LOCAL Police Minister Bheki Cele has deployed a team of experts to investigate the circumstances behind the deaths of the 21 young people who died at a tavern in Scenery Park in East London. Cele could not hold back his tears after seeing the bodies of the deceased. He says he has reliably been informed that there is no natural death among the dead. Residents in the area are calling for the […]
Against the backdrop of Human Rights Day, irate residents in Bo-Kaap took to the streets today in protest of drugs and criminality hounding the community. Chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Neighborhood Watch, Ebrahim Christians says residents have a right to safety and security, but it is being stripped from them by brazen drug-merchants who are lining their pockets by sacrificing the lives of the youth. “The reason we are experiencing a […]
Police divers have resumed their search for the bodies of four youths who were allegedly victims of mob justice and thrown into a river stream in Driftsands in Delft on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says they recovered two bodies from the river stream on Sunday. One of an unidentified man who was not part of the missing four. She says the second body appears to be one […]
According the statement released by the Department of Health on Sunday evening, 170 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, with the Eastern Cape recording the most number of fatalities at 94. Young people are considered to be at higher risk of contracting COVID-19, and yet many don’t adhere to protocols, including the wearing of masks. SABC News spoke to some young people in and around Johannesburg, and this is […]
Israeli occupation forces assaulted Palestinian workers with gas bombs near the village of Rummanah, northwest of Jenin city, reported Wafa news agency. According to local sources and witnesses, Israeli soldiers used a helicopter to fire tear gas towards Palestinian workers as they were on their way to their jobs in Israel, resulting in a number of them suffering suffocation due to inhaling the toxic gas. Israel has occupied the West […]
Having a driving licence has become an essential requirement from most prospective employers in South Africa, prompting the Cape Town city council to launch a learner driving programme for its jobless youth. In a statement on Thursday, Cape Town mayoral committee member for urban management Grant Twigg said 50 young people from the Lavender Hill, Sea Winds and Vrygrond areas would be taken through the programme, leading to them obtaining […]
Ocean View was established in 1968 as a township for coloured people who had been forcibly removed from so-called ‘white areas’ by the apartheid government under the Group Areas Act. Ocean View is home to a tight-knit community that has been rocked by sporadic incidents of gang violence. But with the introduction of the COVID-19 lockdown, residents claimed that crime has decreased. Resident Paul Franke explained that a sense of […]
By Wardah Wilkinson The case of a Bo Kaap youth arrested on charges of public violence appeared today at the Cape Town Magistrate court and matter was postponed until next month. The 17 year old was arrested in June, after he was a bystander during the protests in the area. A small group of Bo Kaap youth protested daily during Ramadan, burning tyres and blocking entry into Wale Street as […]
The second Orange the World (OTW) Youth Summit kicked off at 9am at the Muizenberg Civic Centre this morning. Hundreds of youth from areas & faiths across Cape Town have come together to tackle real community issues such as 'Bulling' & 'Sexual Harassment'. The initiative started as part of the Annual United Nations 16 Days of Activism program. The South African Youth is a big voice in stamping out 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.
