Over 300 shacks have gone up in flames in a devastating blaze at an informal settlement in Isipingo. The Gift of the Givers, who were on site on Saturday night, estimates over a thousand people have been left homeless. The Dakota informal settlement is situated a few hundred meters from the beach. It was hard hit during last year's floods. Poverty is also rife in the settlement and fires in […]
KwaZulu-Natal based attorney Yacoob Baig has laid charges against Isipingo resident Chandra Ellaurie for crimen injuria, blasphemy and hate speech at the Isipingo police station. This after Ellaurie won a court application to have the athaan at the Madrasah Taleemuddeen Islamic Institute in Ispingo Beach silenced. In his court application, Ellaurie cited the athaan as "disturbing" his peace and the enjoyment of his property, which Baig says is a "blatant […]
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.
