Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Sanctioned Russian mogul’s mega yacht is sailing to Cape Town

LOCAL After mysteriously sailing into Hong Kong two weeks ago, Russian tycoon Alexey Mordashov’s $500m (about R9.1bn) superyacht weighed anchor on Thursday and departed for South Africa. It was southeast of Hainan Island on Friday morning. The 142m Nord, which caused a stir when it arrived in Hong Kong earlier this month, registered that it expects to arrive in Cape Town on November 9. Mordashov, the biggest shareholder in steelmaker […]

21 October 2022

Local

72 hospitals exempted from load-shedding, over 200 recommended

LOCAL The number of hospitals excluded from load-shedding across the country has increased from 37 to 72 since September after health minister Joe Phaahla stepped in to mitigate the impact of rolling power outages on the provision of essential health services. The health department said it had provided Eskom with 212 priority hospitals across the country to be considered for possible exclusion from load-shedding in a phased approach. It said 67% […]

21 October 2022

Local

Car hijackings in SA much higher than it has ever been: HSRC

LOCAL The Human Science Research Council (HSRC) says there’s more evidence now that the number of car hijackings in South Africa is much higher than it has ever been. The HSRC study found that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cars being hijacked in the last year. At the same time, the study also discovered that only 27% of people trust the police to get some […]

21 October 2022

International

Russia, Iran defiant amid UN pressure over Ukraine drones

INTERNATIONAL Russia has warned the United Nations against investigating its use of drones in Ukraine, amid accusations the weapons came from Iran and were used in violation of UN arms restrictions on the Middle Eastern country. The United States, France and the United Kingdom called a closed-door Security Council meeting on the drones after an attack on Kyiv on Monday that killed at least five people, and caused widespread damage to power […]

20 October 2022

International

Chad declares state of emergency as floods affect one million

INTERNATIONAL Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has declared a state of emergency over flooding that is affecting more than a million people in the country. Floods are not uncommon during Chad’s rainy season, which usually runs from May to October in its southern regions. But this year, the rains came early and were the heaviest in decades. “Starting now, a state of emergency will be instituted to better contain and manage […]

20 October 2022

International

Instagram briefly suspends Eye on Palestine for ‘not following’ guidelines

INTERNATIONAL Instagram on Wednesday briefly suspended Eye on Palestine, an account with over three million followers that highlights Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinians. A back-up account confirmed the suspension in a post on Wednesday, accompanied by a screenshot that read: “We suspended your account on 19 October 2022. There are 30 days to disagree with this decision. Your account, or activity on it, doesn’t follow our Community Guidelines on dangerous individuals and organisations.” Eye on Palestine […]

20 October 2022

International

UK officials considered need for Israel embassy in Jerusalem ‘inevitable’

INTERNATIONAL British officials considered it inevitable that Jerusalem would one day become Israel’s capital and identified land for use as a future embassy in the city from the 1950s, UK government records seen by Middle East Eye reveal. Documents detailing negotiations between the UK and Israeli governments over the transfer of British-held assets dating from the Palestinian Mandate show how officials initially settled on an area within the former Allenby Barracks in southern Jerusalem […]

20 October 2022

International

Palestinians trapped in Nablus as Israeli army cracks down on armed resistance

INTERNATIONAL On the main highway leaving the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, traffic is at a standstill. Stalled cars line the road for miles, as frustrated passengers honk their horns and yell, while others have resigned to parking their cars and putting their feet up, or pacing along the street. Two drivers put on a loud and aggressive show, arguing from their car windows. While most […]

20 October 2022

Local

Stage 3 load-shedding extended due to failure of units at Eskom stations

LOCAL Eskom has extended Stage 3 load-shedding from 5am today until further notice. The power utility said this is due to the failure of two units at Kendal power station and a unit each at Kriel and Arnot. Eskom is still to give a full update. TimesLIVE

20 October 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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