Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Umalusi gives green light for 2022 matric exams

LOCAL Umalusi has approved the writing of the 2022 end-of-year matric exams. The education quality assurance council said on Friday it had completed its role of monitoring and verifying the readiness of the public and private assessment bodies to manage and conduct the 2022 exams. The assessment bodies are the department of basic education (DBE), the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) and the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI). About 942,000 […]

15 October 2022

Local

President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Mosotho Moepya IEC chair

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mosotho Moepya as chair of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) with immediate effect. He succeeds Glen Mashinini, whose term ended in April. “Mr Moepya has extensive knowledge and experience of the powers and functions of the electoral commission. “He has served as a full-time member of the electoral commission since 2018 after holding various senior positions in the commission since 1998,” the […]

15 October 2022

Local

CPT cleaning staff stumble on baby’s body at illegal dump site

LOCAL Cape Town cleaning staff were shocked this week when they found a body of a baby at an illegal dumping site. Councillor Grant Twigg, the mayoral committee member for urban waste management, was part of the cleaning operation on Thursday. Twigg said the staff would be sent for counselling after the incident. “The City of Cape Town’s cleansing team was busy cleaning an illegal dumping spot along Maroela Road […]

15 October 2022

Local

Eskom reimplements Stage 2 loadshedding ‘until further notice’

LOCAL South Africans enjoyment of uninterrupted electricity supply has been cut short as Eskom announced the reimplementation of Stage 2 until further notice. Despite the anticipation of a ‘lower weekend demand’, the embattled power utility said four generating units broke down, and the return to service of another was delayed. The scheduled power cuts kicked in at 2pm this afternoon. Eskom says there is currently over 5 200 MW on […]

15 October 2022

News

Four would-be cash-in-transit robbers arrested in Eersterivier

LOCAL Police arrested four would be cash-in-transit robbers in Eersterivier on Friday morning. An intelligence driven operation saw officers busting the group moments before they were about to pounce on the loaded van outside the Eersterivier Mall. The suspects, aged between 32 and 38, are set to appear in court on several charges including conspiracy to commit Cash in transit robbery. Spokesperson Lt Col Robert Netshiunda says police also confiscated […]

15 October 2022

Local

Cape Flats activists reiterate calls for devolution of policing powers in light of rising gun violence

LOCAL Subcouncil 5 chairperson Stuart Pringle reiterated calls for the devolution of policing powers in the province, saying more resources are required in Delft. Citing neighborhood watch reports that at least nine people were killed in the area in two weeks, Pringle said residents are fed up with the loss of innocent lives. Police oversight MEC Reagan Allen last month expressed hope that devolution discussions can be taken forward, after […]

15 October 2022

Local

Bodyguard turns the gun on himself outside LEAP officer’s funeral in Elsies River

LOCAL SAPS confirmed that investigations are underway after a member of the VIP Protection Unit allegedly shot himself outside the funeral of LEAP officer Alessandro Heynes in Elsies River on Saturday morning. The 44-year-old is understood to be the bodyguard of Western Cape Police Oversight MEC, Reagan Allen. SAPS’ Lt Col Robert Netshiunda stated that he was on duty at the time and was rushed to hospital in critical condition. […]

15 October 2022

International

UK embassy in Israel: Move to Jerusalem risks GCC trade deal, Kuwaiti MP warns

INTERNATIONAL Osama al-Shaheen, a member of the Kuwaiti parliament, has urged British Prime Minister Liz Truss not to move the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In an interview with Middle East Eye, he warned that such a move could scupper the free trade agreement between the UK and the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (which includes Kuwait) due to be signed by the end of the year. During a meeting with her Israeli […]

15 October 2022

International

Saudi Aramco announces sponsorship deal with world cricket body

INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco on Friday agreed to a sponsorship deal with cricket's world governing body, with the agreement becoming the kingdom's next big step into the global sports industry. Under the deal, Saudi Aramco, the world's most valuable company and biggest national oil exporter, will sponsor all of the Dubai-based International Cricket Council's events until the end of 2023, including men's and women's T20 World Cups and next […]

15 October 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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