Police Minister Bheki Cele says attacks on police members are increasing at an alarming rate. He says last week, in the space of 24 hours, four police officers were attacked in the Western Cape alone. He was addressing the 35th Squadron in Belhar ahead of their deployment for the province’s Operation Shanela, which is an extension of a nationwide operation to combat crime in identified hotspot areas. Cele has urged police […]
Twenty people were left displaced after several informal structures were destroyed in a fire in Belhar yesterday afternoon. According to the City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, local firefighters managed to contain and extinguish the blaze that destroyed approximately seven informal structures. Two women suffered smoke inhalation and were treated by medics. The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage. VOC
The event – a collaboration between City Health and Subcouncil 5 at the Belhar Indoor Sports Complex – sought to raise awareness about breast cancer, but also create a safe space where women could get critical health checks done. According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. In South Africa, the incidence of breast cancer among women is increasing. It is for […]
LOCAL Belhar residents have expressed outrage after a two-year-old boy became the latest gang-related fatality last night. Anti-gang Unit members have been deployed to the area after suspects reportedly fired shots and fled the scene. Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk says officers responded to reports of a shooting in Sunata Way, Extention 13, after 7pm. Van Wyk says upon arrival, police were informed that the child was already transported […]
A Belhar family is in shock after a fire claimed the lives of two children in Chestnut way in Belhar. It’s believed a 5 year old boy Ziyaad and one year old girl, Zarah died in the blaze. The baby girl’s mother survived. It’s unclear how the fire started. The City's Fire and Rescue Service says the fire broke out on the third floor of the block of flats at […]
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.
