A hostage drama has turned bloody with the deaths of three people in Lentegeur in Mitchells Plain. On Thursday morning, drama ensued in Begonia street when a 41-year old police member who worked at Lentegeur police station shot and killed two women aged 54 and 27, before taking his own life. The policeman has been identified as Granville Brookes, who shot his girlfriend and her mother. The drama unfolded at […]
A policeman is under investigation after allegedly aiming his handgun at protesting students in an attempt to "frighten them". Shown photographs, national police spokesman Brigadier Sally de Beer said the policeman had been identified and an investigation had been launched to establish the facts. The police are not allowed to use firearms for crowd control. "We are looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident. If there is a decision taken […]
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.
