Moegammad Fasiegh Petersen, Author at Voice of the Cape

Dr Nandipha and three other accused in Thabo Bester’s escape to apply for bail

The four accused linked to the escape of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester from Mangaung prison in May last year are expected to apply for bail in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court today. They include Bester’s girlfriend Dr Nandipha Magudumana, her father Zolile Sekeleni, IT expert Teboho Lipholo and dismissed G4S employee, Senohe Matsoara. They are facing charges of murder, defeating the ends of justice, and aiding and abetting a convict. Sekeleni and […]

17 April 2023

Local

Isipingo blaze | 300 homes destroyed, 1,000 left homeless

Over 300 shacks have gone up in flames in a devastating blaze at an informal settlement in Isipingo. The Gift of the Givers, who were on site on Saturday night, estimates over a thousand people have been left homeless. The Dakota informal settlement is situated a few hundred meters from the beach. It was hard hit during last year's floods. Poverty is also rife in the settlement and fires in […]

16 April 2023

Local

SATAWU not backing down on medical insurance demand

he South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) said it would still pursue the matter of medical insurance, despite accepting the 7% wage offer in the bus sector. The union announced on Friday that it accepted the offer that would be backdated to the beginning of 2023, after threats of a major bus strike over the Easter weekend. One of its main demands during the negotiation was for the employers to […]

16 April 2023

Local

Eskom implements stage 6 load shedding indefinitely

Residents and businesses have been warned to brace themselves for more power cuts as Eskom implements stage 6 load shedding indefinitely. The stage six power cuts are expected to take effect from 4 pm on Saturday. The country saw a slight reprieve on Saturday when stage 5 load shedding was implemented owing to reduced demand and a return of some units to the power grid. Interim Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena […]

16 April 2023

International

Trump spends day in New York under questioning in state civil fraud case

Former US President Donald Trump returned to New York to answer questions under oath on Thursday in a $250 million business fraud lawsuit brought against him by the state attorney-general. But the questioning took place behind closed doors, and Trump's appearance for the civil case did not draw the kind of attention that his historic surrender on separate criminal charges did last week. A smattering of protesters stood outside New […]

15 April 2023

Local

SATAWU accepts 7% wage hike offer from bus sector employers

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) finally accepted a one-year 7% wage increase from its employers in the bus sector. "We reached an agreement with the employers. Today the 14th of April 2023, the two parties have signed a year agreement proposed by the secretary general of South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council two weeks ago," the union confirmed. The agreement follows the union’s threat to down […]

15 April 2023

Local

Thabo Bester hasn’t eaten in over 24hrs, fearing for his safety: Lawyer

Convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester’s lawyers on Friday told the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court that he had not eaten for over 24 hours out of fear for his safety. For the first time since his brazen escape from the Mangaung Maximum Security Prison in May 2022, Bester made a much-anticipated court appearance on Friday. His accomplice and girlfriend - who is a celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana - appeared in the same court on Thursday after […]

15 April 2023

International

Syrian-American man sues Assad government for alleged torture in prison

A Syrian-American man has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in a US court over his alleged torture in a Syrian prison. The lawsuit was filed back in 2022 but was made public on Monday by the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Freshfields) on behalf of Obada Mzaik, a Syrian-American citizen who was allegedly detained and tortured at the Mezzeh Military Airport in […]

14 April 2023

Local

Thabo Bester due in court after deportation from Tanzania

Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester, who executed an audacious escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre, is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Friday. The so-called Facebook rapist is expected to be escorted from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria to be processed at Park Road Police Station before being brought back to court. Bester will be charged with murder, escaping from custody, defeating the ends of […]

14 April 2023

Moegammad Fasiegh

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