The United Ulama Council of South Africa has confirmed that the #Hilaal of Dhu al Hijjah 1437 has been sighted in many parts around South Africa. It follows then that in South Africa, 1st Dhu al Hijjah 1437 corresponds to Saturday 3rd September 2016. Consequently, the Day of Eid-ul-Adha shall[…]
The crime statistics for 2015/2016 have provided South Africans with a reason to reflect on the country’s social behavioral patterns. This is according to Minister of Police‚ Nathi Nhleko‚ who presented a report on understating the sociology of crime in South Africa in Parliament on Friday. The analysis presented by[…]
As the Voice of the Cape Radio, 91.3fm, this month celebrates 21 years on air, the efforts of its predecessors and the greater Cape Town community has not been forgotten. The station, which began broadcasting on a permanent license on September 1, 1995, was the first Muslim community broadcaster in[…]
While Cape Flats residents continue to call on authorities to remedy the unparalleled levels of crime that has imprisoned communities, recent gang activity in Delft has shocked residents. Nestled on the outskirts of the Cape Flats, the township in the month of August was rocked by the murder of 31[…]
Over 3000 people joined in on the fun at the Mini Maker faire, which took place at the Cape Town Science Centre in Observatory from the 26-28th August, to check out and participate in the innovative technological ideas. This year’s Mini Maker Faire brought together techies, hackers, hobbyists, crafters, artists,[…]
During August and September, 2016, VOC’s very own Shahieda Carlie is travelling through Turkey, highlighting all the wonderful things that the iconic country has to offer. This week, she travelled through Istanbul and the picturesque seaside town of Bodrum. Carlie is travelling through Turkey in a delegation that was sent[…]
South Africa will push for sustainable and inclusive growth, the creation of decent jobs and the reduction of illicit financial flows at the G20 Summit which begins in Hangzhou, China this weekend. President Jacob Zuma is leading the country’s high level delegation of ministers and business people to the two[…]
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) says it plans to announce its turnaround strategy in September. Prasa’s image has been negatively affected by internal problems and the continued vandalism of its infrastructure. The Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo, addressed the media in Cape Town. “We will[…]
The inter-ministerial committee (IMC) set up by Cabinet to probe why South Africa’s banks blacklisted Gupta-owned businesses recommended a judicial inquiry be set up, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said. Zwane, who headed up the committee, said in a statement released late on Thursday on the department’s website, that the[…]
An Illegal Koranic school teaching up to 20 children as young as six was discovered inside a mosque, earlier attended by several extremists, in a Paris suburb. French prosecutors believe the children were at risk of being “turned into jihadist recruits.” The ‘Little Bees School’ was found during a police[…]
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