Tauhierah Salie

The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture has condemned in the strongest terms an incident where a so-called black pupil was forced to bow on his knees before a so-called white pupil at Milnerton High School. MP’s expressed outrage, labelling the act as humiliation. According to reports, a member of the senior management team instructed the boy to bow as a means of apologizing, after a […]

Police are investigating a potentially gang-related murder in Grassy Park this afternoon. Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk says members reported to a shooting incident in Fifth Avenue just before 2pm. Upon arrival, a 35-year-old man was discovered with several gunshot wounds to the neck and upper body. Police say the suspect fled the scene and are yet to be arrested. Anyone with information is requested to contact Crime Stop […]

IPID is probing a case of culpable homicide after police reportedly lost control of their vehicle during a high-speed chase, fatally injuring a homeless man. According to IPID spokesperson Grace Langa, officers were pursuing a vehicle with no registration plate, down Old Paarl Road, in Bellville, on Sunday afternoon. She says the police vehicle struck a traffic light pole, which subsequently struck the innocent bystander. Officials say the man, estimated […]

By Tauhierah Salie The NPO Warriors of Hope South Africa (WOHSA) is taking 2022 head-on and is appealing to the public to get involved in their upcoming community upliftment projects. The WOHSA is an organization which uses the principals of empathy, courage, dignity and resilience in the face of adversity to spread hope and support communities in need. Citing verse 104 of Surah Ali' Imran in the Holy Quran, the […]

By Tauhierah Salie “I would say it’s like the T20 of cricket- its fast, fun, interesting and there’s a lot of luck involved.” “Most of the times that there are tournaments overseas we end up not going because we can’t afford it. We have so much talent in South Africa that we are not showcasing to the world; it is quite unfortunate.”         – South Africa’s second highest ranking 9-ball […]