By Aneeqa du Plessis All operations have come to a screeching halt at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) after volatile student protests broke out at the Bellville campus on Wednesday evening. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) close to 1 000 students came together to express their outrage as buildings and cars were set alight on the premises. “Public order Police, who were in the area, […]
A lecture theatre at the Cape Town campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) was set alight on Wednesday, after similar attacks at the institution's Mowbray and Bellville campuses. Security personnel were the first to discover that the classroom had been set on fire, said Western Cape police spokesperson Warrant Officer Henrietta van Niekerk. CPUT spokesperson Lauren Kansley said they were aware of the arson, that but details […]
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.
