Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

PitBull Federation calls for stricter regulations around breeding of the dog

LOCAL The PitBull Federation of South Africa is calling for stricter regulations around the breeding of the dog in the country. This comes as calls intensify to ban the breed from being a domestic pet after the latest mauling claimed the life of an 8-year-old boy in Bloemfontein. Spokesperson for the Federation Lehanda Rheeder says while they do sympathise with the family, the entire breed cannot be stereotyped and punished. She says […]

16 November 2022

International

World population hits eight billion

INTERNATIONAL The world’s population has reached eight billion people, the United Nations has said, warning of more hardship in store for regions already facing resource scarcity because of climate change. Reaching eight billion people is “a sign of human success, but it’s also a great risk for our future,” said John Wilmoth, the director of the UN’s population division on Tuesday. Middle-income countries, mainly in Asia, accounted for most of […]

15 November 2022

International

Ukraine takes centre stage at G20, warring sides trade blame

INTERNATIONAL LIVE updates as at 1pm 11:13 GMT- Western-supplied arms and mercenaries are priority targets: Moscow The secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, says that Western-supplied arms and foreign mercenaries were priority targets for Russia’s forces fighting in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. “Lethal weapons supplied to Ukraine, as well as foreign mercenaries fighting on the Ukrainian side, are priority targets for the Russian Armed Forces,” Patrushev […]

15 November 2022

International

Israeli forces uproot 2,000 olive trees in the West Bank

INTERNATIONAL Israeli forces on Monday uprooted and destroyed some 2,000 olive trees in the Palestinian village of Qarawat Bani Hassan in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local media. Ibrahim Assi, the mayor of Qarawat Bani Hassan, said soldiers stormed al-Awarid, an area north of the village, declared it a closed military zone, then proceeded to bulldoze the area, of around 300 dunams (o.3 square km), in an operation that lasted for […]

15 November 2022

International

Israel says it ‘will not cooperate’ with probeinto Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder

INTERNATIONAL The family of Shireen Abu Akleh, the veteran Palestinian-American reporter who was killed by Israeli forces during a military raid in Jenin in May, have welcomed a US decision to open a probe into her death. "This is an important step," a statement from her family on Tuesday said, adding that US authorities have a responsibility to investigate "when a US citizen is killed abroad, especially when they were killed, like Shireen, by a foreign military". […]

15 November 2022

International

Three Israeli settlers killed in West Bank stabbing, Palestinian shot dead

INTERNATIONAL Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man after he allegedly stabbed three Israeli settlers to death and seriously wounded three more near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The Palestinian man attacked Israelis at two different locations in the Ariel settlement area near the Palestinian city of Salfit, according to the Israeli military. He then fled the scene in a vehicle and caused a car crash before he got out […]

15 November 2022

Local

Cele instructs IPID to investigate two police stations following Finetown Imbizo incident

NATIONAL Police Minister, Bheki Cele has instructed police watchdog, Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service to investigate two police stations following an Imbizo in Finetown, Ennerdale. Residents complained about the conduct of the police at Ennerdale and Dedere police stations during a community engagement with the police minister. Cele was joined by the national police commissioner, Fannie Masemola and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Cele […]

15 November 2022

Local

Engineering experts say SA’s infrastructure is at risk

NATIONAL The South African Institution of Civil Engineering has warned of infrastructure collapse in South Africa as a result of extreme weather patterns. Government neglect has also been a major factor. In its 2022 Infrastructure Report Card, the Institution paints a bleak picture of the state of roads, rail, water and other infrastructure in the country. The president of the Institution, Marianne Vanderschuren says some of the country’s infrastructure scored the lowest […]

15 November 2022

Local

Fake ‘health officials’ target Cape Town restaurants in bid to score free meals

LOCAL Scam artists masquerading as health department officials are targeting restaurants in Cape Town hoping to eat a free meal. The city’s health department warned on Monday that “fake officials” were attempting to force businesses to renew their health certification, claiming that a certificate of acceptability (COA) issued to a business preparing food expires every two years. Their modus operandi is to threaten to close down the businesses and demand […]

15 November 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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