In its annual report, Harm Reduction International says at least 467 drug-related executions took place last year. At least 467 people were executed for drug offences in 2023, a new record, according to Harm Reduction International (HRI), an NGO that has been tracking the use of the death penalty for drugs since 2007. “Despite not accounting for the dozens, if not hundreds, of executions believed to have taken place in […]
Two political parties who took part in the debate on the violence against women and children have suggested an amendment to the Constitution to allow for death sentence. Both the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the National Freedom Party NFP want the country to revisit calls for a referendum on the issue. Re-instating the death sentence has been suggested as a means to curb the ongoing violence against women and […]
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.
