By Ragheema Mclean As October ushers in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it brings a wave of hope, education, and community spirit, with initiatives like the Voice of the Cape’s Pink Hijab Day (PHD) leading the charge. With one in 27 women in South Africa receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, it’s clear that awareness is more crucial than ever. Launching the event on VOC’s Mornings with Purpose show VOC’s programming team, […]
By Kouthar Sambo “It is about celebrating life, celebrating people's successes in combating the disease, going into remission, overcoming and being able to assist those suffering. The event touches so many aspects of our lives - our mothers, our sisters, our daughters.” These are the words of VOC’s programming manager, Rashieda Davids, who highlighted VOC’s Pink Hijab Day (PHD) event taking place on 31 October at Masjidul Quds, 40 Balu […]
Breast cancer, the cancer affecting women in South Africa the most, is all the talk this October. In keeping with International Pink Hijab Day, the Voice of the Cape (VOC) this week launched its annual Pink Hijab Day 2017 – ‘My sickness is my cure’. The theme speaks to the journey of reflection that cancer patients embark on, finding strength through their connection with the Creator. The programme kicks-off on […]
Following six-weeks of grueling planning, VOC concluded National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its annual Pink Hijab Day. The event, which VOC has marked for the past eight years, highlights the impact of cancer within the Cape Town community, as one in four South Africans knows at least one person who has been diagnosed with the disease. As with all community-based entities, the bond between staff members played a vital […]
Masjidul-Quds was a vision of marshmallow pink as hundreds of women donned their pink headscarves in honour of annual Pink Hijab Day. Marked every year in the last week of October, Pink Hijab Day forms part of Breast Cancer Awareness month and is a solidarity event for those impacted by the disease. The event was hosted as part of Global Pink Hijab Day, an initiative that began as an experiment […]
Masjid al-Quds was a vision of marshmallow pink as hundreds of women donned their pink headscarves in honour of annual Pink Hijab Day. Marked every year in the last week of October, Pink Hijab Day forms part of Breast Cancer Awareness month and is a solidarity event for those impacted by the disease. The event was hosted as part of Global Pink Hijab Day, an initiative that began as an […]
For many, the month of October signals the nearing of the festive season, but for cancer patients the month has become a tribute to the struggles that accompanies the far-reaching disease. According to CANSA, 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer annually and an alarming one in four South Africans is affected by cancer through either a family or friends diagnosis. The main cancer that impacts South African women is […]
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.
