The City of Cape Town (COCT) is confident that it is ready to tackle the fire season that is fast approaching. Annually the COCT responds to thousands of calls from residents who are severely affected by residential fires that leaves several destitute. Speaking on VOC Breakfast, COCT Fire and Rescue spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said more than 200 on-duty firefighters across its 32 fire stations have been deployed this fire season. […]
The Western Cape government has budgeted over R10 million for the coming fire season in the province. Over the winter, the province experienced record-breaking rainfall which had a major impact on infrastructure, which could hamper firefighting efforts. More than 2 300 firefighters are expecting a challenging summer. The Western Cape fire season has started, and readiness is in place. Authorities are expecting a busy fire season as predictions of fire […]
The first forest fire of the season lit up on October 1 when a runaway fire broke out in the Wellington area and grew beyond control after being fanned by strong winds. The Drakenstein Farm Watch (DFW) team quickly arrived on the scene after the owner of Farm Welgegund asked for assistance with a serious fire on his farm. "For unknown reasons, a fire started in a forest and quickly […]
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.
