Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Schools should be exempt from load shedding to protect teaching, learning: Naptosa

The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) in KwaZulu-Natal has warned that teaching and learning could come to a standstill if Eskom does not follow through with exempting public schools from rolling blackouts. The High Court in Pretoria last week ruled that schools, hospitals and police stations should be exempted from load shedding. The court found that rolling blackouts were an infringement of constitutional rights and gave the […]

9 May 2023

Local

Nearly half of people over the age of 15 have high blood pressure: Health experts

Healthcare experts have called on young South Africans to get tested for hypertension. According to the International Society for Hypertension, nearly 50% of people over the age of 15 have high blood pressure. It says only 50% are aware that they have hypertension, leaving the rest undiagnosed. Cardiologist Dr Warren Muller says a simple blood pressure test can reduce the risk of life-threatening cardiac disease. “We are seeing in data that […]

9 May 2023

International

Sudan conflict: No benefit in talks without truce, says al-Burhan

Sudan’s military ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the talks taking place in Saudi Arabia with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will have no benefit without a ceasefire. Al-Burhan’s remarks on Monday come as warring factions hold talks in Jeddah in a bid to end bloodshed that has killed hundreds and triggered a mass exodus. The United States-backed talks began on Saturday between the army and the rival paramilitary RSF. […]

9 May 2023

International

Israel military kills 13 Palestinians in overnight Gaza raids

The Israeli military killed 13 Palestinians, including three Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commanders along with their wives and children, in an overnight Gaza attack on Tuesday. A total of 40 fighter jets participated in bombing different locations in the besieged enclave just after 2 am local time, according to the Israeli military. The Palestinian health ministry said four children, four women and a dentist were among those killed. Another 20 people were wounded, including three […]

9 May 2023

Local

Proposed changes for Public School Calendars

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The National Policy for Determining School Calendars for Public Schools in South Africa has been revised, and the Department of Basic Education has published the proposed changes for public comment. The proposed changes attempt to give the Minister of Education and the department more flexibility in deciding the open and close dates of each term and to mitigate differences between coastal and inland schools. The changes are […]

8 May 2023

International

Sudan residents describe raids, evictions by RSF soldiers

When two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers stormed Nadir el-Gadi’s home in Khartoum on April 23, they demanded to know which side of the Sudan conflict he supported – the RSF or the Sudanese army. The 77-year-old responded that he wasn’t with either side. “I said we are against this war. We are prisoners of this war,” el-Gadi told Al Jazeera on Saturday. “They were suspicious,” el-Gadi said, adding that […]

8 May 2023

International

Israel demolishes Palestinian school in West Bank

Israeli army forces on Sunday demolished a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank for lack of a building permit, according to a local official, reports Anadolu Agency. Hassan Brijieh, the head of the so-called Colonisation and Wall Resistance Commission in Bethlehem, said Israeli forces and bulldozers moved into the town of Jibb Al-Deeb, east of Bethlehem city, and demolished the donor-funded school. The school is located in Area C of […]

8 May 2023

International

Nine dead after shooting rampage at Texas mall: Authorities

A man who went on a rampage at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday shot dead eight people before he was himself killed, authorities said. "(We) found seven deceased individuals on scene. We transported nine individuals to the hospital... Of those we transported, two have since died," said fire chief Jonathan Boyd of Allen, Texas. The shooting sparked panic at Allen Premium Outlets, a sprawling shopping complex in Allen, 25 […]

7 May 2023

Local

Load shedding exemption not technically feasible, says energy expert

Questions have been raised about the feasibility of exempting schools, clinics, hospitals, and police stations from load shedding. On Friday, the Pretoria High Court issued an order effectively exempting these public facilities from load shedding, with the government being ordered to provide alternate energy supplies like generators where exemption isn't possible. This was on the back of legal action from more than a dozen organisations and political parties. The Department of Public […]

7 May 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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