A Cape Town meat retailer has warned of a potential beef shortage after a confirmed outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) at the Karan Beef feedlot in Heidelberg, Gauteng. Good Hope Meat Hyper, one of the city’s largest Halaal meat outlets, issued a public advisory on Wednesday (4 June) urging customers
United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning entry to the U.S. for nationals from 12 countries, citing national security concerns. The travel ban, set to take effect from June 9, targets citizens of: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya,
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed that the country will not give up its uranium enrichment following the rejection of a key condition in a United States (U.S) proposal aimed at resolving the longstanding nuclear dispute. Talks continue around the possibility of reviving the nuclear deal, but tensions
By Kouthar Sambo Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s petition to the Constitutional Court in an application for leave to appeal a High Court judgment over the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, a recent report noted that Ramaphosa stated that access to a record revealing what influenced his decision to sign the
Pilgrims from around the world have gathered in their millions on the plains of Arafah on Thursday morning (5 June) as Yawmul Arafah, the most sacred day of the Hajj pilgrimage, gets underway. Speaking to VOC News live from Arafah, Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels, Imam at Al-Masjidur Rawbie and director of
The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Portfolio Committee has endorsed a motion calling for the devolution of key policing powers to the metro. The resolution, which will be tabled at the next full sitting of the Council, aims to empower local law enforcement to investigate serious crimes including
The City of Cape Town (COCT) has noted ongoing reports and discussions circulating across various media platforms on Thursday concerning the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO). COCT has confirmed that AARTO will be implemented as of the 1 October 2025. The city has reiterated its
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier has announced that the appeals process for parents whose children were not accepted at their preferred schools will officially open on 1 August. The announcement comes as parents throughout the province are becoming increasingly alarmed after discovering that their children were not accepted into
Eskom has confirmed that a fire broke out at one of its substations in Khayelitsha, leading to a widespread power outage that has affected an estimated 15,000 customers in the area. While no injuries have been reported, significant damage was caused to the infrastructure, resulting in disrupted electricity supply to
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.
