Western Cape Transport MEC Donald Grant has threatened to shut down Cape Town taxi ranks hit by recent violence and has asked Transport Minister Blade Nzimande to help resolve the war over routes. "MEC Grant has requested a meeting with Minister Nzimande to discuss the matter. We are awaiting a response," said Grant's spokesperson Siphesihle Dube said. In a notice published in the Government Gazette on May 22, Grant stated: […]
Security video shows two men opening fire on a woman as she filled her car with fuel at a service station in Cape Town on Friday evening. The woman‚ a 47-year-old believed to be from Kuils River‚ was hit by at least three bullets fired through the passenger window of her Jeep Grand Cherokee. Police said she survived the attack‚ at a Caltex service station in Delft‚ and was taken […]
A 17-year-old pupil was stabbed to death at Leiden Secondary school in Delft on Monday morning, Western Cape police said. The boy was found with a stab wound to his chest, and he died due to his injuries, police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said. Rwexana said a fight had allegedly broken out between pupils at the school. Three pupils, aged between 16 and 18, were arrested. Police were investigating a […]
The National Prosecuting Authority has welcomed the sentencing of serial rapist Sikhangele Mki to 15 life terms plus an additional 120 years’ imprisonment. It also requested the community not to take the law into their own hands. Mki was arrested last year after he was linked to the cases of rape by DNA. However‚ four people were killed in mob attacks on suspicion of being involved in the crimes. Police […]
It was a packed house at Masjidul Jumuah in Delft on Sunday, as VOC marked the first Ahlan Wa Sahlan outreach project for Ramadan. As the khatmal Quran got underway, young boys slowly streamed in to join the elders of the community, while the women’s section was filled to the brim with mothers and their daughters. About 1500 residents attended, joining VOC for the mass iftaar prepared by the Gift […]
Western Cape police and the City of Cape Town have urged residents to refrain from making comments or posting pictures which are alarming on social media platforms. This follows the circulation of old images of burning buses to create the impression that taxi violence in Delft and Nyanga had escalated. The situation in these areas has been tense since the murder of two taxi drivers in Delft two weeks ago. […]
The situation in Delft seems calm at present, as police continue to monitor the area on Thursday. Residents reported this morning that gunshots were fired and local schools had to send learners home. The Delft Taxi Association and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association are at war over taxi routes and illegal operators. The violence has left two drivers dead and many injured. When VOC News arrived in the area at […]
Western Cape Transport MEC Donald Grant has reassured commuters that officials are working closely with authorities to address the current situation in Delft, as the taxi wars spiral out of control. According to reports, there was more shooting in the area on Wednesday, as a dispute between rival groups continues. Two taxi drivers were gunned down a day apart in separate incidents in Delft and Philippi East last week. Grant […]
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.
