With just one month to go before the matric final exams, more than 71,000 learners across the Western Cape are entering the final stretch of their school careers. With pressure to perform and expectations from parents and learners themselves, educational psychologist Dr Yusuf Lalkhen says stress during this period is
The Cape Family Research Forum (CFRF) is encouraging communities to reconnect with their ancestral roots this Heritage Day through a community outreach initiative in Cape Town. The organisation will host a genealogy information stall on 24 September from 10 am to 4:30 pm, where members of the public can meet
The recent murders of six women in and around Kempton Park have once again placed South Africa’s gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) crisis under the spotlight, while raising questions about the nature of the crimes and the public response to them. Researcher and GBV specialist Lisa Vetten from the Southern
By Odwa Bafana Mkentane SANTACO Western Cape has expressed its condolences following two fatal road accidents on Nelson Mandela Boulevard and in the Prince Albert area. The taxi association says it is deeply saddened by the loss of life and has wished those injured a speedy and full recovery. SANTACO
By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The South African Union of Students (SAUS) is raising concerns over what it calls continued instability at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The student body says extending Waseem Carrim’s tenure as Acting CEO is not a sustainable solution and is calling for permanent and
By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Former COSATU trade unionist and political writer, Dr Ebrahim Harvey, says the labour federation is facing a deepening crisis ahead of its 15th National Congress, which gets underway on Monday. Harvey says the recent suspension of COSATU first deputy president Mike Shingange by his union, NEHAWU,
A man in his 30s is in police custody after allegedly unlawfully entering the parliamentary precinct in the early hours of Friday morning. Parliament says the man was immediately apprehended by Parliamentary Protection Services before being handed over to the South African Police Service. Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says the
The Electoral Commission says the ANC must take responsibility for failing to submit its candidate lists on time for six municipalities. The ANC has told the Electoral Court that candidate information was captured and uploaded before the deadline, but technical problems prevented the final submissions from being completed. Political analyst
A group of around 30 cyclists will undertake a 500-kilometre journey from Makkah to Madinah in December, as part of the Hijra Cycling Waqf Legacy Tour. The initiative is a collaboration between Wheel to Heal and Masjid Love, with cyclists departing South Africa on 9 December before travelling to Makkah.
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.
