Eleven people are confirmed dead due to a severe weather system, that hit the Western Cape. According to police reports four of the victims were children aged between 7 and 12 years old. With heavy rains and strong winds subsiding, clean up assessments and repairs are under way across in the province. This while many roads remain inaccessible and dangerous. The City of Cape Town says eight people, including four children, […]
By Kouthar Sambo Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape celebrated World Lung Day yesterday to promote awareness about the importance of lung health and how to prevent, diagnose, and treat lung conditions. The theme was about making prevention and treatment accessible to everyone, therefore emphasizing the importance of preventing and treating lung disease. Speaking to VOC news, Tygerberg Hospital’s Physician and pulmonology fellow at the Division of Pulmonology Dr Saadiq […]
Some members of the construction industry say more than R100 billion has been lost due to extortion. This emerged at the annual Master Builders South Africa 2023 Congress in Cape Town. The industry says it is grappling with a number of factors such as the decline in economic growth in the country, delayed payments from the public service, slow transformation and corruption. President of Master Builders South Africa, Musa Shangase, […]
By Daanyaal Matthews The recently released Quarterly Crime Statistics have indicated a significant decrease in crime across the Western Cape with the region experiencing a decrease in reported murder, however, while the overall crime decrease in the Western Cape have been welcomed crime ‘hotspots’, primarily those within the Cape Flats, have once more reported an increase in reported serious crime. This has furthered discussion on whether Government, both local and […]
The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) in the Western Cape has announced the end of its stayaway, a week after it withdrew all minibus taxis operating in the province. The stayaway left tens of thousands of commuters, including schoolchildren, stranded. There was also violence and damage to property. At least five people were killed. In a statement on Thursday evening, Santaco Western Cape chair Mandal Hermanus said the end of […]
Civil society organisation Equal Education in the Western Cape has expressed concern over the ongoing taxi strike which has disrupted school attendance in the province. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) withdrew its services in the province last Thursday, in protest over the impounding of some of its taxis. The organisation has called for government to find an urgent solution to the current situation. Equal Education’s Head of Organising […]
Icy conditions are being experienced in the Western Cape as another cold front has made landfall. The extremely cold weather is expected to continue over most parts of the province, with heavy rainfall being experienced in several areas. Authorities have warned of damaging winds expected in places together with very low temperatures and possible snow over high lying areas. The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre has put measures in place. Spokesperson for […]
Much needed health services are being brought closer to the farming and peri-urban areas of the Western Cape, through a multi-million-rand mobile clinic launched by the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The University’s Faculty of Community and Health Sciences says the state-of-the-art mobile clinic will at the same time offer its students the opportunity to receive training in a community setting. Funded by the Higher Education Department, the project […]
Disaster risk management officials across the Western and Southern Cape have been placed on high alert, as yet another cold front is expected to make landfall this weekend. The South African Weather Service has also issued a warning of a cold front accompanied by heavy rainfall for entire province of KwaZulu-Natal this weekend. Authorities say a warning has been issued for coastal towns including Plettenberg Bay and Stilbaai, in the […]
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.
