The COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s unrest and looting as well as floods in KwaZulu-Natal this year, have delayed the construction of the South African Navy’s new hydrographic survey vessel by as much as one year. The vessel is being built by Sandock Austral Shipyards which is situated close to the Salisbury Island Naval base in Durban harbour. Operations at the harbour were disrupted for several days and roads leading to […]
Sri Lanka is seeking an interim claim of $40m from the operator of a fire-ravaged cargo ship that sank off the country’s coast to cover part of the cost of fighting the blaze, officials said on Saturday. Sri Lanka’s attorney general has sent the claim to lawyers representing X-Press Feeders, the ship’s operating company, said Darshani Lahandapura, head of the state-run Marine Environment Protection Authority. She said authorities were still […]
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.
