As the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon comes to a close we celebrate the victory of one of our own, presenter Muhamad Zain Majiet. The VOC team was excited to usher in Majiet’s victory, who began training as part of a personal campaign to encourage community members to adopt a healthier lifestyle.[…]
Capetonians looking forward to sinking their teeth in pickled fish this Easter weekend will be left startled by the price of fish. VOC News went out to the bustling fish trucks on Viking Way in Goodwood this week, only to find the price of snoek at a whopping R200. During[…]
This Easter weekend, hundreds of Muslims will descend upon the Sheikh Yusuf Kramat in Faure, Macassar, to pay homage to him as well as partake in an annual festival on the grounds below. For the Muslim population, the Sheikh Yusuf Kramat is an important spiritual shrine. The Kramat of Sheikh Yusuf,[…]
In a world in which members of all ethic, cultural and religious groups have fought for acknowledgement and respect, today we witness unparalleled intolerance directed toward specific groups. Within the Western Cape, however, community members have managed to continue to practice tolerance despite rising Islamophobia globally. This undeniable tolerance and[…]
All roads will lead to the much loved Kramat festival held in Faure, Macassar, held each year over the Easter weekend. This festival marks a 150 year old tradition of visiting the burial site of Tuan Yusuf of Macassar, the father of Islam in South Africa. The festival will be[…]
Capetonians are gearing up for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon, held over the Easter weekend every year in Cape Town – a race considered one of the world’s most beautiful marathons in the world. Participants can choose from various distances – the scenic 56km ultra marathon or popular 21km[…]
As most Capetonians recover from excessive spending these Easter holidays, the NGO Black Sash says the accounts of hundreds of social grant beneficiaries are still being debited illegally by outsourced payment contractors. It says the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) campaign to address the issue has failed. Government is currently reviewing[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council Halal Trust (MJCHT) has been delisted from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) after failing an external audit for the first time in 19 years. JAKIM is the Malaysian government’s highest Islamic affairs body. JAKIM’s audit of the MJCHT in November last year stated that[…]
Condolences have streamed in for VOC stalwart presenter and radio personality Boeta Yusuf Fisher and his family, following the passing of his daughter Nazley in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Nazley passed away a week after giving birth to twin boys. VOC listeners expressed their sentiment on air in[…]
Every day the Voice of the Cape radio station is asked to read out the funeral notices of people who have passed away. And while we take for granted that people get buried almost daily, the cost of a dignified Muslim burial can come at a huge surprise. What many[…]
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