In recent weeks, South Africa has witnessed a wave of unrest at universities throughout the country as the #FeesMustfall movement continues their call for decolonised education. As a result of protests, increased uncertainty surrounding the completion of the academic year has left government in a state of limbo as positions in vital sectors await new submissions. While the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has in recent years worked tirelessly to […]
Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom, says the publication of a coffee table book on Hajj by a South African, "captures the heart and soul" of the annual Muslim pilgrimage. Hanekom was speaking at the launch of the photo journal #AbramjeeOnHajj. Social activist, Yusuf Abramjee, who undertook his first Hajj this year, released the high-gloss A3 landscape coffee table book in Johannesburg. It has over 400 photographs, all taken with his iPhone […]
Democratic Alliance (DA) Chief Whip John Steenhuisen has expressed regret after a motion to debate the alleged politicisation of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been declined. The DA submitted its proposed motion to Speaker Baleka Mbete. It comes after allegations that the NPA has become a political tool following its decision to prosecute Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for fraud. Steenhuisen says the DA has received correspondence from Mbete declining […]
Two students of the Tshwane University of Technology in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga were found lying in a pool of their own blood at the weekend., Police say the man and woman were discovered in a room at the Urban Cove student residence. “It appears the students, aged between 25 and 21, were both stabbed with a knife. The victims are believed to be in a relationship,” says a statement from the […]
African People's Convention (APC) Leader, Themba Godi, has welcomed cabinet's decision to start the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This follows the announcement that was made by Justice Minister Michael Masutha on Friday. Masutha has already informed the National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chairperson, Thandi Modise, about the Cabinet decision to withdraw South Africa from the Rome Statute of the […]
President Jacob Zuma is "dangerous for our fragile democracy," Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has said. Speaking at a public meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay ahead of by-elections in the area, Maimane again took potshots at the president, accusing him of corruption and state capture. "This community deserves better and South Africa deserves better. The first step towards building a better South Africa and stopping corruption starts with putting your […]
Hacktivist group Anonymous said it had shut down the Ecuadorian government mail in retaliation for its decision to cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet connection for the period of the US presidential elections. “Shut Down The Internet; We'll Shut Down Your Communications!” read the tweet posted by Anonymous on Sunday night. The claim, supported by a screenshot with “connection timed out” messages in response to the pinging of the […]
Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Sunday pledged to investigate the causes of a rail crash that killed at least 75 people, as rescue workers scoured wreckage for more bodies. The packed passenger train carrying more than 1,400 people between the capital Yaounde and the central African country's port city of Douala derailed on Friday near the town of Eseka, causing carriages to flip over at high speed. Two days later, […]
26 Asian sailors freed after more than four years of captivity in a small fishing village in Somalia arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, ahead of flights home, a maritime expert said. The crew from China, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Taiwan were seized when the Omani-flagged FV Naham 3 was hijacked by Somali pirates close to the Seychelles in March 2012, when pirate attacks were common […]
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.
