VOC General Manager Abdul Aleem Gamza is taking on an extraordinary challenge a 770-kilometer run to raise support for Gaza, in partnership with local non-profit Empowering Eats. The initiative, now in its third year, aims to create awareness about the ongoing humanitarian crisis while raising funds for those in need.
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called for tighter security measures and technological upgrades at correctional facilities following a violent stabbing incident at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre on Wednesday morning. The attack claimed the lives of two inmates and left two correctional officers injured. POPCRU provincial secretary, Mluleki
A brick was thrown at the firefighting team in a vehicle as they were heading back to base in Belhar, causing damage to the windscreen in the process. “As the vehicle was traveling along 35th Street, between bishop Lavis Drive and Robert Sobukwe, the driver saw someone standing along the
The Western Cape government has implemented a performance-based standards policy, which allows eligible heavy vehicles to carry larger payloads while improving safety and reducing road wear. Applications will be accepted online beginning November 1. According to Isaac Sileku, the Western Cape’s MEC for Mobility, the new policy replaces rigid size
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA) marched to the National Treasury in Pretoria today. The union demands that the government cut ties with security companies violating collective agreements—including Modise Security, Mjayeli Security, Kya Guard Security, and Urban Ithuba Security. Numsa’s national spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, argues that these companies
The Ad Hoc Committee reviewing claims made by KwaZulu-Natal police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a meeting on Wednesday, 30 October 2025, narrowed the list of witnesses expected to testify at its public hearings. This followed the agreement that certain witnesses might only provide affidavits, while others would be postponed, awaiting
By Dr. Salim Parker His room was immaculately clean. He shared it with a few others, as was customary in Azizyah, a suburb of Makkah. Hajj was about a week away. His roommates went to bed at unearthly hours very, very late at night. They probably had only two to
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) reports that the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations are progressing smoothly, with no major incidents reported across the country. This year marks a record, with 766,000 full-time candidates registered, the highest number since the NSC examinations began in 1996. The exams commenced on
Magistrates across South Africa are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently review their salaries, a matter that has been delayed for nearly two decades. Demonstrating outside Parliament, magistrates voiced frustrations over what they describe as unfair pay disparities between themselves and high court judges, coupled with heavy workloads, staff
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.
