Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Syria: Government ‘cluster bombs’ kill at least 10 civilians, including children

INTERNATIONAL Government rocket attacks targeting camps for displaced people in rebel-held Idlib province killed at least 10 civilians and wounded more than 77 on Sunday, according to both the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The crowded area of the camps in northern Syria was targeted at around 7am (4am GMT) by cluster bombs believed to have been launched from the government's Nairab airport, in eastern […]

7 November 2022

Local

Worcester residents have call for better protection for backyard dwellers

LOCAL Worcester residents have called on government to grant better protection to backyard dwellers. This was among the calls raised during public engagement around the Housing Consumer Protection Bill in the Cape Winelands recently. Some of the challenges that the Bill seeks to address include inadequate inspection, poorly built houses which put home owners under risk of structural defects and builders who are not registered with the National Home Builders […]

7 November 2022

Local

SIU confident in case against suspects accused of defrauding National Lotteries Commission

LOCAL The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has a water-tight case against the people alleged to be involved in a multi-million-rand scheme related to National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grants. Actress Terry Pheto is among those accused of involvement but she has denied this. Pheto says she will fully cooperate with the SIU. Others are the NLC’s former chief financial Officer, Philemon Letwaba, chief executive officer Lesley Ramulifho, and the attorney. […]

7 November 2022

Local

NSRI warns against rip currents after body of Delft teen, 16, recovered from Strand beach

LOCAL Condolences have poured in after the body of a 16-year-old Delft boy was recovered from Stand beach yesterday. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) confirmed that a distress call was responded to after 7pm on Saturday. While efforts to revive the teen were sadly unsuccessful, a search commenced for his 17-year-old friend. The two are believed to have been being caught in rip currents. The search is expected to […]

7 November 2022

Local

Crib notes, loadshedding of concern during Matric 2022 exam

LOCAL Several matric pupils in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the Eastern Cape, North West, Western Cape, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape were found with crib notes during examinations this week. This was revealed on Sunday by the director-general of the department of basic education, Mathanzima Mweli, who briefed the media on how the first two weeks of the 2022 matric exams went. Though Mweli said the first week went well, he said […]

7 November 2022

Local

Stage 2 rolling blackouts to be reintroduced until further notice

LOCAL Eskom says it will reintroduce Stage 2 rolling blackouts daily from Monday. It will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 the next morning. Eskom says this will continue until further notice. There will be no rolling blackouts on Sunday. Meanwhile, A total of 199 centres have been affected by the rolling blackouts since the start of the 2022 matric exams, affecting almost 4000 learners. But despite this, the Education […]

7 November 2022

International

Israel analytics: Assassinating Kilani will strengthen Lions’ Den

INTERNATIONAL Israeli analysts indicated in the Israeli newspapers today that the Israeli Occupation's assassination of the Lions' Den activist, the martyr Tamer Al-Kilani, in Nablus last Saturday night "does not change the rules of the game" and that it would "strengthen the organisation." While the Israeli Occupation refrains from officially announcing the assassination of Al-Kilani, Yossi Yehoshua, a military analyst in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, believes Israel's decision to cover up the […]

25 October 2022

Local

Bodies of missing Stellenbosch teens recovered from local dam

LOCAL Police have recovered the bodies of two missing teens from a dam in Stellenbosch on Monday morning. Family and friends sought the help of the public after the pair, aged 18 and 19, were last seen leaving a local apartment at around midnight on Friday. According to Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, a community member alerted police to the car floating in the quarry in Paul Kruger Street. The bodies, […]

24 October 2022

Local

SA sim-swap fraud more than doubles in a year: SABRIC

LOCAL Sim-swap fraud in South Africa has more than doubled within a year. This is according to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) 2021 report. According to SABRIC, nearly 4 400 incidents were recorded, representing a 63% increase, costing victims an average of R17 800. SABRIC says despite the uptick in SIM-swap fraud, digital channels remain the safest option when dealing with money in the country. The following […]

24 October 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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