By: Aneeqa du Plessis After nearly 37 years since the Trojan Horse Massacre rocked the shores of Cape Town and beyond, the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport Anroux Marais, unveiled that the site has now been granted Provincial Heritage status. The location in Thornton Road, Athlone will now be protected under the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999. On 15 October 1985, members of the security forces shot […]
Forgiveness, reconciliation and healing were in the air on Friday as hundreds of Athlone students, teachers and activists marched the same road where three youngsters were shot dead by police in 1985. Two police officers were among those who laid colourful wreathes at the site in Thornton Road to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Trojan Horse Massacre. On October 15 that year, a truck loaded with crates drove down […]
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.
