The Muslim Judicial Halal Trust (MJCHT) believes the Western Cape Governments’ one billion rand investment into the Halal Industry should be celebrated as it will build a much needed bridge between the local Muslim community and the international Halal industry. Local government recently announced a plan to build a Halal[…]
VOC in association with Muslim Hands and Makro put warmth into the hearts and lives of the learners at Stephen Road Primary School in Lotus River on Wednesday, as part of the VOC Winter Drive. The campaign was spurred by VOC producer Quanita Kamaar after the 2015 VOC Stationery Drive,[…]
Molo Songololo has expressed shock and disgust at a judgement issued by the sexual offences court in Parow, which let a convicted child pornographer seemingly off the hook with a suspended 8 year sentence. Andries Petrus Retief was convicted of luring minors to his farm in Durbanville, where he proceeded[…]
The Palestinian embassy in South Africa says it is angered by yesterday’s Israeli attack in the Palestinian village of Douna near Nablus which resulted in the death of an 18 month old Palestinian child, Ali Saad Dawabsha. The baby’s mother Reham together with 4 year old brother Ahmad were burned[…]
Cosatu has signalled its intent to embark on strike action against Prasa and Metrorail, over what it has described as “dismal trains services” from the respective railway groups. Concerns centre on the unreliability of trains, crippling increases in ticket pricing, and a shortage of security, with the trade union has[…]
With renewed concern around the recent Israeli attacks and desecration of Masjidul Aqsa, Muslims locally will be able to hear a first-hand account from imams at the holy site. A delegation of five imams from Masjidul Aqsa are expected to visit Cape Town this weekend. The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC)[…]
The leadership of the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) will be meeting with their legal team to discuss possible action against fifty expelled members, amid a vicious mudslinging campaign aimed at fracturing the organisation. At a press briefing on Thursday, Pagad spokesperson Haroun Orrie claimed that members have been[…]
A site visit at the GF Jooste Hospital ended even before it began after members of the ANC Western Cape leadership met with concerned Manenberg residents outside the hospital on Thursday. Provincial ANC chairperson, Marius Fransman, provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs and members of the Manenberg Steering Committee for the city’s[…]
It was a morning of good food, laughter and reminiscing as VOC honoured its founding members, many of whom sacrificed immensely for the development of the station. To mark 21 years of broadcasting, VOC paid tribute to the ‘old guard’ – who are regarded as the pioneers of the station.[…]
In an unprecedented move in the battle to contain an Islamic State insurgency in Northern Iraq and Syria, Turkey has finally approved a deal that will allow the United States to launch airstrikes from a key military base in the southern part of the country. The decision represents a major[…]
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