A Parkwood community leader has been shot in face by Law Enforcement officers who entered the area on Wednesday morning to remove illegally erected temporary structures. The Head of Parkwood backyarders Association, Dominique Booysen, was shot with a rubber bullet only centimetres from his eye. Booysen explained that Law Enforcement[…]
The preliminary investigation into a fire on a Fish Hoek bound Metrorail train has ruled out technical or electrical faults as the possible cause of the fire. The train, which was filled with commuters at time of the incident, was forced to make an emergency stop at Retreat Station on[…]
Bokaap youth say their decision to embark on a protest in the area is a cry for help from those in government, who keep turning a blind eye to the socio-economic challenges in the area. On Monday, some 30 people took to the street in front of the Hilton Hotel[…]
There has been call on the community to assist the junior boys’ hostel at De La Bat School for the Deaf in Worcester, which was extensively damaged in a fire on Monday. The Cape Winelands Fire Department responded swiftly, but the fire spread rapidly owing to windy conditions and was[…]
It was an emotional start to VOC’s first Ahlan Wa Sahlan outreach for Ramadan 1439 on Sunday, as three people embraced Islam and a nikah was performed at Masjid Manaarul Huda in Manenberg. This year’s AWS initiative has a twist in that VOC has partnered with Discover Islam for a[…]
The ward councillor of the Parkwood area, who was removed from his home for safety during violent protests over the weekend has come under fire by the community, amid accusations that he is fulfilling his duty to the community and not conveying how urgent demand for housing in the area.[…]
The situation in Parkwood remained tense on Monday following two days of violent protests related to housing and service delivery. Parkwood residents, many of them backyarders, staged a public protest on the busy Prince George Drive on Saturday evening, to demand that government heed their call. The situation in Parkwood[…]
The situation in Parkwood intensified on Sunday morning after City officials came to remove temporary structures, which were symbolically erected on a piece of land on Prince George Drive. Residents on Saturday confirmed that they would dismantle the structures once they had handed over a memorandum of demands to the[…]
SuperSport has confirmed that it is investigating Saturday’s incident where analyst and former rugby player, Ashwin Willemse, walked off set while live on-air, saying that he will not be undermined by the panel, former rugby stars, Nick Mallet and Naas Botha. SuperSport, a South African group of television channels that[…]
By Thakira Desai With international human rights bodies focussed on the recent action taken by Israeli authorities against protesting Gazan residents, fresh arrests of Palestinian demonstrators have been reported. According to reports by the Mossawa Centre in Palestine, Israeli forces arrested at least ten protesters, including the director of the[…]
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