Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Parliament slams National Forensic Laboratory for failing to provide accurate data on DNA backlog

LOCAL The Authority of the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board has come under fire from the members of the Portfolio Committee on Police on the figures it presented about the DNA sample backlog. The Committee criticises the board, saying it is presenting inaccurate figures about the backlog in DNA samples when the samples are a critical component in the fight against the scourge of gender-based violence crimes in the […]

20 October 2022

Local

SUI: No one cleared in Digital Vibes tender scandal including Mkhize

LOCAL The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has sort to clarify that it had not cleared anyone implicated in the Digital Vibes tender scandal including former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. This follows reports that Mkhize, was off the hook. The SIU is investigating Mkhize’s involvement in the awarding of a R 150 million communication tender to Digital Vibes during the COVID-19 pandemic, which later led to his resignation as health […]

20 October 2022

Local

Communities must report suspicious activity around Transnet fuel pipelines: Hawks

LOCAL Hawks’ spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Philani Nkwalase has called on the community of eMalahleni in Mpumalanga to report any suspicious activity around the Transnet fuel pipelines. This follows a syndicate linked to the theft of fuel that has been damaging essential Transnet infrastructure. An alleged kingpin linked to Transnet fuel theft is expected to appear in the Witbank Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The Hawks arrested the 35-year-old suspect in Pretoria on […]

20 October 2022

International

India’s Modi government approved release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists

INTERNATIONAL The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the August release of 11 men convicted and sentenced to life in prison for gang-raping a Muslim woman and murdering members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat religious riots, according to court documents. The approval letter from India’s home ministry, headed by Modi’s close aide Amit Shah, was uploaded on social media by legal site The Leaflet. The release of […]

19 October 2022

International

World Cup 2022: Qatar Airways cuts destinations to make way for fans

INTERNATIONAL Qatar Airways has withdrawn from 18 destinations around the world to create capacity for football fans travelling to attend the World Cup next month. The national carrier’s chief executive Akbar al-Baker said its priority would be to accommodate flights landing into Doha’s Hamad International Airport for the tournament, which kicks off on 20 November. "No, we don't have any new destinations," Baker told a press conference on Tuesday when asked whether the […]

19 October 2022

International

Hundreds of retired US military officers cash in with jobs for Saudi Arabia, UAE, say reports

INTERNATIONAL Hundreds of retired US military officers, including former generals and admirals, have used their military backgrounds to ink lucrative deals working for foreign countries, mostly among the Gulf monarchies like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to two long-term investigations by The Washington Post. Investigations from The Washington Post, working alongside the Project on Government Oversight (Pogo), found that 280 military retirees sought authorisation to work for the UAE, either as military contractors […]

19 October 2022

International

UN calls for a “paradigm shift” in Israel’s relations with the international community

INTERNATIONAL Israel’s actions against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank amount to “persecution”, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said in a report released to the public on Tuesday. “Realizing the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination requires dismantling once and for all the Israeli settler-colonial occupation and its apartheid practices,” UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, wrote. The report, dated 21 September 2022, […]

19 October 2022

International

Muslim Olympic medalist sued for defamation for highlighting story of teacher pulling girl’s hijab

INTERNATIONAL Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American Olympic medalist in fencing, is being sued by a teacher for defamation after a social media post she made about the teacher allegedly pulling on a girl’s hijab went viral. The incident took place in October 2021, when the seven-year-old girl told her mom that her second-grade teacher, Tamar Herman, “approached her, grabbed her hijab, pulling it back, touching her face and hair” and exposed her […]

19 October 2022

Local

SAHRC resumes hearings on complaints of law enforcement brutality during evictions in Western Cape

LOCAL he South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has kicked off its second round of sittings on allegations of law enforcement brutality during land evictions in the Western Cape. Commissioner Chris Nissen says they have received several complaints in the Southern Cape and Cape Town on allegations of excessive force being used by law enforcement agencies during removals and demolishing of shacks. The first hearings were in Knysna earlier this year. The […]

19 October 2022

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