By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The City of Cape Town (COCT) is facing a pressing issue as burial space diminishes in the Mother City, prompting officials to explore new options. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Service and Health, Patricia van der Ross, shed light on this matter during Ramadan AM on Wednesday. "With approximately 40 cemeteries in Cape Town, the majority are facing critical shortages in burial space. Some cemeteries, such as […]
INTERNATIONAL Unidentified vandals yesterday set fire to the Bab Al-Rahma cemetery on the eastern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old City of East Jerusalem, Al-Resalah newspaper reported. This came amidst daily Jewish Israeli settler break-ins into the cemetery during which they defiled the graves. Days earlier a large brick from the southern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque fell beneath the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall. Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque have led to […]
The burial space at the Johnston road cemetery in Athlone has reached capacity and there is no space for new bodies. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Vygieskraal Cemetery Board said in light of the increase in fatalities during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is now filled to capacity and the public will be referred to other cemeteries. However, speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Thursday morning, Chairman at Vygieskraal […]
Four people were wounded in an explosion on Wednesday at the non-Muslim cemetery in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah during a ceremony commemorating the armistice marking the end of World War 1. The event at the coastal city's Khawajaat Cemetery included diplomats from several European countries. It is not clear if any officials present were among those wounded. The annual ceremony commemorating the end of the First World War at the non-Muslim […]
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.
