With the Hajj 1445 AH season wrapping up, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council has stated pilgrims are satisfied with the services offered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the five days of hajj. Over 100 pilgrims returned to the Mother City at Cape Town International Airport on Friday (June 21, 2024). Speaking on VOC’s Sunday Live show on Sunday, Secretary General at SAHUC Hafiz Hassan Choonara […]
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process voiced concern, Tuesday, about the scope of death and destruction in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. The magnitude of hostilities between Israel and Hamas and the scope of death and destruction in Gaza have been unprecedented and unbearable to witness. I unequivocally condemn the killing of civilians in Gaza, including women and children Tor Wennesland told the Security Council about the situation […]
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed at least 2,012 people, authorities said on Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped. Authorities declared three days of national mourning, but the Red Cross warned that it could take years to repair the damage. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck late on Friday in a mountainous area 72km southwest of the city of Marrakech, the US Geological […]
NATIONAL Judgment is set to be handed down at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in the reopened inquest into the death of Dr Hoosen Haffejee next week Wednesday. Haffejee was found hanging in his cell at Brighton Beach Police Station on 3 August 1977. The apartheid police alleged he had hanged himself in detention from a grille door at the police station with his trousers. This year marks 46 years since […]
Mohammed al-Ghamdi, a retired teacher, was sentenced to death over tweets from an anonymous account with nine followers, says his UK-based brother Saudi court has sentenced the brother of a prominent scholar and government critic to death over his tweets against corruption and for defending imprisoned religious scholars during interrogations, his family and rights groups have reported. In a tweet on Thursday, renowned UK-based religious scholar Saeed al-Ghamdi said the Specialised Criminal […]
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Residents in New Woodlands Mitchell’s Plain are reeling from shock after four people tragically died in their home on Sunday evening. New Woodlands Mitchells Plain Neighbourhood Watch Chairperson Shahiem Van Nelson said the community were all still trying to deal with the shock, however they believe that the family died of smoke inhalation. “We believe that they had a housewarming braai on Sunday and took the […]
Tributes are being shared for a UK-based rugby coach visiting Cape Town, Greig Oliver, who died when two tandem paragliders collided over Sea Point Promenade. The NSRI's Craig Lambinon said while one of the paragliders landed safely with the pilot and passenger unhurt, the other had deployed a reserve parachute before landing in the surf about 200 to 300 metres offshore of the promenade. The sea rescue team, which was […]
Social media users are outraged over a comment made by a white woman on Twitter who insinuated she wished mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe could be assassinated like the late leader of the South African Communist Party, Chris Hani. The Sunday Times shared a link to their story about Mantashe snubbing an official government engagement with President Cyril Ramaphosa and instead prioritising attending a Cosatu event. Commenting on the story […]
The death of veteran radio talk show host Eusebius McKaiser has been described as the biggest loss to the industry and the country as a whole. The 45-year-old was a broadcaster, political analyst and journalist. He passed away after a suspected epileptic seizure. The former talk radio show host was born in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, and attended school there. He later graduated from Rhodes University and pursued his post-grad studies in philosophy […]
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.
