By Kouthar Sambo Business Tech noted that South Africa’s taxi industry is now adopting mafia-style tactics to intimidate and extort private citizens, schools, and businesses. An organized crime expert, Chad Thomas, spoke on VOC’s PM Drive show, saying that the taxi industry “has been a law of itself many years.”
Community safety organizations in Elsies River are sounding the alarm over an escalating wave of gang-related violence, following a “bloody” weekend in which at least six people lost their lives. Hamish Arries, chief of the Elsies River safety initiative and former deputy chairperson of the community policing forum (CPF), expressed
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver the highly anticipated 2025 Budget Speech this week amid growing economic challenges and a worsening cost-of-living crisis. With South Africa’s working class bearing the brunt of these financial hardships, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has urged the government to
By Kouthar Sambo Ahead of the national budget in parliament, which takes place on Wednesday, 19 Feb (2025), analysts and critics condemned plans to raise personal, corporate, or value-added taxes. This comes after analysts predict that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana may have to increase taxes to improvise for the shortfall.
Ahead of Wednesday’s 2025 national budget speech, economists believe that the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana should prioritise economic growth as the South African economy continues a downward trajectory. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Tuesday Dawie Roodt founder, Director and Chief Economist of the Efficient Group said the minister is
By Rachel Mohamed Dozens of residents gathered at the Yusufeyyah Masjid in Wynberg for a public meeting hosted by the Muslim Cemetery Society of Wynberg on Sunday. The meeting provided an update on the status of Constantia Cemetery and addressed community concerns about the resting places of their loved ones,
Grant Beneficiaries in the Western Cape (WC) is encouraged to switch their South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards to Postbank black cards as soon as possible. Speaking to VOC News, grant beneficiaries shared some of their concerns around the challenges they experience when trying to obtain the new
In recent days, there has been a surge in conversations about bullying in schools, with parents demanding comprehensive measures to address the problem that, if left unaddressed, may cause major harm. Speaking to VOC News, parents have voiced their concerns around bullying, with many claiming not enough is done to
Founder of the Inner Circle, Muhsin Hendricks, has been shot and killed in Bethelsdorp, Gqeberha. According to officials in the area, the 58-year-old was gunned down in a gold-coloured VW T-Roc in Haley Place earlier today. “A silver-coloured Hilux double cab stopped in front and blocked them from driving off.
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.
