Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Police use of rubber bullets maiming thousands globally: Amnesty

Police misuse of rubber bullets and other less lethal weapons against peaceful protesters has killed dozens of people and maimed thousands in more than 30 countries over the last five years, Amnesty International has said. The human rights group, in a new report published on Tuesday, said a global Torture-Free Trade treaty was needed to regulate the trade in policing equipment, including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs) such as rubber-coated metal […]

14 March 2023

International

Tunisia: Independent press barred as parliament elects speaker in first session

Independent and foreign members of the press were barred on Monday from attending the first session of Tunisia's new parliament, which has also not been recognised by the country's main opposition coalition. Journalists protested against their exclusion from the parliamentary session, gathering at the entrance of parliament and chanting: "Lawmakers it is a shame. The press is under siege". "It is a scandal and a serious violation of press freedom. It harms […]

14 March 2023

International

Saudi sculptor steps into limelight as religious curbs ease

Saudi ceramic artist, Awatif Al-Keneibit, walks proudly into a gallery displaying her work in Riyadh, where statues and earthenware figurines witness the return of plastic arts to Saudi Arabia after decades of religious restriction, Reuters reports. Her exposition includes ceramic faces, some with hollow eyes, others wearing eyeglasses, and figurines of Saudi Arabian women, displayed on red bricks and coloured to reflect traditional desert dresses. "Who could have imagined that one day, […]

14 March 2023

Local

Deputy Health Minister describes behaviour of some Nehawu members ‘barbaric’

Health Deputy Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has described the conduct of some striking members of National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) as behaviour that borders on barbarism. The industrial action has been linked to the deaths of at least four patients, although the Department of Health says it is still investigating. It has given Nehawu members until Tuesday morning to return to work or risk facing disciplinary action. […]

14 March 2023

International

HRW: Egyptian dissidents denied identity documents

Egyptian authorities have systematically denied scores of dissidents and activists living abroad from accessing or renewing their identity documents, to pressure them into returning to Egypt, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed. In a report released on Monday, the New York-based rights group said the refusal of authorities to provide birth certificates or renew essential documents, including passports and ID cards, to dissidents abroad was intended to pressure them to “return […]

13 March 2023

Local

Crime Rates in Cape Metro

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen “Cape Town CBD reportedly has the highest rate of common robberies in the country.” This is according to Crime expert Dr Simon Howell, who commented on the recent criminality across the Cape Metro during VOC’s Breakfast show on Monday morning. “The CBD is very difficult to police despite having all the resources, because of the everyday influx of people going to work and visiting the place. Common […]

13 March 2023

Local

Load shedding leading to increased cost of living: Expert

Concerns are mounting over the potential total collapse of the national grid. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange and other listed corporates have indicated that they are working on contingency plans for the worst-case scenario. Energy expert, Tebogo Mosito says the country’s energy crisis is putting more pressure on South Africans who are already dealing with the escalating cost of living. The recently-appointed Electricity Minister, Kgosientso Ramakgopa, has been tasked to work […]

13 March 2023

International

European investigators allowed to attend Lebanon’s Salameh hearing

European investigators returning to Beirut will be permitted to attend a Lebanese judge's questioning of central bank governor Riad Salameh, two sources said on Sunday, as Lebanon and several foreign countries investigate whether he embezzled public funds, Reuters reports. Salameh, 72, and his brother are being investigated in Lebanon and at least five European countries. They both deny any wrongdoing. Last month, a Lebanese judge charged the Salameh brothers with embezzlement, money […]

13 March 2023

Local

‘Situation reaches crisis point in health facilities amid Nehawu strike’

The Secretary of the Critical Care Society of Southern Africa, Professor Fathima Paruk, says that the situation has reached a crisis point. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) has vowed to intensify its strike this week. Nehawu embarked on a nationwide wage strike a week ago. Health Minister Joe Phaahla linked at least four deaths to the strike. Professor Paruk explains, “What we can really see is that around […]

13 March 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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