By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert State social grants are used as collateral for high-interest loans by unregistered or informal lenders, also known as loan sharks, who continue to target social grant recipients, particularly the elderly or single moms. To make matters worse, these dishonest lenders are not subject to any laws. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Wednesday Odwa Nweba Stellenbosch University Law Clinic said grant recipients, often in dire need of […]
Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has congratulated social grant beneficiaries who wrote their final grade 12 exams amid disruptions, including Covid-19. The minister said the results of social grant beneficiaries who wrote the 2022 examination showed an impressive increase in performance in 2021/2022 in all provinces. The overall increase was 8.7% compared with 0.2 % in 2020/2021. She urged caregivers and parents to support matriculants who may not have done […]
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.
