By: Aneeqa du Plessis As we continue to celebrate women during the month of August, VOC’s News editor and Inside Sport presenter, Feroz Shaik spoke with local public relations officer at Westham United in Mitchells Plain, Sumayah Adams, 60, who has used sport as a weapon against a tough upbringing. “I played a variety of sports, and this introduced me to a new world, it was an outlet that I […]
A giant of the Paarl Muslim community has passed away - 91year-old Hajji Yusuf Moerat. Having served the Paarl community for more than 70 years, Hajji Yusuf's most important role was as the life president of Paarl Muslim Jamaah (PMJ) as well as life president of Vineyards Rugby club. He has played a crucial role in the struggle for non-racial sports in South Africa. An avid and skilled sportsman, he […]
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa says all professional non-contact sport can resume, however, without spectators under Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown. Addressing the media in Pretoria on Saturday, Mthethwa says all professional athletes who participate in contact and non-contact sport can start training from Monday. The Minister says within the next two weeks sport managers will have to write to the Department detailing a plan of activities, […]
“The time has come”. When the sounds of this much-loved song ring out on air, VOC listeners know only one thing – the 2017 VOC Summer Festival. It is official – festival goers can now mark off the dates between the 7th to the10th December as the days to attend the annual summer festival at the Vygieskraal stadium in Athlone. The VOC Summer Festival was the first of its kind […]
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.
