Durban Archives - Voice of the Cape

Heritage Month: Language Diversity in South Africa with an emphasis on language and culture

By Rachel Mohamed As we continue to celebrate Heritage Month under the theme “Celebrating the lives of our heroes and heroines who laid down their lives for our freedom." VOC Journalist Rachel Mohamed provided some insight on how South Africa prides itself on 12 official languages, with a multilingual population fluent in at least two Indigenous languages, IsiZulu and IsiXhosa, regarded as the largest and most spoken language in the […]

25 September 2024

International

A family in Durban was brutally attacked in their home over their pro-Palestine views

The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) expressed its condemnation and disgust over the brutal attack against a family in Glenwood, Durban. The incident was perpetrated by a known pro-Israel supporter who acted against a family with pro-Palestinian views. The tragedy resulted in the death of the mother after being stabbed multiple times while the father and son were fighting for their lives in hospital. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on […]

4 June 2024

Local

Some eThekwini schools closed as municipal strike continues

Schools in Wyebank, west of Durban, have been closed since the middle of last week, when water supply was interrupted amid an unprotected strike by eThekwini municipal workers. Pinetown CPF chairperson, Barry Barnes says Wyebank, as well as parts of Pinetown and New Germany, are still without water. The eThekwini municipality says there has been vandalism and sabotage of water infrastructure in some areas. Barnes says community members came to the […]

3 March 2024

Local

52-year-old man gunned in Phoenix, north of Durban

A 52-year-old man was shot dead in Phoenix north of Durban on Friday night. KZN VIP Protection Services say the man was in a car in the Sunford area when a vehicle allegedly pulled up next to him and people opened fire. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says a murder case is being investigated. “It is alleged that last night the body of a 52-year-old man was found with gunshot […]

24 February 2024

Local

UUCSA, hosted meeting with Mauritanian Ambassador

The United Ulama Council of South Africa - UUCSA, hosted a meeting with the Mauritanian Ambassador HE Jarr Ould Inalla in Durban on Sunday 12 February 2023. The Mauritanian Ambassador presented and introduced his country as he shared opportunities that can be taken up by South Africans. Presentations were also done by representatives of UUCSA, Minara Chamber of Commerce, Islamic Medical Association of South Africa (IMASA), Al Baraka Bank, Salaam […]

13 February 2023

Local

Police probe murder cases following the shooting of rapper AKA

Police have opened two murder cases after a famous South African Rapper, Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and another person were shot dead outside a restaurant in Durban, on Friady night. According to reports, the rapper and his bodyguard where leaving Wish’ restaurant on Florida road when two men on foot fired shots at them. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the motive for the killing is unknown. “The musician went to […]

11 February 2023

Local

USA imposes sanctions on Durban-based companies linked to ISIS

LOCAL The United States says it will continue to partner with South Africa to prevent militant group ISIS from exploiting the country’s economy to raise and move funds to support the growth of ISIS affiliates and networks. The US has announced sanctions targetting four people and eight companies that are allegedly linked to the militant group reportedly operating in Durban. The US Treasury Department says the aim of the sanctions […]

8 November 2022

Local

Explosion at substation leaves huge areas of Durban without power

LOCAL The eThekwini municipality said on Tuesday a trip at its Klaarwater major substation had left many parts of the city in the dark. The municipality said the substation was a key supply point to the city from Eskom. Its technicians were investigating and would update the public on progress, the city said. The DA in eThekwini said it had received a flurry of reports stating that power has gone […]

12 October 2022

Local

Dassenhoek High School torched after police search

LOCAL Some parts of the Dassenhoek High School west of Durban have been torched. This follows last week’s police search at the school, where items including cellphones were confiscated. It is alleged that the school library and some offices were destroyed. Another school, Ndengetho High, was also torched two weeks ago after a similar police search. The Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department Muzi Mahlambi says ring leaders have […]

27 September 2022

Durban

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