Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Crime remains a huge problem, especially in areas such as Hanover Park

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert With innocent people being shot and killed daily, many residents said that they feel unsafe, with some describing it as being prisoners in their own homes. Speaking to the VOC News team, anxious residents said their kids are no longer safe as constant fighting between rival gangs, have stripped the younger generation of the right to play freely in their respective communities, communities that have witnessed […]

8 March 2023

International

If passed, UK asylum Bill ‘would amount to asylum ban’: UN Refugee Agency

If it was passed, the UK asylum legislation "would amount to an asylum ban," the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, voicing concern over the matter, Anadolu News Agency reports. "UNHCR is profoundly concerned by the asylum Bill introduced by the UK Government to the House of Commons today," the Agency said in a statement. "In its current form, the Bill compels the Home Secretary to deny access to the UK asylum […]

8 March 2023

International

International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women

Millions of Afghan female students have been unable to attend secondary schools and universities for over a year following a ban by the ruling Taliban. The United Nations on Wednesday said Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their homes. “It has been distressing to witness their methodical, deliberate, and systematic efforts to […]

8 March 2023

Local

Father accuses crèche of negligence after child dies in shelf collapse

The father of a two-year-old toddler who died after a bookcase collapsed on him at a Bedfordview crèche on Tuesday has accused the preschool of negligence ahead of Gauteng MEC Matome Chiloane’s visit. Kganya Mokhele was in a classroom with other children and teachers at the Little Ashford preschool when the bookcase lined with toys fell on him. According to Bedfordview and Edenvale News, staff managed to remove the bookcase and […]

8 March 2023

International

Measles spreads among children in Yemen

The deadly measles disease has spread among children in Hajjah province in north-western Yemen, medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), warned on Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. "So many children are presenting with measles at Abs hospital" in Hajjah province, MSF Director, Christos Christou, said on Twitter. "There is a gap in routine vaccination among children," he added. The MSF Director arrived in Yemen a few days ago to have a […]

8 March 2023

Local

Operation Smile celebrates partnership with TATA

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Operation Smile celebrated its long-standing corporate partnership with TATA International Africa, on Tuesday, March 7. According to Operation Smile Executive Director, Sarah Scarth, TATA has donated over half a million and this year just over R126,000 to provide free high-quality cleft lip and palate surgeries to children and adults who cannot afford medical aid. “I was born with a cleft lip and I grew up ashamed because […]

8 March 2023

International

Israeli attack puts Syria’s Aleppo airport out of service: Report

Israel has launched an air raid on Syria’s Aleppo airport, damaging its runway and taking it out of service, according to Syrian state media. The SANA news agency said the missile attacks took place early on Tuesday morning. Citing a military source, SANA said Israel “carried out an air attack from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, targeting Aleppo International Airport”. SANA said the raid “caused material […]

7 March 2023

Local

Opposition parties disappointed with Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has expressed disappointment with the appointment of Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as Minister of Electricity. President Cyril Ramaphosa named Ramokgopa who has been working in the Presidency as his infrastructure advisor and has served as Mayor of Tshwane between 2010 and 2016. He announced a number of changes to his executive on Monday night at Pretoria’s Union Buildings, including the appointment of Paul Mashatile as his deputy. […]

7 March 2023

International

Saudi activists raise concerns over whereabouts of cleric who criticised government

Saudi activists have raised concerns over the whereabouts of a Saudi cleric who published a video criticising recent reforms in the kingdom's entertainment industry. Emad al-Moubayed, a renowned preacher in Saudi Arabia and the former imam at the King Abdulaziz Mosque in Dammam, tweeted a video on 1 March advising "those in power" in the kingdom to "fear God". He further stated that the recent changes in the country were "erasing […]

7 March 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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