The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) appealed to supporters of the liberation of Palestine to maintain their support for the boycott of the Labia Cinema. Due to very little media publicity, there has been an impression that the boycott of the famous cinema has come to end. In February 2012, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) upheld the complaint by the PSC against the Labia which had cancelled the screening of […]
This week, social media was abuzz following the surfacing of a video in which a minor records herself sending a message of intimidation to another girl. The video is allegedly a response to a string of back-and-forth messages between the girls. The video, which has received thousands of views and shares, has been described by most online-commentators as outright bullying. Many commentators have also voiced concern at the state of […]
As the focus within South Africa has largely been directed toward the on-going #FeesMustFall protests, chaos within National Treasury appears to have taken a backseat. Over the past few months, embattled finance minister, Pravin Gordhan has been fanning flames of his alleged contravention of the National Strategic Intelligence Act and the Public Finance Management Act. The allegations are related to his approval of former South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner […]
Protests at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology almost turned deadly in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to university spokesperson Lauren Kansley‚ the main administration building and the security office at the Bellville campus were set alight. “Charges of attempted murder were laid after protesters locked two security guards inside a burning building. The guards suffered mostly smoke inhalation injuries and are now stable‚'' said Kansley. Theo Lane, […]
Triple murder accused, Henri van Breda, is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Wednesday in connection with a drug possession charge. Twenty one-year-old van Breda appeared with his girlfriend last month and was granted bail of R1 000. His girlfriend got bail of R200. The case was postponed for further investigation. Van Breda is also a suspect in the brutal killings of three family members in […]
Several petrol bombs have been found at Wits University's main campus in Braamfontein. Students are forging ahead with protest action at the university calling for free higher education. On Tuesday, chaos broke out at the university with students clashing with police resulting in several injuries. On Monday, students took their fight to the streets of Braamfontein were they torched a bus and looted shops. As students remain resolute with protest […]
National Prosecuting Authority head Shaun Abrahams has really blown it this time in his full-frontal attack against SA Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. In his eagerness to serve political masters, the NPA chief has handed their enemies compelling evidence that he is on a crude vendetta against Gordhan based on trumped-up criminal charges. The FinMin described the summons as being “politically contaminated”. By setting a Pretoria Magistrate’s court date, Abrahams has […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) spent just under R40m on catering during the last financial year. The SAPS's annual report, tabled in Parliament in September, shows the police spent a total of R39.5m on catering across its five programmes in the 2015/16 financial year. This amounted to approximately R3.3m a month, or just over R100 000 a day. The figure was slightly down from the previous financial year's R40.1m. […]
Trucks filled with aid are trundling through remote, hurricane-ravaged towns in Haiti - but the frustration of survivors like Dmitry Pierre is boiling over into deep anger and even violence as they watch them pass by without stopping. Desperate people who have lost their houses and are living in rubble or in crowded shelters blocked streets on Tuesday to force convoys to stop and pay them attention. Some have even […]
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.
