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UN chief alarmed by the intensifying conflict and worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan

By Rachel Mohamed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of staggering scale and brutality. The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has plunged the country deeper into turmoil, resulting in more than 12.4 million people being displaced. In an interview with VOC News, Dr. Abdul Karim Elgoni, a Sudanese political commentator, highlighted that civilians […]

5 August 2025

Local

Hunna Foundation Mandela month projects aim to uplift women in Cape Town

by Quanita Kamaar Education is a fundamental right and a key objective of the Hunna Foundation, a non-profit company offering support and relief to women in the community. As part of its Muharram celebrations, the foundation will launch Hunna Connect, a network consisting of female professionals offering resources, opportunities, and support to women in need. The foundation will also host a winter drive on Mandela Day, collaborating with local schools […]

17 July 2024

News

Heinz Park Resident on covid-19 lockdown: ‘The only choice I have is killing myself’

Heinz Park, a severely impoverished area that sits tucked away between Phillipi and Mitchells Plain was the home to murdered 14-year-old Janika Mallo who was found raped and bludgeoned to death in her grandmother's yard last year, and since then, not much has changed in the poverty stricken area. Most residents find themselves without running water, electricity or proper housing. Informal structures plague the land and the lockdown has done […]

16 May 2020

International News

Coronavirus could drive half a billion people into poverty worldwide, warns Oxfam

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday. The report released by the Nairobi-based charity ahead of next week's International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank annual meeting calculated the impact of the crisis on global poverty due to shrinking household incomes or consumption. "The economic […]

9 April 2020

News

Blikkiesdorp: Cape Town’s ‘hell hole’ built on the blocks of ‘inhumane living conditions

By Ra-ees Moerat Residents in Blikkiesdorp deem the compound as a camp built in 'inhumane living conditions' – frankly described as a “hell hole”. The area, which was established some 10-years-ago, acts as a temporary relocation for desperate families who await permanent low cost housing. HOPE - HIV Out-reach Programme and Education - Cape Town in Blikkiesdorp hosted Voice of the Cape on Thursday, for a live broadcast. During the […]

12 August 2017

News

Islam in Khayelitsha vibrant, despite the odds

“None of us would have imagined that years ago, the athaan and the kalimah would be called out on these dusty dunes.” These were the words of Imam Adam Philander, in praising the development of Islam in the Nkanini community at Masjidu Allahu Akbar in Khayelitsha. The masjid, a tiny, self-effacing structure, was the venue for VOC’s second Ahlan Wa Sahlan outreach on Sunday, which drew mostly children from the […]

5 June 2017

poverty

UN chief alarmed by the intensifying conflict and worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan

Hunna Foundation Mandela month projects aim to uplift women in Cape Town

Heinz Park Resident on covid-19 lockdown: ‘The only choice I have is killing myself’

Coronavirus could drive half a billion people into poverty worldwide, warns Oxfam

Blikkiesdorp: Cape Town’s ‘hell hole’ built on the blocks of ‘inhumane living conditions

Islam in Khayelitsha vibrant, despite the odds

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