Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice could affect oceans ‘for centuries’

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world’s oceans and could have a disastrous effect on global climate, the marine food chain, and even the stability of ice shelves, new research says. The “overturning circulation” of the oceans – driven by the movement of denser water towards the sea floor – helps deliver heat, carbon, oxygen and vital nutrients around the globe. However, deep ocean water […]

30 March 2023

Local

Here’s what you need to know about plans to roll out a new certificate for pupils after grade 9

Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has announced plans to introduce a new school certificate for pupils after grade 9. This is part of the basic education department's plans to integrate skill-based learning into the current system. Speaking at a media briefing this week, Motshekga said the General Education Certificate (GEC) programme was progressing after it was introduced at 270 schools last year. The schools were selected randomly across all nine provinces. […]

30 March 2023

Local

Seven officials suspended for mismanagement at National Skills Fund

The Department of Higher Education and Training says it has suspended all officials implicated in the alleged maladministration and corruption at the National Skills Fund (NSF). This forms part of the implementation of recommendations of the Ministerial Task Team and the Nexus forensic report. The report was commissioned after more than R5 billion went missing. The NSF was established to fund, among other things, skill development initiatives to assist post-secondary students […]

30 March 2023

Local

Fire authorities carry out controlled biodiversity burn on Table Mountain

Fire authorities in Cape Town, with the assistance of contracted fire fighters, are carrying out a controlled biodiversity burn on the slopes of Table Mountain below Tafelberg Road today. Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) fire management has alerted Capetonians of the necessity of this as a precautionary measure to lesson future veld fires on the mountain. A spokesperson for TMNP, Lauren Howard-Clayton, has asked visitors to the aerial cableway to […]

29 March 2023

Local

Here’s when you can collect your Sassa grant in April

South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries will receive their grant payments next week, starting with old age grant payments on Tuesday. Disability grant payments will be made on Wednesday and social relief of distress (SRD) and other grant payments will be available from Thursday. Sassa confirmed the dates on which recipients will receive their grants in April. All grants except the R350 SRD payment can be collected from post […]

29 March 2023

International

Israeli right-wing protesters attack Palestinians in Jerusalem

Three people have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe after far-right groups were filmed attacking Palestinian citizens of Israel who were passing by pro-government protests in Jerusalem, according to Israeli police quoted by local media. Reports say that one man was “savagely” beaten during the attacks on Monday evening – at the end of a day of nationwide protests against government plans to alter Israel’s judiciary. Hundreds of thousands of people […]

29 March 2023

Local

‘ICC arrest warrant for Putin puts SA in precarious position’

Human Rights Attorney Richard Spoor says the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin puts South Africa in a precarious position. The warrant obliges South Africa to arrest Putin if he comes to the Brics Summit in August. Putin is accused of alleged war crimes regarding the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. He faces arrest if he sets foot in any of the 123 signatory […]

29 March 2023

International

At least 2 killed in knife attack at Islamic Centre in Lisbon

Two people were killed and more were injured in a knife attack at the Muslim Ismaili Centre in Lisbon on Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Portuguese police say they shot the attacker, who was wielding a large knife, after he disobeyed their orders to stop attacking. The shot wounded the attacker, who was arrested and hospitalised. Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, expressed his "solidarity and condolences to the Ismaili community and the […]

29 March 2023

International

Despite inflation, Egyptians dig deep to give charity in Ramadan

In a time of dire economic trouble, Egyptians are holding fast to the Ramadan tradition of charity, with both donors and those in need pinning hopes on holiday generosity. Families have buckled under the weight of inflation, which hit 32.9 percent in February as Egyptians tried to fill their shelves ahead of the Muslim holy month of daytime fasting and special evening meals, known as iftar. “Last year, we were giving out 360 […]

28 March 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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