As technology becomes increasingly integral to daily life, many people are experiencing overstimulation from both negative and positive content. Speaking to VOC News, Fazlyn Petersen, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems at the University of the Western Cape, emphasized the importance of intentional screen time. “It depends on
The energy embargo protest will take place on Thursday, 21 August 2025, at 8 Riebeeck Street, Cape Town, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. The event aims to gather supporters to call on the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition to halt trade with Israel, given the ongoing violence in
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has announced that from the 1st of October, it will no longer rely on AI detection tools to identify machine-generated student work. The decision has sparked significant discussion among educators and academic experts, drawing both praise for its forward-thinking approach and questions about how
Two teachers from South Peninsula High School have been acquitted of sexual assault charges dating back more than 20 years. According to court documents, the lawyer representing one of the teachers successfully filed a Section 174 application, which led to the dismissal of the case. The teacher’s brother, who faced
The world has been outraged following reports that Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was killed alongside four colleagues in a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City. According to Al Jazeera, seven people were killed overall in the attack on the tent located outside the main
In honour of Women’s Month, Miguel Masaisai, a cyclist advocating for peace and unity from the war-stricken Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), spoke on VOC’s airwaves. Masaisai shared his fitness journey and the inspiration behind it all. He stated that his main motivation is the pain his people experience
“The fascist occupation army’s assassination of Al Jazeera journalists — most prominently its correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh — is a savage crime that exceeds all boundaries of fascism and criminality.” This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The statement comes as the death toll of journalists
“What war criminal Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza represents an extension of his genocidal and displacement policies, through committing further crimes against our Palestinian people in Gaza.” This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks affirming his intention
Early reports indicate that the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will need to allocate over R1 million due to a series of burglaries and incidents of vandalism at schools during the June/July holiday. Bronagh Hammond from the WCED informed VOC News that despite security measures being implemented at 424 schools,
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.
