Gus Thompson, the father of former SA Olympic-medallist rower James Thompson, was found dead on Chapmans Peak in Cape Town on Saturday, more than a week after he disappeared from a frail-care facility in Noordhoek. James Thompson referred TimesLIVE to Gwen Sparks, who is acting as a spokesperson for the family. “Gus was found below the picnic area at Chapman’s Peak at 9am. The last sighting of him was last […]
A Cape Town businessman who was kidnapped in March has been rescued from his captors in a midnight takedown operation. Ismail Rajah, 69, was kidnapped outside his business premises in Parow. Police rescued him from a house in Khayelitsha this week. “Following his kidnapping, a ransom demand was made to his family. It is reported that the family were already en route to Dubai to expedite the ransom payment when […]
By Tauhierah Salie After more than three weeks of prayer and suspense, Shireen Essop has been reunited with her Cape Town family. A family spokesperson released a statement on Saturday morning confirming that the 32-year-old was found. She was hijacked in Weltevreden Road, Philippi, while on the phone with her mother on the afternoon of May 23rd. Essop’s white Toyota was found intact around 40 minutes later in Browns Farm. […]
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.
