By Loushe Jordaan As messages making its rounds on social media stating that Siqalo residents will be relocated to New Woodlands cause great concern, Mitchell’s Plain residents will hold a mass meeting at the New Woodlands Civic Centre tonight in a bid to quell tensions between residents and informal dwellers in Siqalo. According to Shahien Van Nelson, chairperson of the New Woodlands Residents Association, there has been no indication that […]
"IsiQalo" means 'the beginning' in isiXhosa. Residents of Siqalo informal settlement near Mitchells Plain, though, will have to wait a while still to see if they will be given a new beginning, as the land they are on is privately owned and apparently prone to flooding. Their future hangs in the balance as city and provincial authorities meet with community leaders to broker a way forward. Informal settlements mayoral committee […]
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.
