By Ragheema Mclean From Manenberg to Hanover Park to Mitchells Plain, gang and gun violence continues to spiral out of control across the Cape Flats, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. In the latest incident, SAPS in Mitchells Plain has opened three murder and three attempted murder cases following a tragic shooting at a park on Bosduif Street in Rocklands on Friday night. Authorities have yet to make […]
By Ragheema Mclean Gun violence continues to ravage the Cape Flats, claiming more young lives each day. In a recent incident, two individuals were fatally shot, and two others were wounded in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, on Wednesday night. SAPS Media Liaison Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed that among the deceased is a 15-year-old girl. Twigg said that police arrived at the scene to find the four victims with gunshot wounds. “The […]
A golden Arrow Bus Service employee allegedly shot and killed a homeless man in Mowbray. Stanton Daniels, 53, was killed on Thursday morning at the bus terminus. Golden Arrow Bus Services' corporate affairs executive, John Dammert, explained their bus, which sells passenger smart cards, arrived at Mowbray bus terminus at 4:50am, to drop off staff at the sales kiosk. Dammert says: “A homeless person reportedly drew a knife and proceeded […]
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) said that 125 people were killed in under two weeks as gang violence and sporadic shooting incidents has rocked the Cape Flats. Crime has increased in at least five townships regarded as crime hotspots in the Western Cape, despite the latest crime statistics showing that the overall provincial picture is improving. Gugulethu, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha are among the areas […]
A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said. No students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary School in the coastal city of Newport News. "The individual is a six-year-old student. He is right now in police custody," local police chief Steve Drew told a news conference, adding that "this was not […]
LOCAL A suspect has been arrested in connection to Thursdays murder of 26-year-old Grassy Park police constable Ashwin Pedro. Police say Anti Gang Unit members traced the 42-year old alleged shooter to a hideout in Ravensmead late n Thursday night. During an altercation with the suspect in Blackbird Avenue, Pedro sustained a fatal gunshot to the chest, while his colleague was left unharmed. The pair was acting on information about […]
Cape Town police continue to crack down on gun violence. A suspect has been arrested in Kraaifontein for the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. He had allegedly tried to flee when approached by officers early Monday morning. "Police members gave chase the 23-yer old man was arrested and detained when he was found in possession of a 9mm pistol with ammunition," said the police's Joseph Swartbooi. In Atlantis, over […]
Hundreds of students have gathered in New York City's Washington Square Park after walking out from their high schools to share speeches and protest signs in an urgent call for gun control and safety in US schools. The students were just a few of the thousands of those who walked out of their classrooms on Wednesday to mark the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]
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.
