Learners at The Leadership College (TLC) in Hyde Park in Mitchell's Plain face an uncertain future as parents are forced to find alternative placement for their children with the school’s looming closure. TLC in Hyde Park is in the midst of a financial crisis resulting from a mammoth R8 million debt accumulated due to unpaid school fees. But the school’s board has also been accused of severe governance failures, in […]
By Ra-ees Moerat Manenberg is not an epitome of crime and gang violence, according to the residents who attend the SANZAF institution in the community. The facility, located in the heart of Manenburg, incorporates social development programmes in the form of educational classes. The eleven-year-old standing facility is home to a Madrassah, which educates the young and old of the community. Case worker at the facility, Ebrahim Jacobs says that those […]
After weeks of planning, VOC excitedly launched Project 67-Harvesting Hope, in Manenberg Laan, Manenberg on Tuesday, in celebration of International Mandela Day. The day, marked on Madiba's birthday on the 18th July, is dedicated to encouraging citizens of the world to dedicate 67 minutes to uplifting society. Following hours of deliberation, VOC staff decided that it was not enough to leave a community after only having provided food, clothes or […]
Keeping with the theme of #ActionAgainstPoverty for Nelson Mandela Day, VOC has taken up the challenge to carry out 67 days for the upliftment of the community. In the spirit of Madiba and his vision to spread social justice and freedom, VOC has initiated a new initiative called ‘Project 67’ in Manenberg, which will be launched on Tuesday 18th July, Madiba’s birthday. The vision for the project is to develop […]
By Yaseen Kippie The Leadership College (TLC) has vowed to fight its closure through the courts, and says for now, it is not closing its doors. The future of the Cape Flats school hangs in the balance as the institution is facing an eviction order from its premises on 2 Kasouga Road, Manenberg. The order came from the Cape Town Child Welfare Society, the owners of the property. Many parents […]
By Melanie Sauer I spent my Friday evening in a police van. It is a Friday night I will never forget, but it is not what you think. As an Australian intern working at The Voice of the Cape radio station, I was offered the chance to attend a metro police operation as a 'ride along', with Cape Town City's Mayco Member for safety and security, Jean-Pierre Smith. It was kind […]
The City of Cape Town and Manenberg community members are engaging in pre-consultations meetings on the Manenberg upgrade project. The progress plan is based on the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading methodology, with intent to enhance the overall safety in the suburb, which has been deeply impacted by gang violence. Following the annual Community Action Plan (CAP) review earlier this year, the City and community partners agreed on the following […]
Following an announcement by the Provincial Health Department to relocate the Hanover Park Day Hospital, residents have come out in anger citing the already sparse availability of healthcare facilities. The closure of the Hanover Park hospital, along with the closure of Manenberg’s GF Jooste Hospital, has effectively resulted in the approximately 1.3 million residents within surrounding communities to flock to alternate health facilities, a financial set-back for the already impoverished […]
Eleven people have been arrested for drug possession in Manenberg and Hanover Park on the Cape Flats. The arrest was a joint operation between SAPS Operation Combat and Metro Police's Gang and Drug Task Team. Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says officers were acting on intelligence after a spike in violence and conducted a raid on Friday night at hotspots. Smith says drugs such as Tik were […]
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.
