Juanita Willemse’s body was found in Hawston yesterday, Friday, September 5. The South African Police said that they went to the crime scene and found the 31-year-old’s body with a rope around her neck. An investigation was and opened following this discovery. According to SABC, the man alleged to have committed the murder is known to the family. Willemse has three children, aged 1, 4 and 11. They are now […]
The R43 near Hawston in the Overberg has been closed due to ongoing service delivery protests. Traffic Chief, Kenny Africa, says residents have blockaded the road with burning tyres. He says law enforcement officials are on the scene. Africa says they are also monitoring the situation at Botriver where residents have pelted motorists with stones at the foot of the Houwhoek Pass. Violence erupted in the area on Monday when […]
Hundreds of people from across the Western Cape gathered on Friday at the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (DAFF) to protest the current fishing quotas. Naseegh Jaffer, director of the Masifundise Development Trust, which has focused on local fishing communities since 2004, presented a memorandum that was accepted by Justice Matshili of DAFF, GroundUp reports. The memorandum calls for all rock lobster quotas to be allocated to nearshore fishers […]
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.
