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South African Muslims meet DIRCO to discuss high visa fees

A delegation from the Anti Visa Fee Committee SA (AVC SA) met senior officials of the Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) today. The committee raised its serious concern about the excessive visa fees that have just been implemented worldwide. "We also stressed that in addition to Hajj and Umrah, tourists and South Africans working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are also affected," said AVFC SA co-chair, Yusuf […]

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Diffusing conflict in schools a challenge for educators

Respectful social interaction, a facet of development that many assume to be second nature appears to be lacking within schools across the country as verbal abuse against educators and principals runs rapid. Last week, the principal of Tafelsig High School, in Mitchells Plain, was threatened by a learner and required five teachers to retrain the learner, after which the learner was escorted off the schools premises. The incident followed the […]

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Gordhan says no to making representation

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday told National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams that he would not be taking up his invite to make representations by 17:00. Instead he invited Abrahams to withdraw the charges against him, in relation to an early retirement payout granted to former SARS deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay in 2010, and the extension of his contract. His response to Abrahams was set out in a letter […]

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UCT students vow to continue with protests

The University of Cape Town says police have arrested four students who were transporting sewage containers to the campus. UCT spokesperson, Elijah Moholola says the students were apprehended at an entrance to one of the campuses. They were later released Students have meanwhile vowed to continue with protests at UCT. Student leader, Sinawo Thambo says, “We will continue to shut down and we will do so with the pain and […]

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Cape Town getting even stricter on water restrictions

Prompted by a prolonged drought, the City of Cape Town is planning to move to level three water restrictions which include banning the use of sprinklers and hosepipes, a council statement said on Tuesday. A report on the planned move will be presented to a council meeting scheduled for October 26 for further deliberation. A tariff increase could come into effect with the tighter restrictions from 1 December. The following […]

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No need for violence – Zuma

There was no need for students to break down the doors of learning when these were already open, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. “There is no need for violent protests which give the impression that government is opposed to students,” he told ambassadors and high commissioners at the Heads of Mission conference in Pretoria. The country’s leaders supported and were sympathetic to the students’ cause. He urged students to […]

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Students may lose if they can’t channel their anger – Yacoob

University students must learn from how the struggle was won almost entirely through passive resistance to make society ungovernable, retired Constitutional Court justice Zak Yacoob said on Tuesday night. He said he sympathised with where students were, but violence should never be on the cards. “Our struggle, apart from Sharpeville and two other incidents, was non-violent,” he said, delivering the ninth annual Imam Haron memorial lecture in Lansdowne. He said […]

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Saudi Arabia executes prince convicted of murder

Saudi Arabia has executed a member of its royal family for the first time in four decades. The prince was sentenced to death after being convicted of shooting and killing another man in a fight, the country's Interior Ministry announced. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in Riyadh for killing Adel al-Mahemid during a brawl, according to an Interior Ministry statement published by the Saudi Press Agency […]

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Al-Shabab attack on Somali city leaves several dead

At least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed after armed group al-Shabab carried out a suicide attack at a police station in the city of Afgoye. Captain Abdullahi Ali, a senior Somali military officer, told Associated Press news agency on Wednesday that troops have now fully secured the town and the fighters have fled. The African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, confirmed on Twitter that a […]

today19 October 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.

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