Former president FW de Klerk must account for his actions during apartheid and give an apology live on TV, a very small group of protesters said outside his foundation's Cape Town offices on Wednesday. "[What we want is] for him to disclose what he has done, what instruction he has given in relation to killing and who was killed under his instruction," activist Chumani Maxwele told journalists on behalf of […]
Parliament's presiding officers Baleka Mbete and Thandi Modise on Tuesday afternoon announced the postponement of the State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday. "We are listening to political stakeholders and members of the public in making this decision‚" Mbete told a hastily called press conference. Mbete also revealed that "we are in continuing discussions with the president of the ANC (SA deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa) as […]
By Judith February There are certain moments in South African political life which simply lodge in one’s memory. The day 27 years ago when FW De Klerk announced the unbanning of the ANC and other political parties was one such day. And then there was the day Nelson Mandela strode out of Victor Verster prison like the colossus he was, head held high. We won’t forget that sombre day in […]
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.
