Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

‘Ramaphosa shouldn’t even dare to interfere’ — SA reacts to Ukraine and Russia conflict

South Africans have flooded social media to join in the global reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Putin claimed the move was to “protect” the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine and said there was a need to “demilitarise” the country. Ukraine labelled it an "act of war". This comes amid a dispute over areas within Ukraine. Putin formally recognised two breakaway regions in […]

24 February 2022

Local

US, UN Security Council members slam Russia’s attack on Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL The United States and other United Nations Security Council members slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for attacking Ukraine as the 15-member body met in New York to try and defuse weeks of mounting tensions. “At the exact time as we are gathered in the council seeking peace, Putin delivered a message of war in total disdain for the responsibility of this Council. This is a grave emergency,” […]

24 February 2022

Local

R44bn set aside for R350 grant extension — here’s what you should know

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced the Treasury has allocated R58.6bn in the medium term for the disbursements of social grants, including the temporary R350 social relief of distress grant introduced in 2020. He tabled his budget speech in parliament on Wednesday, two weeks after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address. Ramaphosa announced the extension of the grant in his speech, saying this should be done in a manner that will […]

24 February 2022

Local

‘We’re making headway: 202 suspects arrested since CIT task team formed’, says top cop

Violent criminals and illegal firearms are being taken off the streets by a dedicated team working to combat cash-in-transit (CIT) heists, says police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole. The recently established national CIT task team is countering aggravated robberies in five provinces. The latest breakthrough was the arrest of 10 suspects in Rosettenville this week after at least 25 suspects who were allegedly on their way to commit a CIT robbery […]

23 February 2022

Local

EFF members to march to Parliament ahead of the Budget Speech

LOCAL Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members and supporters are expected to march to Parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday morning ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech in the afternoon. The party is among others opposed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank loans to bail out the country’s economy. EFF spokesperson Sinawo Tambo says the party is not expecting anything new from Godongwana. “We expect further […]

23 February 2022

Local

Magashule unfazed by charges as lawyers continue to challenge prosecution

Former Free State premier Ace Magashule is facing fraud and corruption charges linked to a R255m asbestos tender Former Free State premier Ace Magashule is expected back in the Bloemfontein high court on Tuesday as his lawyers question the legality of the state’s fraud and corruption case against him. Magashule is accused along with 15 individuals and companies, including businessman Edwin Sodi and Free State human settlements department head Nthimotse Mokhesi. The […]

22 February 2022

International

Thousands of children in UAE have no access to schooling: Report

INTERNATIONAL An investigation says many children also go without medical care as they have no birth certificates. Thousands of migrant children in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) go without schooling and healthcare, according to a story by The Washington Post. Many of the children are without birth certificates because they were born without married parents, because their families could not pay hospital bills, or for other reasons, the news report […]

22 February 2022

Local

Economist says budget speech will hopefully not have too many unpleasant surprises

LOCAL South Africans should not expect too many unpleasant surprises in the national budget speech tomorrow. This is according to an economist at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, professor, André Roux. He says the commodity price windfall and relative buoyancy of economic activity could provide a temporary fiscal respite for the economy in the budget. Roux says government debt needs to be addressed urgently. Meanwhile, The IFP says it […]

22 February 2022

Local

NICD says no evidence supports linking of typhoid fever to municipal water

LOCAL The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says there is no evidence that recent cases of typhoid fever are linked to contaminated municipal water in any part of the country. This comes after various social media posts did the rounds that allege there are currently cases of enteric fever in certain towns or provinces. The posts say this is caused by contaminated municipal water, or that the bacteria causing […]

21 February 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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