Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Turkey earthquake: Thousands killed as rescue efforts continue in freezing temperatures

Rescue workers across Turkey and Syria are working overnight to locate and assist people trapped under rubble, as the death toll continues to rise over 4,000 people after two massive earthquakes hit the two countries. Thousands of search and rescue workers have been dispatched by the Turkish government, while the United States, European Union, Iran, the United Kingdom, Russia, and South Korea are sending resources and teams to assist in rescue and relief operations. Turkey and Syria will […]

7 February 2023

Local

Rand slips amid continuous rolling blackouts

The rand has weakened by more than 1% on Monday, and continues to trade at its weaker level on Tuesday morning at R17, 60 to the US dollar. This is, however, in line with weakness in other emerging market currencies on the back of a stronger dollar. The dollar’s strength can in part be explained by the expectation of a continued rise in US interest rates to combat the highest […]

7 February 2023

International

Failed experiment: Three reasons why Israel fears a major war on Gaza

Though Israel's past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defence, the truth is different. Historically, Israel's relationship with Gaza has been defined by Tel Aviv's need to create distractions from its own fractious politics, to flex its muscles against its regional enemies and to test its new weapons technology. Though the Occupied West Bank – […]

7 February 2023

International

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf has died at a hospital in Dubai after a prolonged illness, military sources confirmed to Al Jazeera on Sunday. He was 79. Musharraf, a four-star general, ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999. The former general was suffering from amyloidosis – a rare disease that causes organ damage. He had long been bedridden and wheelchair-bound. In a brief statement released by the military’s […]

5 February 2023

Local

Mabuza asked to remain in his role until transition finalised

The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested David Mabuza to remain in his position as deputy president until the modalities of his departure and transition have been finalised. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that Mabuza wants to step down from his position, following the outcome of the governing party’s 55th national conference in December last year. Mabuza confirmed his resignation yesterday. Former ANC Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile has succeeded Mabuza […]

5 February 2023

International

West Bank: 13 Palestinians wounded in Israeli army raid on Jericho camp

The Israeli army stormed the Aqbat refugee camp and surrounded a house during an early morning arrest raid, resulting in a gunfire exchange between soldiers and residents, according to Palestinian state news agency Wafa. Israeli media, meanwhile, said that the army had fired an anti-tank guided missile at the camp. Last week, Governor Jihad Abu al-Assal accused Israel of placing Jericho under "siege" after a Palestinian opened fire towards a restaurant at a […]

5 February 2023

Local

Two suspects arrested for unlicensed firearms

Two suspects were arrested in separate incidents in Hanover Park on Friday evening and early Saturday morning for the possession of unlicensed firearms. In the first incident, Metro Police officers from the Tactical Response team were conducting crime prevention patrols when they received a tip off of a suspect being in possession of an unlicensed gun. Following the tip off police went to the Residence at Solent Court and gain […]

5 February 2023

International

Israel occupation forces execute Palestine youth in West Bank

Israeli occupation forces on Friday executed a 26-year-old Palestinian man at Huwwara military checkpoint, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society Ahmad Jibril conveyed that Abdullah Sami Qalalweh, a resident of the village of Al-Judeida in the Jenin province, passed away a few minutes after being critically injured by Israeli occupation soldiers at the Huwwara checkpoint. Eyewitnesses told Al-Resalah newspaper that the young man […]

5 February 2023

Local

Greenhouse gas emissions dominate climate change hearings in Mpumalanga

Residents of Mpumalanga's Gert Sibande district municipality are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions from a local petrochemical plant and a number of coal-fired power stations. This is according to the parliamentary portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and the environment which on Friday held the first leg of three-day public hearings on the Climate Change Bill there. The power stations and the Sasol plant in Secunda are reportedly among the biggest […]

5 February 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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