A rally on Sunday against the military takeover led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last October was met by a heavy deployment of security forces, including from the army and the Rapid Support Forces militia, witnesses […]
Three suspects are expected to appear in court soon, after being busted in connection with the murder of an off-duty police officer in Delft on Sunday morning. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the Gugulethu officer was gunned down and car-jacked in Delius Street, Delft South, at 3.30 am. The 31-year-old’s VW Touran was later discovered in Elsies River. The trio, aged between 30 and 40, are due to face charges […]
Loadshedding is not going anywhere, anytime soon. Eskom has announced that scheduled power cuts will be escalated to Stage 6 tomorrow, and varying Stages throughout the week. Amid an unresolved wage dispute with employees, and having suffered severe damage at several of its power stations, the utility warned that recovery 'to pre-strike' levels will take weeks. A meeting between unions and Eskom management is reportedly scheduled for Tuesday. Monday: Stage […]
Interpol South Africa has arrested James Junior Aliyu (28) who is believed to be part of a cyber-crime ring involved in phishing, internet scams and money laundering. Aliyu was arrested at an upmarket estate in Sandton, Johannesburg, earlier this week following a take-down operation. Gauteng Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says members from the Interpol National Crime Bureau (NCB) in Pretoria with the assistance of members of the SAPS Gauteng Highway […]
by Tauhierah Salie ** this post has been updated with the latest information Transgressing Cape Town motorists are warned that a newly approved by-law could- among other things- see their cars immediately impounded. According to the City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate spokesperson JP Smith, local officials have been granted additional authority after provincial government accepted an amended Traffic By-law. In response to VOC's request for a copy […]
INTERNATIONAL Prospective pilgrims are having Hajj packages worth tens of thousands of dollars downgraded, but are not being offered partial refunds to make up the difference, with just days to go until the start of the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. In early June, the Saudi government made a surprise decision to sideline traditional travel agencies and instead use Motawif, a government-backed portal run by an Indian company with links to New Delhi as revealed […]
INTERNATIONAL A 68-year-old Palestinian woman died in an Israeli prison on Saturday, six months after she was beaten and detained by Israeli forces near a military checkpoint in Hebron, the Palestinian Prisoners Club reported. The Prisoners Club accused Damon prison authorities of medical neglect as Saadia Farajallah's health had recently been in decline due to multiple chronic illnesses, including high blood pressure and diabetes. It said Israeli forces brutally assaulted Farajallah as they detained […]
INTERNATIONAL A proposal by the Egyptian government to double the current share of the private sector in the economy has been met with scepticism as the country reels from the knock-on effects of the Russia-Ukraine war. Called the "State Ownership Policy", the document unveiled by the government last month is Cairo's latest attempt to bring confidence back to the local investment climate and convince investors to pour billions of dollars into Egypt. The government says the […]
LOCAL Three children aged 1, 4 and 9 died in a fire in Wesbank, Cape Town, on Saturday morning. City Fire's Jermaine Carelse said during firefighting operations, the bodies of the children were discovered in an informal structure. He said the city's fire and rescue service was alerted at 2.15am that there was a home on fire in Baxley Crescent. “When they arrived on the scene, firefighters found several structures […]
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.
