LOCAL The City of Cape Town's Safety and Security Directorate's JP Smith has called for an enquiry into the status of hundreds of drug arrest cases made by officials over the past few months. It comes after the Public Prosecutor reportedly released a suspect arrested for possession of mandrax and tik, because the case was "trivial and stood no reasonable chance of prosecution". A parolee busted with drugs in […]
Residents of Delft (north of Cape Town) say they are being failed by the police and criminal justice system. The police’s third Quarter Crime Stats indicate that Delft is one of the areas with the highest number of sexual offences cases in the country. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development held a community Imbizo on Friday to engage the residents regarding the on-going fight against Gender-based violence and Femicide. Residents […]
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.
