VOC

916 Results / Page 66 of 102

Background
insert_link

News

CPF calls for investigation of alleged mismanagement at Grassy Park police station

This week, reports surfaced detailing the alleged mismanagement of the Grassy Park Police Station by the station commander. In response, the Grassy Park Community Policing Forum (CPF) voiced concern that the precincts staff approached media to address an “in-house” issue. In a bid to effectively address noted concerns, the CPF has now called for a commission of inquiry into the management of the station, citing that low police morale impacts […]

today16 November 2016

insert_link

News

WCED assists 97% of fee paying schools

While most Western Cape schools fall within quintile four and five categories (fee-paying), many parents whose children attend these schools are unable to afford annual fees. Despite the existence of quintile one to three schools (no-fee schools), the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) this year increased its subsidization of quintile four and five schools with R47.5 million. There are currently 569 public fee-paying schools in the Western Cape, of which […]

today16 November 2016

News

ISIS contact in Thulsie case was a US agent: CAGE

A police affidavit seen by CAGE Africa states that the person connected to ISIL who was allegedly communicating with one of the Thulsie brothers, was a US agent. The exact nature of the communication as well as who initiated the contact is still unclear. The human rights organisation said it has many reports of entrapment in the US, where FBI agents act undercover and create terrorism plots using vulnerable individuals who may […]

today16 November 2016

insert_link

Opinions

Thank You America for voting Trump

OPINION by Ahmed Jazbhay Against all odds, Donald Trump’s bigotry against Hispanics, Latinos, Muslims and Sikhs have catapulted him to the White House. His extremist vitriol made him quite popular aAgainst all odds, Donald Trump’s bigotry against Hispanics, Latinos, Muslims and Sikhs have catapulted him to the White House. His extremist vitriol made him quite popular amongst evangelical Zionist Christians, ultra-right wing White extremists and even the White middle class. […]

today16 November 2016

insert_link

Local

‘I was scared for my life’ – man who was forced into coffin

Victor Mlotshwa, the man who was beaten and placed into a coffin by two men in Middelburg, said he feared for his life during the ordeal. "They beat me up, tied me and put me into a coffin," Mlotshwa said outside the Middelburg Magistrate's Court, where the two alleged culprits appeared. "I was scared for my life. They accused me of trespassing [on] their farm and they started beating me […]

today16 November 2016

insert_link

Local

Crawford Browne loses ConCourt bid to set aside arms deal commission finding

Arms deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne has lost his Constitutional Court bid to have the arms deal commission, which found no evidence of corruption, set aside. The Constitutional Court ruled that his application is not in the interest of justice. "The Constitutional Court has considered this application for direct access. It has concluded that the application should be dismissed as it is not in the interests of justice to grant it," […]

today16 November 2016

insert_link

International News

Kerry announces Yemen truce, FM says ‘not interested’

The Arab coalition and Houthi rebels fighting in Yemen have agreed to a temporary cessation of hostilities starting on November 17, and to work towards installing a national unity government, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. However, shortly after Kerry's announcement, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi said his government was not interested in a ceasefire or political talks with the Houthi rebels. An Arab alliance, made up of […]

today16 November 2016

insert_link

International News

France’s Nicolas Sarkozy faces Gaddafi payment claims

Nicolas Sarkozy's links with Muammar Gaddafi have come under fresh scrutiny after a businessman admitted delivering three cash-stuffed suitcases from the late Libyan leader towards the Frenchman's first presidential bid. In an interview with the Mediapart investigative news site, Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine has said he made three trips from Tripoli to Paris in late 2006 and early 2007 with cash for Sarkozy's campaign. Each time he carried a suitcase […]

today16 November 2016

insert_link

International News

Jakarta’s Christian governor Purnama in blasphemy row

Jakarta's Christian governor has been formally named a suspect on blasphemy allegations after claims that he insulted Islam led to a violent mass protest by Muslim groups in the Indonesian capital. After a lengthy preliminary investigation, police said that the allegations against Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is also a member of Indonesia's ethnic Chinese minority, should go to trial. Religious groups in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country had demanded […]

today16 November 2016

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.

Donate to our Pledgeline
Donate
Follow us!
Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram Tiktok
Download App
Listen on Online Radio Box! Voice of the Cape

Listen Live

Western Cape’s No.1 Community Radio Station

Schedule

Download
our new app