Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Low water levels force halt to north Syria hydropower

Local authorities in north-east Syria will suspend operations at a hydroelectric dam for a week because of low water levels, two officials said on Wednesday, leaving several million people at risk of power outages, Reuters reports. The Tishreen dam in the northern province of Aleppo will be out of service from Wednesday until 8 March, an online statement from Amal Khozayem, co-Chair of the Energy office in the semi-autonomous region of north-east […]

2 March 2023

Local

Codeta given final interdict to prevent it from interfering with learner transport

The High Court in Cape Town has granted a final interdict against the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) preventing them from obstructing, interfering and stopping the transporting of learners within the Western Cape. Codeta has over the past few weeks been blocking the transporting of over 5 000 learners to schools in Mfuleni, Delft and Khayelitsha, demanding that the Education Department awards the scholar contract to them. Minibus taxi […]

2 March 2023

International

Israel releases settlers arrested after anti-Palestinian attacks

Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli authorities have released all suspects arrested after a Sunday night rampage by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, which killed one Palestinian, injured hundreds and destroyed Palestinian homes and property. The Israeli police told the Times of Israel that six suspects had been released on Monday, and that a further two were released to house arrest on Tuesday. No other settlers are believed to have […]

1 March 2023

Local

David Mabuza resigns as Member of Parliament

Deputy President David Mabuza has resigned as Member of Parliament. The move clears the way for President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint a new second-in-command. It comes ahead part of Ramaphosa’s expected Cabinet reshuffle. “The deputy president has undertaken the responsibilities of his office with dedication. I am grateful for the support he has provided to me throughout his term and for the leadership he has provided to the work of […]

1 March 2023

International

UN still billions short of Yemen funding goal despite $444m US pledge

The Biden administration pledged more than $444m in aid to Yemen, where millions are at risk of hunger and warring parties continue to negotiate over an expired truce. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the funding at a UN conference in Geneva, where the international body appealed to raise $4.3bn for Yemen - $1.16bn was pledged by the end of the event. Blinken used the donor conference to appeal for […]

1 March 2023

Local

Gordhan’s admission that De Ruyter spoke to him about corruption at Eskom vindicates former CEO, says Mashaba

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has weighed in on public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan’s admission that former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter spoke to him about alleged corruption at the power utility. Gordhan this week confirmed he was the minister De Ruyter talked to about a senior official allegedly benefiting from corruption at Eskom, but he dismissed it as “allusions”. In an interview with Newzroom Afrika, the minister confirmed there was a […]

1 March 2023

International

UN: Syria facing ‘very high number’ of cholera outbreaks after quakes

North-west Syria is in the midst of a "very high number" of cholera outbreaks in the wake of deadly earthquakes that exacerbated an already dire humanitarian landscape, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief said Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. "The risk of disease is growing amide pre-existing cholera outbreaks," Martin Griffiths told the Security Council, three weeks after deadly 6 February temblors devastated wide stretches of Syria and Turkiye. "The prices of food, household […]

1 March 2023

Local

National Assembly passes Postbank Limited Amendment Bill

The National Assembly has passed the South African Postbank Limited Amendment Bill on Tuesday, with objections from the Democratic Alliance (DA), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), United Democratic Movement (UDM), Freedom Front Plus (FF-Plus), African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Independent Congress (AIC). The Bill will be sent to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for concurrence. The main object of the Bill is to […]

1 March 2023

Local

National state of disaster regulations for energy crisis published

National state of disaster regulations published on Tuesday allow government to grant exemptions from load-shedding “where technically feasible” to essential infrastructure — if these exemptions will not result in an increased risk of higher stages of load-shedding. The regulations list “essential infrastructure” as health infrastructure, including military health facilities; water infrastructure, including water treatment plants; rail and port infrastructure; food production and food storage facilities, where feasible; and critical electronic […]

28 February 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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