The following is a press statement issued by the Muslim Youth Movement at the University of Cape Town: It is now routine that we must remind people of the ways in which the presiding narrative will maliciously defend those controlling it and lash out against those it oppresses. There are[…]
The Western Cape Drivers Alliance will embark on strike action in Cape Town on Wednesday where the group will hand over a memorandum of grievances to the Premier of the Western Cape. A spokesperson from the alliance, who asked not to be named, says that the organization consists of taxi[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has added its voice in condemning the spate of attacks in Paris last night. A state of emergency has been declared after attacks on restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium in Paris killed at least 120 people, sowing widespread fear. Four gunmen killed[…]
A decades-long fight to have English as the main language of instruction at the University of Stellenbosch will soon become a reality. In a decisive move on Thursday, the university said all learning should be facilitated in at least English to ensure no exclusion due to language. “Language should be[…]
All monies received from the City of Cape Town for the fund ing of the Cape Minstrel’s Carnival will go into the organisation and planning of the annual showpiece, the Cape Town Minstrels Carnival Association (CTMCA) has assured. 2015 marks the second consecutive year the popular end-of-year event will be[…]
Negotiations between the South African Police Services (SAPS) and organisers of the popular Festival under the Lights in Somerset West remain at a deadlock, facilitator Taj Akleker has confirmed. Informal traders have spoken out over a proposed change in dates for the annual festival from the 15th-23rd to the 2nd-14th[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has assured that schools in Hanover Park are on high alert after an escalation in gang violence in the area, with police presence romped up at three institutions close to the heart of the warfare. This comes after two fatal shootings on Wednesday around[…]
VOC listeners can tune into Drivetime on Friday for an exclusive interview with West African scholar Shaykh Mouhamadou Mahy ibn Aliyu Cisse, a consummate spiritual guide to millions of people around the globe. Shaykh Mahy is an accomplished scholar, known for his erudition and the simplicity of his lifestyle, his[…]
rents of UWC students say they will stand by the #FeesMustFall campaign and have demanded an independent inquiry into the recent flare up of protest action on campus that lead to the arrest of 16 students. On Thursday, 16 students accused of grievous bodily harm, malicious damage to property and[…]
Five South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials have been convicted on charges of corruption in relation to the distribution of fraudulent grants. The verdict comes after a broader investigation by the agency and the Provincial Department of Social Development into a spate of illegal cash deductions from the accounts[…]
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