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Right to Know Campaign

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa today testified at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana shooting. Ramaphosa, who is a former Lonmin board member, has been accused of putting pressure on police to act against striking workers. The Right2Know Gauteng supports the Marikana Solidarity Campaign and are demanding answers during…

11 Aug 2014 10AM 10 min

COPE addresses pro-Israeli allegations

Last week Sunday, a pro-Israel rally under the auspices of the South African Zionist Federation, took place in Johannesburg and drew over 10 000 people, reportedly the largest pro-Israel rally ever to have taken place in the African continent. One of the political groups in attendance was Congress of the…

11 Aug 2014 10AM 13 min

Update on Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested

Two different sets of pro-Palestine protesters were arrested on Sunday as the police and security guards locked down a pro-Israel rally attended by thousands in Cape Town’s city centre. A day after tens of thousands of pro-Palestine marchers protested against Israel for the death of civilians in Gaza, thousands of…

11 Aug 2014 10AM 5 min

Palestinian Ambassador Tamer Almasssri

Tamer Almassri, a senior diplomat of the Palestinian Embassy in South Africa is in Cape Town from Wednesday , 6 August to Sunday 10 Aug 2014. During his stay here, he will be doing various talks and give a personal account on the loss and horror of Gaza. Sadly, he…

7 Aug 2014 11AM 22 min

Palestinian Merchandise

As the Mother City braces itself for a mass march in support of Gaza on Saturday, we are seeing a myriad of locally made Palestinian merchandise being sold in support of Gaza. VOC news editor Tasneem Adams has more on this story …

7 Aug 2014 10AM 6 min

Indian Ad controversy

An Indian photographer has sparked outrage with a fashion shoot that depicts a woman being harassed on a bus by a group of men, echoing a fatal gang-rape that shocked the nation. The project by Raj Shetye called "The Wrong Turn" appeared in his online portfolio in recent days before…

7 Aug 2014 10AM 14 min

Oscar Trial: Final Arguments Submitted

Final arguments in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial got under way in the North Gauteng High Court this morning. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel opened the day's proceedings, setting out the State's case that Pistorius deliberately murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day last year. Pistorius has denied guilt, saying he…

7 Aug 2014 10AM 9 min

Insurance claims after Earthquake

Insurance companies have been inundated with claims on Tuesday afternoon from people whose businesses, houses and household contents were damaged during the earthquake that hit many parts of South Africa. The claims came in immediately after the tremor literally rocked South Africa, but companies are bracing themselves for more. Online…

7 Aug 2014 10AM 5 min

Prof Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed

Mufti Kamaluddin Ahmed has arrived in South Africa for a series of talks entitled: “Purification of the heart”. Hes talks kicked off at Darun Naim in Wynberg today and will be at various places in Cape Town. The full itenerary can be viewed on the VOC website.

6 Aug 2014 11AM 21 min

Chris Gunness on Gaza

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has touched the entire world. As protests all over the world are still taking place to stop this, many journalists and humanitarians exposed to the violence have all shed tears. UN Spokesperson, Chriss Gunness is one of those people. Having to attend a memorial for…

6 Aug 2014 10AM 12 min

Black-face in SA

The University of Pretoria (UP) says it will not tolerate any form of discrimination and/or racist behaviour by any of its staff or students, after a picture of two of its students smeared in brown paint emerged, causing a stir on social media. The picture, which is doing the rounds…

6 Aug 2014 10AM 5 min

US Africa Summit: $17 b in investment pledges

African leaders on Tuesday called for a deeper economic relationship with the United States, hailing investment pledges totaling more than $17 billion at a Washington summit as a fresh step in the right direction. U.S. and African companies and the World Bank pledged new investment in construction, energy and information…

6 Aug 2014 10AM 9 min

Zuma slams Gaza conflict in US speech

President Jacob Zuma raised his concerns about the Gaza conflict for the third time on his US visit on Tuesday when he met US Vice-President Joe Biden on the margins of President Barack Obama’s US-Africa leaders’ summit. Zuma raised eyebrows when he sharply criticised both Israel and Hamas in addresses…

6 Aug 2014 10AM 8 min

Palestinian Minister visits the International Criminal Court

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki visited the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands today as he pushes for a war crimes case against Israel after nearly a month of fighting in the Gaza Strip. The visit takes place shortly after Israeli and the Islamist Hamas movement entered a 72-hour truce…

5 Aug 2014 11AM 18 min

Ad in Sunday Times about Palestine

A full page advert is being compiled by Minara Chamber of Commerce to be placed in the Sunday Times to explain in simple terms the chronology of events in Palestine to current genocide. This is to create awareness and educate South Africans as to the historical background of this conflict…

5 Aug 2014 10AM 7 min

The Journalist Website launch

Authors, Shepi Mati, Sylvia Vollenhoven and Zubeida Jaffer have come to create a a new website. The website called THE JOURNALIST will provide history and context to major stories unfolding on the South African landscape. But most importantly the website will start off by providing a historical background to journalism…

5 Aug 2014 10AM 7 min

DRC 'mercenaries' in SA

Applause and chanting echoed in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday ahead of the appearance of members of a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel group accused of plotting to overthrow president Joseph Kabila's government while in South Africa. The 20 accused have gathered a lot of…

5 Aug 2014 10AM 7 min

Prof Ilan Pappe speaks to VOC

As Israeli historian and social activist,Prof Ilan Pappe's visit to SA and CT in particular is drawing to a close this week. The Professor has been in SA for almost a week now giving lectures, talks and creating awareness regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza. His talks were packed to…

4 Aug 2014 11AM 19 min

South Africans in the IDF

The Action Forum in support of Palestine (reps Safoudien Bester and Shaheed Mahomed) met with the minister of justice today to present evidence of SA citizens involvement in IDF and hence the genocide. We will demand the immediate prosecution of all citizens in IDF and further measures against israel. Share…

4 Aug 2014 10AM 8 min

JVJP protest against a pro-Israeli rally

Members of the Johannesburg Jewish community belonging to “Jewish Voices For a Just Peace” (JVJP) held a successful protest in Johannesburg against a pro-Israeli rally hosted today by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the South African Zionist Federation. JVJP members held up banners and placards reading: “Joburg…

4 Aug 2014 10AM 9 min