Members of the Black People National Crisis Committee on Friday held what they termed a “De Klerk is dead” party and slaughtered a sheep after news broke that former apartheid statesman FW de Klerk had died. The former National Party leader died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer at the age of 85. News of his death was met with mixed reaction from South Africans, with some praising […]
Millions of Muslims around the world have been making pilgrimages to celebrate Eid ul-Adha, which begins today. Eid ul-Adha means ‘Feast of the Sacrifice and is different to Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan. Eid celebrations in Islam are the holiest in the Islamic calendar, with Eid ul-Adha being the most widely celebrated and holiest of all. The Muslim celebration of Eid ul-Adha honours the willingness […]
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.
