Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Dubai’s palm tree island developers set to build new man-made islands

INTERNATIONAL The company responsible for the UAE's palm tree-shaped Palm Islands is set to develop several new, man-made islands amid the city's housing boom. Dubai-based property developer Nakheel PJSC said it had secured 17 billion dirhams ($4.6bn) in financing from local investors, with plans to create new projects, including the development of its Dubai Islands. On Tuesday, Nakheel announced in a statement that the transaction comprised 11 billion dirhams in refinancing and additional funds […]

10 November 2022

Local

Data shows devastating impact of basic food price increases

LOCAL Crucial items in the food basket, such as bread and milk, contribute to more than half the Household Food Basket. This is according to data from the Household Affordability Index. Programme Coordinator, Mervyn Abrahams says transport, debt servicing and electricity is also being prioritized over groceries. It comes as South African consumers are battling against increases in the fuel price, as well as inflation and interest rates. Consumers are […]

10 November 2022

News

Two cops shot in separate incidents in Delft

LOCAL Police are appealing for information after two police officers came under attack in separate incidents in Delft. According to spokesperson, Capt FC Van Wyk, 39-year-old Siya Zaba was shot and killed by unknown suspects in Notwari Street, Leiden, late Sunday evening. The Delft-stationed officer was off duty at the time and is survived by four children under the age of 10. Meanwhile, a 42-year-old sergeant was shot while on […]

10 November 2022

Local

Boyfriend arrested for murder of MPlain mom, 18

LOCAL A 24-year-old man is expected to appear in court in connection to the murder of his girlfriend this weekend. Police reports indicate that the 18-year-old was at the suspects house in Tafelsig on Saturday. During an argument, he reportedly hit her over the head with a beer bottle, where after she was rushed to hospital. Medical staff declared her deceased on arrival. Her family has expressed outrage over the […]

10 November 2022

Local

WC court dismisses interdict to halt Amazon development, citing ‘fraud’

LOCAL The construction of Amazon’s planned offices in Cape Town should be allowed to go ahead, according to a court ruling, in a setback for the indigenous people attempting to stop the development. The ruling from the Western Cape High Court said those opposing the project could not “demonstrate the right to heritage is at risk of suffering any harm”, adding the cultural value of the site is undisputed. “On […]

9 November 2022

Local

Various organisations make submissions regarding Basic Education Amendment Bill

LOCAL Various organisations have made oral submissions before Parliament’s Basic Education Portfolio Committee on the Basic Education Law Amendment Bill. The Bill has been criticised for aiming to change the powers of school governing bodies (SGB) in deciding on admissions and language policies at schools. Among others, the Bill indicates that the head of the department will have the final say when it comes to admissions. The spokesperson of the […]

9 November 2022

Local

Calls raised for intervention amid concern over number of babies abandoned in SA

LOCAL Every year, over 10 000 babies are abandoned in South Africa, with the vast majority of them found dead. This is according to Baby Savers South Africa, a national coalition of organisations working to put an end to unsafe infant abandonment. Baby Savers South Africa says teenage pregnancies and poverty are some of the main reasons why thousands of babies are abandoned yearly. The Director at Door of Hope […]

9 November 2022

International

Russia withdraws two war ships after Turkey denies Black Sea access

INTERNATIONAL Two Russian Navy ships have finally left the Mediterranean after sitting idle for 9 months due to Turkey’s ban on the transfer of warships to the Black Sea amid the Ukraine war, one regional source with information told Middle East Eye. The Ukraine-based Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reported on Sunday that the Russian missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet, and Admiral Tributs, a large anti-submarine […]

9 November 2022

International

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: UN demands release of Egyptian democracy activist

INTERNATIONAL The UN has demanded the Egyptian government release imprisoned activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who is currently refusing both food and water while incarcerated. Abd el-Fattah was an icon of the 2011 Egyptian revolution and has spent eight of the past 10 years in jail on various charges. He was rearrested in September 2019, and again in December 2021, when he was sentenced to five years in prison by an emergency state […]

9 November 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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