Istanbul, Turkey – When the bed Hacer Guven, 81, was sleeping in plunged all the way from the fourth floor to the ground floor of her apartment building in Antakya, in Turkey’s southernmost province of Hatay, the impact of the February 6 earthquake was felt as far away as Istanbul, where some of her close relatives lived. “We have this family chat, and everybody is on the group chat trying to […]
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, says the final report on the fire which destroyed the National Assembly building earlier this year, has been handed over to the Speaker and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Zandile Mafe is standing trial at the High Court in Cape Town for allegedly starting the fire. Mafe is facing several charges including housebreaking with intent to commit terrorism, two counts of arson and theft. The […]
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.
