As gun violence continues to plague communities across the Cape Flats, the community of Lentegeur has been rocked by ongoing gang-related crimes and murders, prompting renewed calls for intervention. In the latest incident a 42-year-old man was killed and a woman wounded in a deadly shooting on Wednesday night (7
Amid rising gun violence in Mitchells Plain and surrounding areas, two suspects were arrested in separate incidents in Tafelsig on Wednesday night, 07 May 2025. Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi confirmed that members of the Mitchells Plain Crime Prevention Unit arrested an adult male on Fortuin Street after he was found
The office of the African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General is under scrutiny for failing to convene an emergency meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to address growing tensions with the Democratic Alliance (DA), despite increasing concern among members of the National Working Committee (NWC). Reports suggest that a
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has unveiled a new wheeling framework aimed at enabling third-party energy generators to use South Africa’s national electricity grid to deliver power to consumers. While the concept of wheeling is not new, this framework introduces standardised rules that allow third-party transactions both in and out of
A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the brazen murder of 50-year-old Dingalimoya Cintso, who was gunned down inside the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court in April. Cintso was sitting on a court bench awaiting his appearance in a murder trial when he was fatally shot. This latest arrest brings
Around 100 Capetonian hujaaj (pilgrims) are set to depart on Thursday (8 May) for the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah to perform the sacred journey of Hajj. Team VOC is broadcasting live from Cape Town International Airport throughout the day as friends and family gather to bid their loved
The Gauteng High Court has ruled in favour of the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) and the South African Private Practitioners Forum (SAPPF) in their legal challenge to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law. The ruling compels the President to submit the
Build One South Africa (BOSA) has called on the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to summon Minister Siviwe Gwarube to deliver a detailed breakdown of South Africa’s national education budget, which amounts to R330 billion. The party is seeking clarity on how much of this funding is allocated to teachers,
Several people have been left homeless after a fire tore through Overcome Heights in the Vrygrond informal settlement on Tuesday morning. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, said firefighters responded swiftly to contain the blaze and limit the damage. “Our first crews arrived within 12 minutes of
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.
