Monday marks exactly three years since the death of former president Nelson Mandela. Mandela, who was the first president of South Africa to be elected in a fully democratic election, died at the age of 95 on December 5, 2013. Msunduzi Municipality Mayor Themba Njilo said he still regards Mandela as the father of the nation. “He played a huge role in the struggle and freeing black people from oppression. […]
The Western Cape African National Congress plans to lodge a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission and police on Monday after a Hout Bay resident apparently called black people “stupid animals” in a Facebook post. “They are like stupid animals. We should tie them to a rope. Too many Africans flocking to Hout Bay. Draw up a petition. Soon there will be nothing left of Hout Bay,” read the […]
Nineteen crew members rescued from a Greek bulk carrier, which flooded following a fire at sea, are to arrive in Cape Town harbour on Monday, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) said. A fire broke out in the engine room of the Antaios, owned by the Greek shipping company Amalthia Marine Inc, while it was in the mid-Atlantic, some 860 nautical miles west of Cape Town, over the weekend. […]
The executive disregarded the people of South Africa when it decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the DA argued in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. “Government had to involve the public in such a fundamental matter involving human rights,” advocate Steven Budlender told the court. Budlender argued that the executive was in such a rush to withdraw from the ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, that […]
VOC's biggest community event, the VOC Summer Festival 2016, was a resounding success with thousands of festival-goers attending the event over the three days. Organisers estimate that 20 000 people supported the event this past weekend, mostly families who seek an environment where there is clean fun. The festival brought together a myriad of local food traders, artisans, clothing designers, jewellery and toy vendors as well as local businesses - giving shoppers a wide range […]
VOC’s festival convening team and staff might be tired, groggy and bleary-eyed on Monday, but they can smile knowing that another successful festival was pulled off. With the start of the December festive season, the VOC Summer Festival 2016 ushered in summer (and some wind) with a fantastic line-up of events at Vygieskraal stadium over the past weekend. Organisers estimate that about 20 000 people attended the event from Friday […]
VOC staffers had to contend with Sunday morning’s summer heat and the heat of the kitchen, as they rolled up their sleeves to get cooking for the VOC Breakfast at the festival. The annual breakfast event has grown since it first started in 2013, with 400 people buying tickets to the event at the teagarden at Vygieskraal stadium. ‘Head chef’Ayesha Laatoe, the host of VOC’s 10am Express, ruled the kitchen […]
"Come rain or shine. No matter what happens, we are there!” These were the emphatic words of some die-hard festival-goers, who braved Saturday’s mid-afternoon heat for the summer vibe of the VOC Summer Festival at Vygieskraal stadium. More than 10 000 people made their way to the festival complex on Saturday, with a surge early evening for the supper run and the popular evening entertainment. In the morning, hundreds of kids […]
VOC's Born To Serve presenter, Dr Qari Muhammed Sheik, has pulled off a great feat by walking away as the "Best African Quran Reciter" and finalist of the Bahrain International Hifz Memorization Competition. He's definitely no stranger to these contests, as he proved yet again to be the best in his field to have represented the Republic of South Africa in the Full Qurān category (30 Juz) at various international […]
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.
