Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

City urges compliance following fatal explosion at Woodstock store

LOCAL The City of Cape Town has emphasized the importance of safety compliance, following Thursday nights' explosion at a superette in Woodstock. Two men sustained critical burns, after several successive explosions led to a fire that destroyed the store on the corner of Plein and Victoria streets. Inspections attributed the incident to a gas leak from two 48kgs canisters, potentially ignited by refrigerators' induction motors. The City's JP Smith noted […]

24 September 2022

Local

Police make breakthrough in Soweto tavern massacre

LOCAL Police in Gauteng have arrested two suspects linked to the Soweto tavern massacre in which 16 people were shot dead. Police spokesperson, Brig Brenda Muridili said one of the suspects was arrested in Johannesburg on Thursday while the second suspect was arrested in the Northern Cape on Friday. “On September 22 (Thursday), national crime intelligence officers arrested one suspect who was then linked to the Nomzamo shooting incident in […]

24 September 2022

Local

Eskom apologizes for extending the implementation of load-shedding

LOCAL Load-shedding over the weekend will be used to replenish pumped storage dam levels, said Eskom. The power utility on Friday announced that load-shedding will continue at stage 5 until 5am on Saturday, thereafter lowered to stage 4 until 5am on Sunday. Stage 3 will then be implemented until 5am on Monday. Indications are stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented for most of next week due to capacity constraints, Eskom […]

24 September 2022

Local

Ramaphosa to deliver keynote speech at the national Heritage Day celebrations

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the national Heritage Day celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Saturday. The event celebrates South Africa’s indigenous music and its immense contribution to sports, arts, culture and heritage. It will be preceded by a parade to be addressed by the President. This year’s theme pays tribute to the 60th anniversary of the passing of singer and songwriter Solomon Linda. Linda was born Solomon Ntsele, in 1909 […]

24 September 2022

Local

Police conclude investigation into parliament fire

LOCAL The Hawks say they have concluded the investigation in relation to the fire which occurred within the parliamentary precinct early this year. They were briefing parliament on the progress made in the investigation regarding the arson as well as the renovation efforts so far. Head of the Hawks Godfrey Lebeya says they are unable to provide full details about the matter as it is currently before the court. However, he […]

24 September 2022

International

Israeli court releases imam detained over anti- occupation activism

The Israeli Supreme Court approved on Thursday the appeal filed by the defence committee for Palestinian citizen of Israel, Sheikh Yousef Al-Baz, 64, from the city of Lod and ordered to place him under restrictive conditions. The Supreme Court returned Al-Baz's case file to the Israeli District Court in Lod to determine the conditions for his release by electronic registration. On 10 August, the Lod District Court extended Sheikh Al-Baz's […]

23 September 2022

Local

Cause of explosions in Woodstock yet to be established

Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services says the cause of a fire and subsequent explosions in Woodstock has not yet been determined. Two people suffered serious burn wounds during the incident on Thursday night. The fire had broken out at a business premises which caused a series of secondary explosions due to gas bottles that caught alight. A car was also destroyed. Fire and Rescue spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, says the building has […]

23 September 2022

Local

CPT motorists alerted to lane closures at Govan Mbeki Rd/Jan Smuts Dr intersection

LOCAL The City of Cape Town wants to advise the public of the upcoming lane closures at the intersection of Govan Mbeki Road and Jan Smuts Drive in Hanover Park. The lane closures will be in place while we are constructing a freestanding elevated traffic circle, the first of its kind in South Africa, as part of the roll-out of the MyCiTi service to the metro-south east. High volumes of […]

21 September 2022

Local

Rise in whooping cough cases, mostly affecting Western Cape children

LOCAL Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is increasing in SA after a lull during lockdown, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Wednesday. From the beginning of the year to September 15, the NICD said 147 pertussis cases were notified. A steady increase in cases reported was noted since May — with a sharp rise from July (23 cases) through August (33) and September (53). This is […]

21 September 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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