VOC staff and its structures will trek to Masjid u-Sabireen in Macassar on Sunday, where the first Ahlan wa Sahlan outreach for Ramadan 1435 is being held. This is the 15th year of the outreach project and is considered an achievement for the station, which also marks its 20th Ramadan on[…]
Despite some positive results by Metro Police in trying to eradicate the scourge of violence and drugs in Mitchells Plain high schools, some have been less than optimistic about the initiative. The area’s cluster commander Major General Jeremy Veary has suggested that criminalising bad behaviour amongst students does little to[…]
Preparing for fasting the holy month of Ramadan, UK Islamic organizations and medics have issued warning ahead of Ramadan, as Muslims gear up for 19 hour fasting during the holy month. “In 2014, the fasting hours for Ramadan will be some 19 hours long. With some five hours only available[…]
South Africans must mobilize themselves to expand the relief effort in war ravaged Syria. That was the impassioned appeal by Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels on Saturday, upon his arrival at Cape Town International airport on Saturday following a week long humanitarian trip to Turkey. Gabriels, Sheikh Irfaan Abrahams, and Adiel Fredericks[…]
The Freedom Park community in Tafelsig, will meet once again on Sunday 29 June to march to the homes of gangsters and drug dealers. This decision was taken by the community at a mass meeting on Thursday 26 June, at the Freedom Park Community Centre in Tafelsig. The People Against[…]
Members of the Cresent Observers Society of South Africa and the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) will gather at Three Anchor Bay in Sea Point on Saturday evening for the sighting of the moon for the month of Ramadhan 1435. The sighting will take place immediately after Maghrib, with the announcement[…]
The 15th edition of VOC’s Ramadan outreach project Ahlan Wa Sahlan is set to kick off on the first day of Ramadan on Sunday, with a broadcast at the Masjid us-Saabiereen in Macassar. The programme will see the station facilitate a Khatam al-Quran with the community followed a communal iftar.[…]
Ten years after the iconic scholar’s passing, the autobiography of the late Imam Abdurahman Bassier was finally launched on Wednesday evening, as family, friends and top ulema came out to pay homage to the former head of the Boorhaanol Islam mosque. The book, titled ‘Born to Serve’, was written almost[…]
With the month of Ramadan little over three days away, VOC will be embarking on a record 136 outside broadcasts (OB) during the month ahead. The number far outstrips that of previous years, with the station intensifying its efforts to integrate with the community, and listeners at a grassroots level.[…]
With Ramadan traditionally a peak listening period for Muslim broadcasters, VOC is set to undergo a few shifts in programming during the month and a number of new shows will be introduced. Much of the stations regular programming will continue to run under revised and shortened times, so as to[…]
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