By Kouthar Sambo Diplomatic sources say that Turkey is expanding its reach into Africa, banking on its defence projects and widespread trade network, its prospects enhanced by the lack of colonial history weighing on Europe. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Tuesday, the Media Review Network’s Mariam Jooma said Turkey has made a huge impact in Africa, and so the country is fostering the expansion of the concept of multi-polarity. […]
By Kouthar Sambo Palestinians, activists, and civil societies across the world mourn the martyrdom of a top Hamas official, Ismail Haniyeh, after his assassination in Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, Haniyeh was murdered as a result of a "treacherous Zionist raid" in Tehran. While early reports have not been clear on who is behind his murder, Hamas and Iran have attributed […]
By Kouthar Sambo The Media Review Network (MRN) has raised concerns about the systematic assault on South Africa’s foreign policy and sovereignty. This comes after the US politicians have warned the South African government against arresting SA Zionists serving in the Zionist Terror Forces. Speaking on VOC's Drive Time on Thursday, Executive Member of the Media Review Network Dr. Ahmed Haroon Jazbhay, said South Africa should not take this issue lightly. […]
While there has been praise for Minister for Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor’s announcement that the ANC will push ahead to cut diplomatic ties with Israel, some organisations have warned the ruling party against populist rhetoric. In a State of the Nation debate on Monday, Pandor focused much on South Africa’s foreign policy, including its relationship with Israel. Speaking in Parliament, Pandor said the ANC’s National Elective Conference last year […]
The Media Review Network (MRN) has written an open letter to the Saudi government through its embassy in Pretoria, expressing its indignation at the current purge in Saudi Arabia at the man behind it, Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman. The ambitious 32 year old prince, widely known as MBS, has been highly criticised for his decision to imprison a number of princes, businessmen and civil officials, in what he has […]
South African Palestine solidarity groups have criticized the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) “politicking” against Hamas, while health care conditions deteriorate in Occupied Gaza. Gaza’s residents are on the brink of a crisis after the Israeli government’s decision to cut power supply to the region, which has been under a blockade for 10 years. The power cut will have a dire effect on the operations of hospitals, schools and businesses. Gaza’s hospitals […]
The infiltration and racial profiling by Israeli undercover agents at OR Tambo International airport has again been thrown into the spotlight, following the interrogation of a Palestinian archaeologist at the weekend. The matter has raised the alarm of South African lobby group Media Review Network (MRN), who will now pressure authorities to expel Israeli agents operating at the busy Johannesburg airport. Abeer Ahmed Zayyad, a well-known Palestinian academic who visited […]
The Media Review Network has condemned the decision by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to offer Israeli politician Tzipi Livni a senior position in the international body. Livni’s role in various Israeli governments has been controversial. Livni served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2006 - 2009 under former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Livni is the subject of a complaint by victims filed in Brussels in 2010 for war crimes […]
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.
