By Kouthar Sambo Following an image circulating regarding a single Halaal chicken located among unhalal (not kosher) meat, the Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust (MJCHT) has come forward to respond to the matter. Speaking on VOC’s Drive Time show on Tuesday, Chief Operations Officer of the MJCHT, Moulana Zakariyah Philander,[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The public was outraged after a video made the rounds on social media depicting a pro-Palestine man being attacked. The video was titled “Zionist racist attacking Palestinian activist.” It is believed that the public was under the impression the person being attacked was a female, however, the individual told VOC News that[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Motorists in South Africa will face yet another increase in petrol prices starting Wednesday, 1 May, as announced by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. The latest adjustments show a hike of 37 cents per litre for petrol, while diesel will see relief with a decrease[…]
By Ragheema Mclean The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has reported a surge in late applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 admissions for the 2025 school year. Since the admissions portal closed earlier this month (12 April), over 8000 late applications have been received from parents eager to secure[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Department of Health has announced that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is currently at its peak circulation in the country, while influenza virus infections are starting to increase as the winter season approaches. Health department spokesperson, Foster Mohale, reassured the public that there is no need for concern or panic, as[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Athlone community is up in arms as they have grown concerned about the spike in crime in the area following the murder of a businesswoman inside her home in Rylands on Friday, 26 April. Speaking on VOC’s Drive Time show on Monday, the Athlone Community Police[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Four individuals were shot and killed inside a shack in the Lloyd informal settlement in Nyanga on Sunday night (28 April 2024). SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut confirmed the incident, stating that police have launched an investigation into the matter. “Police members were summoned to the crime[…]
By Ragheema Mclean An urgent application by Equal Education (EE) and the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) against the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for the immediate placement of unplaced learners was struck off the roll at the Western Cape High Court on[…]
The negotiations might offer the last chance to stall – if not prevent – a looming Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. A senior Hamas delegation is travelling to Egypt for the latest round of negotiations aimed at pausing – if not stopping – Israel’s relentless war on Gaza, even as[…]
Western Cape Police say four people have been gunned down in the Lloyd informal settlement in Nyanga on the Cape Flats. Police Spokesperson André Traut says the bodies of three men and a woman were found with gunshot wounds in a shack last night. Traut says a fifth victim was[…]
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