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SANTACO exits taxi task team after increase in impoundments

By Aneeqa du Plessis Following the instatement of the amended 2021 City of Cape Town Traffic by-law, an increase in taxi impoundments has taken place over the past few days causing an uproar within the taxi industry. Thus, SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO) met with local government to raise their concerns during an engagement earlier today, Deputy Chairperson Nceba Enge spoke to VOC News after the meeting and provided feedback. […]

today25 July 2023

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CPT motorists warned of newly approved Traffic By-law

by Tauhierah Salie ** this post has been updated with the latest information Transgressing Cape Town motorists are warned that a newly approved by-law could- among other things- see their cars immediately impounded. According to the City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate spokesperson JP Smith, local officials have been granted additional authority after provincial government accepted an amended Traffic By-law. In response to VOC's request for a copy […]

today3 July 2022

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Masjid committee’s petition to amend COCT Noise, Nuisance by-law garners nearly 10k signatures

By Tauhierah Salie The Mughammadiyyah masjid in Tennyson Road, Salt River said that, even if it takes two years, places of worship need to be exempt from the City of Cape Town’s Noise-Nuisance by-law. A petition demanding such has garnered nearly 10k supporting signatures since its launch on Friday afternoon. The masjid committee met with Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill Lewis last Tuesday following uproar over a letter of complaint […]

today24 May 2022

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CPT Masjid seeks clarity following yet another complaint over athaan

by Tauhierah Salie The City of Cape Town says it has reprimanded the Staff member who recently sent a letter of complaint to Tennyson road masjid in Salt River, over the athaan. The City instructed the century old masjid to ‘mitigate’ the sounds emanating from it ‘with immediate effect’, which it has refused to do until further clarity is provided. The letter was sent despite recent assurances that the City’s […]

today16 May 2022

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COCT announces ‘noise nuisances’ by-law will not apply to places of worship

The City of Cape Town has announced that the ‘noise nuisances’ section of its Streets, Public Places, and Prevention of Noise Nuisances By-Law will not apply to places of worship ‘operating within appropriate zoning’. On Thursday, the City updated its Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on noise-related complaints to handle matters related to places of worship with ‘sensitivity and dignity’. The Muslim Judicial Council has eagerly accepted an invitation by the […]

today28 April 2022

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Amendment to CoCT noise nuisance by-law will not impact athaan

The City of Cape Town is in the process of updating its streets, public places and the prevention of noise nuisances by-law and has emphasized that it will not affect the call to prayer at local mosques. It follows concern over the amendment of the by-law, which was cited in previous cases where there were complaints that the athaan amounted to “noise”.  Speaking to VOC on Monday, the chairperson of the […]

today20 April 2020

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