Following recent events that saw more than 30 attacks on health workers in the last eight months, the Western Cape Health Department has launched Operation Khuseleka. The operation is a staff safety initiative that’s directed at encouraging operation within broader society to keep health workers safe. Speaking to VOC, spokesperson[…]
While the Cape Flats community recovers from news of Colonel Chris Lodewyk Prinsloo’s and local businessman Irshaad Laher (alleged) involvement in the sale of guns to gangs, the discovery of an arms cache once again called to question the South African Police Service (SAPS). Last week, reports suggested that a[…]
While South Africa has in recent years battled socioeconomic constraints, a new initiative seeks to quell the general malaise within the country. The Light Upon Light Foundation, which is a Cape Town Based initiative, drives many programmes by considering the various phases of a women’s life and the accompanied challenges.[…]
Wayde van Niekerk’s stunning Olympic victory will see him take his place in the history books, but he is now becoming more than just a prolific athlete. Van Niekerk broke a few records early Monday morning in a brilliant display of strength and determination, going on to win gold in[…]
While the rains have begun to fall, South Africans will have to remain patient has the agricultural industry begins to recover, a process analysts assert will be a tough road. The agricultural industry’s setbacks have not only been linked to the drought, but to a large extent have been severely[…]
On the eve of the third anniversary of what is widely known as the Rabaa massacre, Egyptians living in South Africa say they feel disillusioned with the state of their home country. On Saturday evening, a number of Egyptian and local activists will commemorate the events on 14 August 2013,[…]
Two culinary experts have weighed into the controversy surrounding two bearded student chefs, with the view that a high standard of hygiene must be maintained in any cooking environment. The Sunnah tradition of wearing a beard poses a challenge for Muslim chefs, including for hipsters simply sporting it for fashion.[…]
On Wednesday, humanitarian organisation the Gift of the Givers (GOTG) held a press briefing about headway made in the long-running saga of two hostages. Stephen McGown, a South African, and Johan Gustafsson, a Swedish national, were captured by Al Qaeda in Mali, known as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),[…]
Cape Town’s stellar fraternity of qurra has lost another angelic voice – that of Qari Shaykh Ighsaan Taliep. One of the Mother City’s most stirring qari’s, Shaykh Taliep comes from a family with a great legacy of contribution to the recital of the Quran. Shaykh Taliep passed away at Groote[…]
Late on Thursday, Cape Town lost a remarkable visionary who mastered the art of Qur’an tilaawat, Qari Ighsaan Taliep. The Qari passed away after falling ill following a trip to Morocco. As a man who was known for his love of the Qur’an and who passed his talent to his[…]
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