The African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa says it comes as no surprise that the Democratic Alliance (DA) will be challenging the National Health Insurance legislation at the Constitutional Court. Speaking in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, where he was campaigning for the ANC in the province, Ramaphosa says it’s part of the country’s[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Stats SA announced that South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2024, representing 8.2 million people. This is an increase from 7.9 million people in the fourth quarter of the previous year. Nkosinathi Mahlangu, Portfolio Head of Youth Employment at Momentum Metropolitan, commented on this issue, on Friday on VOC Breakfast. “The[…]
By Ragheema Mclean After years of debate, amendments, and deliberation in both houses of Parliament, the National Assembly has voted to pass the final version of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The next step is for the President to sign the bill into law. The BELA Bill aims[…]
By Ragheema Mclean The Muslim Judicial Council Halal Trust (MJCHT) has announced a noteworthy milestone with its recent acquisition of the ISO/IEC 17065:2012 accreditation. The MJCHT is the first Halal body to gain this certification in South Africa. This internationally recognized accreditation establishes stringent criteria for certifying bodies, ensuring impartiality[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Earthchild Project, in collaboration with Urban Harvest, hosted a planting day for the garden at Ntwasahlobo Primary School on Thursday. Earthchild Project founder and director, Janna Kretzmar, provided more insight into the initiative. “Earthchild is a non-profit organization based in Cape Town, now in our 18th[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has released mid-month data indicating that fuel prices will decrease across the board next month. Automobile Association spokesperson Eleanor Mavimbela shared more details about the CEF data on VOC Breakfast on Thursday. “We are expecting quite a nice decrease going into June[…]
By Kouthar Sambo “Either we die in dignity or we live in dignity.” This is according to the former Health Minister in Gaza and Member of the International Relations Bureau of Hamas, Dr Basem Naim, in an exclusive interview on VOC’s PM Drive show. Dr Basem Naim: “Palestinians have the[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Activists monitoring the numbers stated that there are alarming statistics of sexual violence in the Western Cape, with five women and girls raped daily, totalling 1,909 reported cases between January and April this year. Zona Morton, a whistleblower and crime activist, highlighted a disturbing trend of sexual[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Hajj season is upon us, and Cape Town International Airport was alive with excitement and emotion as a significant group of Capetonian pilgrims set off for Hajj on Sunday. In true Cape Town style, the atmosphere was filled with warmth and camaraderie as hundreds of family members[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis “She was an exemplar to women both young and old,” these are the words that are left lingering in the minds of the South African Muslim community after the passing of its first Sheikha. The local Muslim community has been rocked by the loss of its[…]
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