By Aneeqa du Plessis Motorists can expect some reprieve at filling stations next week as the price of petrol is expected to drop by 20 cents a litre. However, diesel users will suffer an increase next month. This is according to the Automobile Association’s (AA) Layton Beard that spoke on VOC’s Breakfast show on Friday morning. “At this stage it’s looking like a decrease of anything between 12 and 20 […]
Another 10 alleged instigators linked to last year’s July civil unrest have appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s court after being arrested in Gauteng on Tuesday. Nine of the accused were released on R3000 bail while one was released on warning. A group of six men and four women made a brief appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court, charged with conspiracy to commit public violence, incitement to commit public violence, and […]
LOCAL Police say 10 alleged instigators of last year’s looting and violence who were arrested in Gauteng on Tuesday will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Another person was arrested on Wednesday in the Western Cape. That person will appear in court with the others on Friday. The looting and violence caused tens of billions of rands in damage in July last year. More than 300 people lost […]
LOCAL In a large-scale operation spanning six provinces, the Hawks have arrested 20 alleged instigators of public violence during the unrest in July last year. The Hawks says in a statement that the suspects were arrested in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, North West, Free State, Western Cape, and the Northern Cape. The multi-disciplinary team who worked on the investigation included the digital forensic investigation team. Members of the National Intervention Unit, […]
LOCAL A year ago, KwaZulu-Natal was plunged into chaos by riots that spread to Gauteng, leaving about 354 people dead - a shocking 237 of them murdered during the unprecedented post-apartheid unrest. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 199 of those murders, with 38 reported in Gauteng. The protests followed the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma for 15 months for contempt of court after he defied an order by the Constitutional Court […]
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.
