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Car-remote jamming: what to look out for

Car-remote jamming, a crime on the rise, has sparked concern within South Africa. VOC News spoke to Juliet McGuire, online editor of the women’s magazine, Women on Wheels. McGuire who has written extensively about the issue of car-remote jamming, recently became a victim herself. McGuire became a victim of car-remote[…]

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Food wastage: A national concern

Oxfam has calculated that close to 14-million South Africans go to bed hungry every night in South Africa. While these vast numbers of South Africans crave food they cannot access, the country somehow, manages to dump food valued at R60-billion. A South African-based scientific and technology research, development and implementation[…]

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Ceres’ water shortage

With just two weeks left until the water supply in Ceres runs dry, the Shukrul Mubeen mosque initiated a collection drive and recently distributed water within the area. Deputy Mayor of the Witzenberg Municipality, Karriem Adams, says the dam’s level is at 18%, the lowest ever recorded. Adams declared that[…]

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Concern over Leonsdale gang violence

Recent gang activity in Leonsdale has sparked much debate among community members about the role of the police force in alleviating the problem. Leonsdale is one of six gang ridden hot-spots within Elsies River. Speaking to VOC, Steve Ross, Public Relations Officer at the Elsies River Community Police Forum (CPF)[…]

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Syrian family have valid case: attorney

Home Affairs South Africa have rejected the asylum application of a Syrian family claiming that there is no war in the Damascus area and that the country is stable enough to return to. The year 2016 saw the conflict enter its 6th year of civil war. Hundreds of thousands of[…]

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‘Madiba would’ve been proud’

Cape Town has been buzzing with interest in the news that Mandla Mandela wed Rabia Clarke in an Islamic ceremony over the weekend. Mandla is the grandson of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Speaking to VOC on Monday, Shaykh Ebrahim Gabriels, who performed the nikah, said it was a momentous occasion.[…]

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#GangsterismMustfall march against gang violence

Concerned citizens marched against the prevalence of gang violence within the Western Cape on Saturday. In walking through the Klipfontein corridors, an area riddled with gang violence, the initiative sparked awareness within the Cape Town community that  gangesterism will no longer be tolerated. The march that was organised by the[…]

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Unauthorised SASSA Deductions

Through a citizen monitoring initiative, Black Sash has found that many SASSA beneficiaries have experienced unauthorised deductions. Individuals have reported deductions that have left them with only R 60 instead of their entitled amount of R 1,040. Many of the cases were reported at the Black Sash monitoring station at[…]

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Mandla Mandela performs nikah

The grandson of former president Nelson Mandela, Nkosi Zwelivelile ‘Mandla’ Mandela announced his marriage to Muslim bride, Rabia Clarke on Sunday.  Mandela reported reverted to Islam two months ago. “I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Rabia’s parents, her extended family and the Muslim community, for welcoming me into[…]

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