Kouthar Sambo, Author at Voice of the Cape

Hamas: “We welcome any step that supports efforts to stop the aggression on our people and confirms readiness to immediately sit at the negotiating table”

"We received some ideas from the American side through mediators to reach a ceasefire agreement. Accordingly, we welcome any step that supports efforts to stop the aggression on our people and confirms readiness to immediately sit at the negotiating table to discuss the release of all prisoners in exchange for a clear declaration ending the war and a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip." This is according […]

8 September 2025

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Approximately 500 foreign residents received eviction notices at two Cape Town locations

Recent reports indicate that a Burundian national, part of roughly 500 foreign residents, received eviction notices at two Cape Town locations on Wednesday and expressed disappointment with the South African government. The affected residents, previously residing at Wingfield in Maitland and Paint City in Bellville, were initially relocated during the COVID-19 pandemic after being evicted from Green Market Square in the city’s central business district. In an interview with VOC […]

5 September 2025

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Making day five of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s journey through international waters

On day five of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s journey through international waters, South African delegate Fazel Behra told VOC News that the delegation is currently in Tunisia. On Thursday night, 4 September, the group attended a program at a local mosque to commemorate Moulud. Behra explained, “If not tomorrow, then on Sunday, 7 September 2025, we will set sail for the shores of Gaza. However, we have concerns for our […]

5 September 2025

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A Lebanese journalists in conversation with VOC News: Hezbollah’s arms and the current geopolitical dynamic in Lebanon

Early reports noted that Lebanon is presently split between two perspectives on Hezbollah’s arms and that both alternatives are rooted in sectarian foundations, either through a party that has opted to pursue a sectarian agenda or through a sectarian sociopolitical framework. Speaking to VOC News, Lebanese journalist Sara Talih Matar expressed that many in her country are awaiting a cabinet session of the Lebanese government scheduled for Friday, September 5, […]

4 September 2025

Features

Global Sumud Flotilla sails across the Mediterranean to challenge Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza

Early reports noted the Global Sumud Flotilla is sailing across the Mediterranean to challenge Israel's illegal siege of Gaza, with additional ships expected to join along the way. Speaking to VOC News, Madison Bannon from the Global Sumud Flotilla team shared that all 10 delegates from South Africa have arrived in Tunis, with the final delegate being Mandla Mandela, the leader of the South African delegation. Bannon explained, “Our South […]

4 September 2025

Features

Unidentified drones track the Sumud Freedom Flotilla in international waters

Early reports from Palestinian media have indicated that unidentified drones were spotted tracking the Sumud Freedom Flotilla in international waters, flying at medium altitude over several ships. This comes as boats across the globe join in to break Israel's illegal blockade of Gaza. Madison Bannon from the Global Sumud Flotilla team informed VOC News that ten delegates from South Africa are participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla. "The Global Sumud […]

3 September 2025

Features

Hamas welcomes the resolution issued by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS)

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has welcomed the resolution issued by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS). "The legal definition proving the commission of genocide by the Zionist occupation entity against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip has been met. This constitutes new legal documentation, adding to the international reports and testimonies that have documented the genocide our people are enduring in full view of the world," said […]

3 September 2025

Features

Hamas: “What the fascist occupation army is committing, systematic destruction of Gaza City’s neighborhoods through intensive aerial airstrikes”

"What the fascist occupation army is committing, systematic destruction of Gaza City’s neighborhoods through intensive aerial airstrikes and robots carrying tons of explosives detonated in residential areas, represents an unprecedented violation of international and humanitarian laws." This is according to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The statement follows the continuous bombardment of neighborhoods in Gaza and the targeting of innocent civilians in Gaza City. "The occupation committed a massacre against […]

3 September 2025

Features

Hamas condemned the escalated Israeli assault in Gaza

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned the escalated Israeli assault in Gaza. According to Hamas, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received 75 martyrs and 370 others injured due to deliberate attacks and military aggression by the occupation army in the past 24 hours. "The number of civilians killed by occupation forces while attempting to access humanitarian aid has now reached 2,140, with an additional 15,737 wounded," Hamas added. "These […]

26 August 2025

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