ANC to lodge HRC complaint for ‘stupid animals’ post

5 December 2016 • Local, News • No Comments

The Western Cape African National Congress plans to lodge a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission and police on Monday after a Hout Bay resident apparently called black people “stupid animals” in a Facebook post. “They are like stupid animals. We should tie them to a rope. Too many[…]

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19 rescued crew members on their way to CT after ship floods

5 December 2016 • Local, News • No Comments

Nineteen crew members rescued from a Greek bulk carrier, which flooded following a fire at sea, are to arrive in Cape Town harbour on Monday, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) said. A fire broke out in the engine room of the Antaios, owned by the Greek shipping company[…]

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Executive ‘disregarded’ people of SA in ICC withdrawal

5 December 2016 • Local, News • No Comments

The executive disregarded the people of South Africa when it decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the DA argued in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. “Government had to involve the public in such a fundamental matter involving human rights,” advocate Steven Budlender told the court. Budlender[…]

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VOC Summer Festival: Day 4

5 December 2016 • News, VOC News • No Comments

VOC’s biggest community event, the VOC Summer Festival 2016, was a resounding success with thousands of festival-goers attending the event over the three days. Organisers estimate that 20 000 people supported the event this past weekend, mostly families who seek an environment where there is clean fun. The festival brought together a myriad of local[…]

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Festival organisers grateful for community support

5 December 2016 • Events, News, VOC News • No Comments

VOC’s festival convening team and staff might be tired, groggy and bleary-eyed on Monday, but they can smile knowing that another successful festival was pulled off. With the start of the December festive season, the VOC Summer Festival 2016 ushered in summer (and some wind) with a fantastic line-up of[…]

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The heat is on in VOC’s kitchen

4 December 2016 • Events, News, VOC News • 1 Comment

VOC staffers had to contend with Sunday morning’s summer heat and the heat of the kitchen, as they rolled up their sleeves to get cooking for the VOC Breakfast at the festival. The annual breakfast event has grown since it first started in 2013, with 400 people buying tickets to[…]

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Die-hard festival supporters turn up in numbers

3 December 2016 • News, VOC News • No Comments

“Come rain or shine. No matter what happens, we are there!” These were the emphatic words of some die-hard festival-goers, who braved Saturday’s mid-afternoon heat for the summer vibe of the VOC Summer Festival at Vygieskraal stadium. More than 10 000 people made their way to the festival complex on Saturday,[…]

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VOC presenter wins top prize in international Quran competition

3 December 2016 • News, VOC News • No Comments

VOC’s Born To Serve presenter, Dr Qari Muhammed Sheik, has pulled off a great feat by walking away as the “Best African Quran Reciter” and finalist of the Bahrain International Hifz Memorization Competition. He’s definitely no stranger to these contests, as he proved yet again to be the best in[…]

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VOC Summer Festival, your one stop FOOD shop

3 December 2016 • Events, News, VOC News • No Comments

In case you missed it, on Friday evening, the VOC Summer Festival 2016 kicked off with an exciting start. Following grueling months of planning, festival goers were treated to the annual opening of the festival at the Vygieskraal Stadium, after which the eating began! The stadium, filled with an array[…]

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Consumer Action Network: Umrah visa regime is ‘un-Islamic’

3 December 2016 • News, VOC News • No Comments

South Africans have been very vocal in showing their dissatisfaction for the latest implementation of the visa costs after Saudi Arabian authorities in recent months, implemented revised visa charges. Civil society groups, such as the Consumer Action Network, have called on the South African government to intervene. Director of Consumer[…]

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