By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Good news for consumers, City offers rates rebates for those who qualify If you are dependent on a pension or social grant and you are 60 years and older earning R7500 or less gross income per month, you may qualify for a 100% rates rebate. Pensioners aged 60 and older earning more than R7501, but no more than R22 000 a month, may qualify for a […]
By Aneeqa du Plessis The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) has made the call for those who are ready to embark on the auspicious journey of Hajj to prepare themselves, as an anticipated increase in the 2 500 quota is expected to be delivered after Ramadhan. This is according to the president of SAHUC, Shaheen Essop who spoke on VOC’s Ramadhan AM show on Monday morning. Essop said […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis With the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) online portal now open, parents are urged to begin the application process for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2024 academic year from today until mid-April. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Monday morning, WCED Spokesperson Bronnagh Hammond said it’s all systems go for the department. “Parents that want to apply for grade 1 or 8 can […]
LOCAL More people now qualify for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant after the means test threshold was increased from R350 to R624. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu this week gazetted the new regulations to increase the income threshold to R624, which is the food poverty line set by Stats SA in September 2021. The department said the reduced threshold was a factor in the number of declined applications. The […]
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.
