The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) spokesperson Keshvi Nair says that tigers belong in the wild and when they go to residential areas they put communities at risk. Nair says they have not yet received confirmation on the capture of the tigress that was spotted roaming in Edenvale, east of Johannesburg, on Monday. The tigress is a nine-month-old cub. About two weeks ago, another tigress escaped […]
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) on Friday bemoaned the loss of 50,000 chickens that suffocated on a farm in Lichtenburg, North West, this week. On social media, the animal rights group shared a picture of the dead birds on the back of a truck. It said it was unfortunate more attention had been given to Sheba the tiger, who was shot dead in Walkerville, Gauteng, after escaping from a smallholding, while […]
A predator park worker was killed by a Siberian tiger on Wednesday afternoon. An electric fencing in the enclosure housing two tigers, Jasper and Jade, was being repaired when Jasper jumped the exterior fence and got out, management of Seaview Predator Park in Gqeberha said. According to a statement by the park, employee David Solomon was in the passageway between enclosures walking towards the water supply taps when the tiger […]
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.
