Youth advocacy group Youth Capital is calling for urgent policy changes in South Africa’s higher education sector as thousands of 2024 matriculants with bachelor passes struggle to secure spaces at public universities. This comes as over 300 000 matric learners achieved Bachelor passes, however due to limited space in the
Eighteen suspects allegedly responsible for terrorizing the Woodstock community, are set to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Monday (3 February). Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed the suspects were arrested on Friday (31 January) following a string of reported assaults and robberies targeting cyclists along Lower Church
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he is cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation into the country’s land expropriation policies is completed. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Expropriation Act into law last month. The new law allows the South
The continuous attacks and killings of men and women in blue, according to national police commissioner Fannie Masemola, cannot continue. Nine on-duty and 12 off-duty police officers have been shot and killed nationwide since October of last year. Masemola said that all citizens in South Africa must oppose and stop
Parents and guardians have been warned to be on the lookout for deceptive registration fee requests. The public is advised to exercise caution and educate themselves about the registration fee policy for students funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). This as higher education institutions prepare to start
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert There is much debate over what President Cyril Ramaphosa will say during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, which comes after NERSA confirmed a more than 12% rise in Eskom electricity rates at the beginning of April. Energy specialist Thomas Garner said
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Violence against partners in relationships appears to be tapering off but the numbers remain very high. That is according to statistics provided by Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, in a parliamentary reply to an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) question. Mchunu has revealed that between 2019 and 2024,
The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) has released the names of the 14 fallen soldiers who died during and following a battle with M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier in the week. Another soldier has, meanwhile, succumbed to their injuries while in hospital in the
By Kouthar Sambo Hyped-up energies from various youths, including those from underprivileged backgrounds, called for tight competition among Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda, which competed at the third Africa International Youth Kungfu Championship. The event took place at Fairbairn College in Goodwood on Saturday, 1st February (2025).
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.
