Tasneem Adams, Author at Voice of the Cape

Israeli forces detain 26 Palestinians overnight, ban 14 from Al-Aqsa

Israeli forces detained at least 26 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, including 14 who were released shortly afterwards and banned from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, during overnight raids between Wednesday and Thursday. According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), 17 Palestinians were detained in East Jerusalem, including Muhammad Shuyukhi, the twin brother of Ali Shuyukhi, who was killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday night during […]

14 October 2016

Local

EFF goes to court to force release of ‘state capture’ report

The EFF is approaching the high court to force Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to release her report into “state capture”. The party wanted to stop the interdicts by both Local Government Minister Des Van Rooyen, due to be heard on Friday morning, and President Jacob Zuma’s application on Tuesday. The UDM and Cope would join the court action, UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said on Friday. “The EFF is of the […]

14 October 2016

News

Cop faces probe for aiming handgun at protesting students

A policeman is under investigation after allegedly aiming his handgun at protesting students in an attempt to "frighten them". Shown photographs, national police spokesman Brigadier Sally de Beer said the policeman had been identified and an investigation had been launched to establish the facts. The police are not allowed to use firearms for crowd control. "We are looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident. If there is a decision taken […]

14 October 2016

Local

Madonsela heads to court on her last day as PP

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will release her last batch of reports on her last day in the job in Pretoria on Friday afternoon. She had also been expected to release a preliminary report on her investigation into state capture‚ but it is unsure if she will as President Jacob Zuma has filed an application to interdict the release of that report. The application is set to be heard in the […]

14 October 2016

Local

Wits‚ TUT classes go ahead despite protests

The University of the Witwatersrand and the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) said classes will continue on Friday‚ despite repeated protests by #FeesMustFall protesters. Wits announced on Friday morning that two students were arrested following protests by students who used stones to break several windows and damaged several buildings overnight. The university‚ on its Twitter account‚ said the protesters tried to start fires near the Old Mutual Hall‚ DJ du […]

14 October 2016

International News

Scores dead after Aleppo pounded in aerial onslaught

Syria's Aleppo city was the scene of mass carnage on Wednesday with at least 81 civilians killed in air strikes on rebel-held neighbourhoods, a local rescue group said. First responders said the divided city's eastern sector was pounded by more than 50 Russian and Syrian government missile attacks throughout the day that also wounded more than 87 people - some in critical condition. "Up until this moment the Civil Defence […]

13 October 2016

International News

Turkey says its troops to stay in Iraq until IS cleared from Mosul

A planned U.S.-backed operation to drive Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Mosul could cause "blood and fire" in the region if not carefully handled, Turkey warned on Wednesday, saying it would keep troops nearby despite Baghdad's opposition. President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey, locked in an escalating row with Iraq over who should take part in the planned Mosul assault, would do all it could to prevent the operation […]

13 October 2016

International News

Egypt, Saudi to meet for talks on Syria, Yemen

A high-level Egyptian delegation will be visiting the Saudi capital in the next few days to discuss regional affairs, Egyptian sources said Wednesday. The delegation is said to include high-post figures from the Egyptian government and will be tackling regional issues such as the wars in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, the sources added. The officials will also discuss a draft UN resolution on Syria to be presented to the […]

13 October 2016

Local

Unisa staff forfeit bonuses to fund fees for the poor

Unisa management has forfeited its 2016 bonuses and put the R10m into a kitty for fees for deserving poor students, the university said on Wednesday. By its calculations, this will add to its existing contribution to top-up National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding in 2016 for undergraduate and postgraduate students (R74.1m) and the Unisa bursary fund (R11.4m), bringing the total institutional financial aid to R95.6m for the current year. […]

13 October 2016

tasneem

Israeli forces detain 26 Palestinians overnight, ban 14 from Al-Aqsa

EFF goes to court to force release of ‘state capture’ report

Cop faces probe for aiming handgun at protesting students

Madonsela heads to court on her last day as PP

Wits‚ TUT classes go ahead despite protests

Scores dead after Aleppo pounded in aerial onslaught

Turkey says its troops to stay in Iraq until IS cleared from Mosul

Egypt, Saudi to meet for talks on Syria, Yemen

Unisa staff forfeit bonuses to fund fees for the poor

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