Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Erdogan urges Israel to heed Al-Aqsa status in Ramadan in call to Herzog

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked with his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, on the phone on Monday evening about the Al Aqsa status, Turkish media outlets reported Tuesday. According to the report, the two leaders exchanged greetings on the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan and Israel's Passover. Erdogan stressed the importance of prevention of "provocation and threats towards Al-Aqsa Mosque", especially during Ramadan. The two leaders also discussed bilateral ties […]

22 March 2023

Local

Man drowns after being swept off rocks in Hermanus

One of three men swept off rocks in Hermanus was declared dead after being brought ashore on Tuesday. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) duty coxswain Jean le Roux said the duty crew and police were mobilised after 5pm after eyewitness reports of the men being swept by waves into the surf in front of the Windsor Hotel. “On arrival on the scene it was found two men had managed to […]

22 March 2023

International

On Mother’s Day, Palestinian mothers dream of saying goodbye to their sons

Zamzam stood holding a picture of her son, Mahmoud Ahmidan, 27, who was killed by Israeli soldiers in 2021. This September will mark two years since his killing, and his body is still being held at an Israeli morgue. On Tuesday, which is Mother's Day in the Middle East, Ahmidan's mother organised a group of Palestinian mothers to stand in the centre of Ramallah, hold up pictures of their children, […]

22 March 2023

Local

Langa township in Cape Town celebrates 100 years

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced a series of celebrations to mark the centenary of the establishment of Langa township. Plans include the restoration of historical monuments, precinct improvements and public participation in new heroes’ memorials. Official celebrations will commence on the first of next month and continue until September. Hill-Lewis says a week-long cultural event is also being planned for the last week of September. “Langa is 100 […]

22 March 2023

International

UK denies entry to far-right Danish activist who planned ‘to burn Quran’

The UK government said it denies entry to the far-right Danish-Swedish political activist Rasmus Paludan, who said he plans to burn the Quran in a public square in the English town of Wakefield this week. Wakefield Labour MP Simon Lightwood asked the Home Office Minister for Security Tom Tugendhat if the UK government will prevent Paludan from entering the country during a session in parliament on Monday. "Far-right Islamophobic Danish politician Rasmus Paludan said […]

21 March 2023

Local

SA commemorating Human Rights Day during a difficult time: Kodwa

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa says the country is commemorating Human Rights Day while enduring several service delivery challenges. The main Human Rights Day event is taking place in the town of De Aar, in the Northern Cape. The day is commemorated under the theme – Consolidating and Sustaining the human rights culture into the future. This year marks 63 years since the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre where 69 […]

21 March 2023

International

EU donor conference raises $7.5bn for Turkey and Syria, as quake costs mount

A European Union donor conference for earthquake-ravaged Turkey and Syria raised $7.5bn but drew howls of protest from Damascus, which was excluded from the event. The European Union launched the conference on Monday to raise funds for Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the 6 February quakes which left more than 50,000 dead and sparked a humanitarian crisis. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said $3.5 bn would be raised by the 27-nation bloc of […]

21 March 2023

Local

Cape Town shutdown protesters allege police were ‘brutal’, camp outside parliament

Members of the EFF took to the streets in Cape Town on Monday during the party's national shutdown to protest against load-shedding and President Cyril Ramaphosa. Speaking to a police officer, EFF Western Cape chairperson Banzi Dambuza alleged police handled them “brutally” in the early hours of Monday when their protest began. Hundreds of protesters marched to parliament, where speeches were held. Source: TimesLIVE

21 March 2023

International

Oman official says Israel flights can only use airspace, not land on Omani territory

President of the Civil Aviation Authority in the Sultanate of Oman, Naif Al-Abri, said the Sultanate will only allow Israeli flights to use its airspace but will not allow them to land on Omani territory. Speaking to the local Atheer online newspaper on Monday, Al-Abri said the Civil Aviation Authority is a technical institution and is committed to international conventions, including the Chicago Treaty signed in 1944. "To ensure the Sultanate's compliance […]

21 March 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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