Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Ramaphosa urged to appoint a competent Deputy President

Political parties in Parliament have expressed mixed reactions to former Deputy President David Mabuza‘s role as leader of Government Business. Some claim he did a good job in this capacity, while others accuse him of failing to rein in errant ministers who neglected their parliamentary obligations. They now express their hope that whoever President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints in this position will discipline those ministers. While the country is waiting for the […]

4 March 2023

International

UN chief condemns rich countries’ ‘vicious’ tactics against poor

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has condemned rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices. In his speech on the opening day of the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDC) summit in Qatar on Saturday, Guterres said that wealthy nations should provide $500bn annually to help others “trapped in vicious cycles” that block their efforts to boost economies and improve health and education. The […]

4 March 2023

Local

Wits students vow to continue protesting until their demands are met

Wits University Student Representative committee has warned that they will make the institution ungovernable until management accedes to their demands. The students embarked on a series of protests on Tuesday. Chaos erupted on Friday leading to students and Wits security officers hurling bricks at each other resulting in three officers being injured. On Friday, a group of about 200 protesting students entered the Wits main campus and proceeded to the Great […]

4 March 2023

Local

Two killed in a fire in Tafelsig

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Two people died in a fire on Friday night, in Tafelsig. City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue were alerted about the fire just before midnight. According to firefighters, when they arrived on the scene two residential places were alight and several people were suffering from smoke inhalation. “Crews performed CPR on a woman and a 13-year-old girl, but unfortunately both passed on”, said Jermaine Carelse, City […]

4 March 2023

International

Yemenis sue top US defence contractors for ‘aiding war crimes’

A group of Yemeni nationals has filed a lawsuit in the US against defence contractors Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics, accusing them of "aiding and abetting war crimes and extrajudicial killings" by supplying arms to the Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen. The lawsuit, filed in the district court of Washington DC, also names the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed, respectively, as well as US Secretary […]

4 March 2023

International

FM: Stable LNG supply from Oman is extremely important for Japan

The "stable" supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Oman was "extremely important" for Japan, the country's Foreign Minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Hayashi made the comments during his bilateral meeting with Oman's top diplomat, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, in Indian capital, New Delhi, on the sidelines of the G-20 Foreign Ministers Summit. "The stable supply of LNG from Oman, which has been a reliable […]

4 March 2023

International

US accuses Syrian government of diverting earthquake aid

The US has accused the Syrian government of diverting international humanitarian aid intended for earthquake survivors to instead benefit Syrian authorities. Ambassador Robert Wood, the alternate US representative for special political affairs at the United Nations, accused “other actors” of diverting aid and blocking deliveries in Syria. “As we work to increase aid to all affected Syrians, we must remain cognizant of the troubling reports of the regime’s diversion of lifesaving aid […]

2 March 2023

Local

Voters’ information not compromised after cyber hack, says IEC

The Electoral Commission (IEC) says voters' information has not been compromised by a cyber hack. The commission this week warned of an impostor posing as CEO Sy Mamabolo and chatting with voters on WhatsApp to get their information. Speaking on Power 98.7, IEC spokesperson Kate Baphela said this was concerning considering elections are 15 month away. She assured the public the IEC was not compromised. “We are definitely not comprised because […]

2 March 2023

International

UK navy intercepts ‘Iran missiles’ likely headed for Yemen

The British navy says it has seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen, the latest such seizure in the Gulf of Oman. The seizure by the Royal Navy, announced on Thursday, comes after other seizures by French and American forces in the region as Western powers increase their pressure on Iran, after the United Nations […]

2 March 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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