On Saturday, the globe woke up to the news of the death of leader of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro. On our screens, we saw some mourning the charismatic leader who started his revolution with a small band of people in the Sierra Maestra Mountains, eventually leading to the overthrow of the Batista government. Others yet, have been celebrating his demise. History will always judge people differently based on who […]
A “fierce” and “robust” ANC national executive committee meeting had to be extended as it could not agree on holding a secret vote for President Jacob Zuma to step down. The meeting which was due to end on Sunday has been extended to Monday. However, spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said the extension was due to a number of items on the agenda which still needed to be discussed. “There are a […]
A R100 000 reward has been offered to help nab cop-killers in the Western Cape, the provincial community safety MEC, Dan Plato, said on Sunday. "In the past week, three police officers have lost their lives, some even while responding to the needs of the community they serve while on duty," said Plato. He said the reward was now being offered to anyone with information that would lead to the […]
DA leader Mmusi Miamane says public protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane confirmed to him she had referred the state of capture report to the national prosecuting authority and the directorate of priority crime investigation. She said this was done in line with the remedial action required by the report compiled by her predecessor Advocate Thuli Madonsela. Madonsela in her remedial action noted that the public protector act called for both the […]
Fidel Castro, a titan of the Cold War who defied 11 American presidents and thrust Cuba onto the world stage, is dead at age 90. Cuban state-run television said the former long-time president died at 7pm local time on Saturday. Castro's brother and current president, Raul Castro, confirmed the news. Al Jazeera's Latin America Editor Lucia Newman, reporting from Santiago, Chile, said Castro's death hardly came as a surprise. "He […]
While abuse against women and children continues to plague societies across the globe, efforts to remedy the scourge of this domestic breakdown has once again been called to the fore in the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The 16 days of Activism begins on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and concludes on December 10, Human Rights Day. In response to […]
Earlier this week, during a training session organized by the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA) in Bo- Kaap’s Wale Street, one individual was killed in what was alleged to have been gang related. While the police investigation gets underway, organizers of the annual event have distanced themselves from reports that the victims is a member of a minstrel troop, instead confirming that he was in fact a spectator and […]
VOC News has received several calls from listeners expressing concern over possible scam calls from South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) consultants. Over the past few weeks, some senior citizens have reported that they have been contacted by SASSA consultants asking them to renew or verify personal information, such as ID numbers to help SASSA update their system and also to authorize a SASSA food parcel to one grant recipient. […]
The International Peace College South Africa (IPSA) launched the inaugural Shaykh Yusuf Scholarship Waqf Endowment fund at its annual banquet dinner. IPSA together with their strategic partner AwqafSA hosted the annual fundraising banquet, which took place on Tuesday at the Conference and Exhibition Centre at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. This year with the help of corporate table hosts, hundreds of community members gathered for an evening of celebratory commendation of inaugural […]
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.
