The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Western Cape has given its assurance that its protest action in Cape Town on Monday will be conducted within the confines of the law. The EFF will be protesting against load shedding and corruption in South Africa. They are also calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign. The party has called on the country to have a national shutdown on Monday. Western Cape […]
NATIONAL Tobacco experts have questioned why government has not pursued similar regulation for the alcohol industry. It comes as the Tobacco and Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill prepares to reach Parliament. Stakeholders agree alcohol causes much greater harm than tobacco, particularly during the festive season. The Health Department concluded a series of policy webinars yesterday. VOC Photo: VerywellMind
LOCAL Every year, over 10 000 babies are abandoned in South Africa, with the vast majority of them found dead. This is according to Baby Savers South Africa, a national coalition of organisations working to put an end to unsafe infant abandonment. Baby Savers South Africa says teenage pregnancies and poverty are some of the main reasons why thousands of babies are abandoned yearly. The Director at Door of Hope […]
Giselle Maritz has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for defrauding a law firm in Bloemfontein. The Bloemfontein Magistrates Court sentenced Maritz for fraud, money laundering, and contravention of the Electronic Communication and Transaction Act. Phatshoane Attorneys discovered that Maritz was unlawfully transferring trust funds to her bank account between 2015 and 2019. The Hawks were roped in and the investigation led to her conviction. Free state Hawks spokesperson, Christopher […]
LOCAL The Department of Justice and Correctional Services is seeking to repeal an apartheid era trespass law, saying that it has lost its relevance in a constitutional democracy. The department has published the draft Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill for public comment. The new bill is aimed at replacing the old laws and to reintroduce regulations prohibiting unlawful entry to premises, and provide for matters connected to that. Department spokesperson […]
The chairperson of the National Initiation Oversight Committee (NIOC) iKosi Vimbi Mahlangu warned that those who kidnap boy children and take them to an initiation school will face the law. This comes after some parents at Emalahleni, Kriel and Middelburg in Mpumalanga raised concerns that their kidnapped children have been found in one of the illegal initiation schools. Mahlangu further added that, if parents find out that their children have been […]
The founders of a new Palestinian legal centre based in the UK say they will use the law where politics has failed to bring justice and accountability for Palestinians. The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), which launched in London on Wednesday, brings together lawyers, UK politicians and academics who will coordinate legal work in jurisdictions around the world to protect Palestinian rights. Just weeks after Israel's latest assault […]
A child rights expert has emphasised that failing to report sexual abuse against children is a criminal offence. It comes on the heels of a widely circulated video alleging sexual abuse perpetrated by two well-respected brothers in the Bo-Kaap community, which family members were reportedly made aware of. Now in her 20’s, the alleged survivor said she was groomed from a young age and detailed how the abuse escalated. Child […]
The bill will seek to legislate issues related to electronic delivery systems and issues relating to a ban on indoor public areas. The Ministry of Health says a new tobacco products control amendment law is on its way, this as the country joins the global community in celebrating “World No Tobacco Day” on Thursday. Acting Director for Health Promotion Lorato Mahura says the public have been given until the first […]
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.
