The Muslim community of Azaadville in Johannesburg are reeling after the murder of two community workers on Thursday morning. Sixty-five-year-old Haroon Saleh and his 29-year-old son, Yusuf, were both shot by armed robbers in their home in the west of Johannesburg. Haroon died shortly after the attack, while his son[…]
Capetonians are urged not to part with their money, amid reports of a bogus collector again doing the rounds on parts of the Cape Flats. VOC has been alerted of a scam artist claiming to be collecting money for the burial of her husband, her children or an orphaned child in[…]
VOC listeners are fed up with crime and believe ordinary people should do whatever they can to defend themselves against brazen criminals. This was the overwhelming sentiment on air this week, following a fiery debate around the shooting of a teenage criminal near Bonteheuwel. On Monday, a woman found herself[…]
The minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba has urged individuals to collect their uncollected ID documents ahead of the registration weekend for this year’s local government elections. The department has in its possession around 200 000 uncollected smart ID cards at its headquarters, as well as 5 000 uncollected green[…]
The echo of children gleefully playing in streets is quickly disappearing – today, the interaction between children is restricted to a screen. As a consequence, teenagers are exposed to content that has resulted in them maturing at an alarming rate. Where previous generations had to find pain-staking mechanisms to access[…]
University campuses around the country are preparing for Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), now in its twelfth year. It has now become one of the largest national awareness raising campaigns on the issue of Palestine. Israeli apartheid week (IAW) takes place in over 200 cities across the world. Its name evokes[…]
Police have confirmed that the recent fatal shooting in Lavender Hill is in fact gang related. Two men were killed and two other people hurt late Tuesday afternoon. Steenberg Police Station Commander, Jan Alexander says while the investigation into the incident continues, law enforcement will be working with residents to[…]
Big business, the mining sector and civil society groups have come out in opposition of the 9.4 per cent Eskom tariff increase for 2016/17, but the ailing utility said it needed a 16.6 per cent hike to recover R22.8 billion. But as consumers feel the brunt of higher water tariffs,[…]
“Since I have received this award, it becomes my responsibility to assist other educators to use technology in the classroom.” And it’s precisely this enthusiasm that lead Cape Town based English teacher, Gafieza Ismail, from Spine Road High School in Mitchells Plain, to clinch the National Teaching Award for Excellence[…]
Local pro-Palestine activists are calling on South Africans to protest against the UK governments decision to ban the public sector from boycotting Israeli products. Public-sector organisations in Britain have been banned from boycotting Israeli suppliers under new government rules, and violators could face severe penalties. The government of the UK[…]
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