Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Nehawu: on Public Workers Strike

Provincial General Secretary of Nehawu, Baxolise Mali spoke to VOC breakfast on Thursday morning about the Health Workers National Strike. Many parts of the public sector like hospitals, Home Affairs, Labour department and SASSA are reportedly affected by the strike. “In 2022/2023 financial year the Trade Unions for public servants, engaged in negotiations with their employers. The Unions submitted demands of a 10% salary increase, housing allowance of R2 500, […]

9 March 2023

News

SASSA gold card recipients to collect new cards at nearest Post Office

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert With many SASSA grant recipients anxious about renewing their SASSA gold cards which are due to expire, SASSA announced that the issues are being dealt with and recipients should not panic. According to a statement released on Thursday morning, SASSA said they are in the process of assisting recipients whose cards expired in March 2023. “SASSA and the Postbank calls on social grants recipients using the […]

9 March 2023

News

Don’t wait! Prepare your admission documents today, WCED

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Parents are urged to gather and certify all the necessary documentation needed to register their Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2024 academic year, as the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) opens their online admissions process on Monday, 13 March 2023. According to the department, the online application process will be open from 00h01 on 13 March 2023 to 23h59 on 14 April 2023. […]

9 March 2023

Local

Patients suffer as health workers strike

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says it is unfortunate that patients are bearing the brunt of some health workers’ decision to embark on a nationwide strike. Workers affiliated to the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) started their strike on Tuesday, demanding a ten percent salary increase, a R2 500 housing allowance and improved medical aid benefits. SAMA vice chairperson Mvuyisi Mzukwa says it is incomprehensible for […]

9 March 2023

International

Syria: Drone attack in Deir Ezzor kills seven, including civilians

A drone strike in eastern Syria on Wednesday killed seven people, including civilians, a UK-based war monitor said. A further 15 people were wounded after the strike targeted a weapons factory and a truck loaded with arms in Deir Ezzor province, according to Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack, which took place in a part of […]

9 March 2023

Local

Hiker’s body airlifted off Lion’s Head

A 79-year-old hiker’s body was retrieved earlier this week by helicopter near the summit of popular outdoor enthusiast destination Lion’s Head in Cape Town. The man was found unconscious on a section of the trail on Tuesday. His hiking companions called for help. Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) deployed a team to the scene in the Western Cape department of health EMS/Air Mercy Service (AMS) rescue helicopter. The team was hoisted […]

9 March 2023

International

Saudi cleric feared to be detained, instead fled Kingdom to a ‘safe’ country

A prominent Saudi cleric who was feared to have been detained has apparently left the Kingdom for a "safe" country, after criticising the government's radical reforms in the entertainment sphere. Emad Al-Moubayed – a preacher and former imam at the King Abdulaziz Mosque in Dammam – posted a video on his unverified Twitter account last week, in which he warned against drastic social reforms in Saudi Arabia enacted over recent […]

9 March 2023

Local

South Africa‘s economic outlook downgraded

Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings downgraded its outlook on South Africa to stable from positive, citing severe rolling blackouts. The rating agency says South Africa’s constraints on infrastructure and electricity supply could affect its economic growth. S&P has kept South Africa’s currency debt rating unchanged at sub-investment grade but has warned that it could be lowered further if the government’s ongoing reforms to address the power crisis do not progress […]

9 March 2023

Local

Strategist warns against hiking property rates

FNB Property Sector Strategist John Loos says now is not a good time for a property rates increase. His comments come after Statistics South Africa announced on Tuesday, that the economy contracted by 1.3%. Loos says property rates and utility tariff hikes matter far more now than a decade or more ago because we are currently in a slower economy and property rental market. He adds that there is an […]

8 March 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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