By Kouthar Sambo Residents of Orlando East recently shut down several spaza shops owned by foreigners in Soweto following a surge in food-borne illnesses and a desire to reclaim the township economy for locals. However, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned people not to take the law into their own hands.
By Kouthar Sambo The United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on a bloc of nine nations if they were to create a rival currency to the US dollar. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand
By Kouthar Sambo The Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit (EFIU) conducted an investigation revealing how the kingdom’s authorities began secretly investigating suspicious payments amounting to tens of millions of rands between entities linked to two politically connected businessmen. The investigation delved into the relationship between Keenin Schofield, son-in-law of King Mswati
By Kouthar Sambo Critics and analysts have claimed that the escalated food poisoning cases resulting from the food items sold at spaza shops appear to be a deliberate effort to discredit the informal tuck shops with the idea that they will get shut down by the government in response. Speaking
As part of the Department of Home Affairs’ campaign to clean house, 18 officials were dismissed with immediate effect. According to the department, the officials were dismissed for the following reasons: Four were fired for irregularly granting ID documents; Six for irregularly registering marriages; Three for irregularly processing birth certificates;
By Kouthar Sambo While South Africa leads the G20, President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the G20 leaders to speak up against the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and work towards achieving a solution. “As the G20 collective, we need to add our voices to ensure that the carnage that is
By Kouthar Sambo After Operation Vala Umgodi reportedly blocked humanitarian aid to the illegal miners, activists decided to take the government to court over the crisis. The move came after police and the army were deployed in parts of the province to fight against illegal mining. Meanwhile, critics have claimed
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.
