A documentary recounting incidents of racism faced by black students at Stellenbosch University is garnering much attention, prompting Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande to call on the university to provide answers on the allegations. Luister (Listen), a 30-minute documentary created by a group called Open Stellenbosch, provides first-hand accounts[…]
Mitchell’s Plain police are still on the prowl for the suspects behind Thursday’s cash in transit heist at the busy Liberty Promenade mall. The shopping centre was left rattled after four suspects stripped a bank on the premises. Promenade’s centre management said four armed men fled with an undisclosed amount[…]
Egyptian South African scholar Shaykh Abdus-Salaam Bassiouni is reportedly still struggling with immense back pain as he remains unjustly imprisoned in Cairo. Bassiouni’s son Bilaal told VOC News that his 65 year old father is in need of back surgery after suffering with pain for nine months and sleeping on[…]
A group calling itself Springbok Supporters for Transformation plans to start a radical programme of mass action that will include the withdrawal of funding and sponsorships for the national team. Lead by trade federation Cosatu, they have vowed that should the Springbok World Cup squad announcement on Friday fail to[…]
Over the past few weeks the Imizamo Yethu community in Hout Bay has been plagued by an upsurge in violence where several murders have already been reported over the past few weeks. Mzi Nyaki from the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) says that things are improving however the situation is[…]
With the aim of motivating listeners through positive and inspirational on-air content, VOC will next week launch a new pre-dawn magazine show that will hopefully make early mornings a bit easier to bear. AM Inspirations, as the programme has been christened, will broadcast every weekday between 5am and 6:30am, preceding[…]
The South African chapter of the Palestine Children Relief Fund (PCRF) are to host a gala dinner on the 5th September in a bid to raise funds towards the construction of a new hospital in the Gaza Strip. The project is fronted by the main body of the organisation in[…]
South Africans are facing tough economic times ahead as the country faces the biggest currency decline in years. The rand hit a new low earlier this week coming in at R14 to the dollar, a result of a stock market crisis that is threatening to cripple the Chinese economy. China’s[…]
Aspiring young qaris from across the country will get an opportunity to showcase their talents against international opposition between the 10th and 13th September, when the 10th edition of the International Quran Recital Award (IQRA) competition makes its way to the city. The event is hosted by the South Africa[…]
With the last few days of Women’s Month, the Department of Social Development (DSD) has launched the Khuseleka One Stop Centre at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women & Children in Athlone. The Khuseleka Model is an initiative of the DSD that provides support services to women and children who[…]
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