Amid widespread anger and distress for grieving families, the Western Cape Department of Health has reduced the waiting period for Muslim autopsies from six days to two days. This was confirmed in a meeting with the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) held in Cape Town on Tuesday. This week's meeting was a follow-up to a special meeting called one month ago between the MJC and the MEC of Health Nomafrench Mbombo […]
By Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed The body of missing diver Muhammad Nur Mitchell was found at Saunders Rocks, ending a exhausting week long search for the NSRI and Mitchell family. His body was recovered by a team of police divers after 2pm yesterday afternoon. 32 year old Muhammad Nur disappeared last Sunday while diving with his brother in law Hishaam. Sabri Mitchell spoke to VOC News about how the divers […]
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.
