LOCAL Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in Cape Town is awaiting the signing of an agreement by the City of Cape Town declaring the housing needs of the railway line invaders, in Langa, an emergency. Some community members of Philippi and Mitchells Plain say they are upset following the news that Prasa signed an agreement with the community of Siyahlala to move them into their areas. Councillor in […]
Hundreds of people have been left homeless after a fire broke out in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa on the Cape Flats on Saturday. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says more than 100 dwellings were destroyed in the blaze. The fire was extinguished late on Saturday night. Smith says there have been reports of explosions during the fire. “The first arriving officer […]
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.
