Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Queen Elizabeth II: Saudi police arrest man after dedicating Umrah pilgrimage to late monarch

INTERNATIONAL A man who dedicated an Umrah pilgrimage to the late Queen Elizabeth II from the Grand Mosque of Mecca was arrested by Saudi police on Monday. The Saudi Public Security agency said on Twitter the Yemeni resident was arrested for violating the Umrah rules by carrying a sign after he posted a video of himself during his pilgrimage with a banner that read: "Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth II, we ask Allah to accept […]

13 September 2022

Local

Police rejects claims that suspects arrested for murder of Lansdowne businessman

LOCAL Lansdowne police have rejected claims that suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder of local businessman Khalied Parker. The 40-year-old was fatally shot in the head by armed suspects, during an attempted kidnapping in Imam Haron road last Friday. Pictures depicting a few tattooed men- presumed to be gang members- are being forwarded on social media, alongside a text claiming that the murder was a ‘private job’ […]

13 September 2022

Local

Second death linked to Janssen Covid-19 vaccine

LOCAL A second fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome has been confirmed after vaccination with the Janssen jab for Covid-19, the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority said. The first case was confirmed on August 4. No details about the latest case were disclosed. Sahpra said: “Causality assessment of the reported case was conducted by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) methodology. The case was […]

13 September 2022

Local

E-hailing driver arrested for ‘hit-and-run’ that injured CPT traffic warden

LOCAL An e-hailing driver has been detained after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run that left a traffic warden injured in Cape Town. Authorities sprang into action after receiving a radio message that the warden had been hit by a vehicle at about 1pm on Monday in Green Point, near Granger Bay Boulevard. “Armed with the registration number and a description of the vehicle, an all-points bulletin was circulated,” the […]

13 September 2022

Local

Expired Zim exemption permit holders who don’t apply for legal status ‘will be punished’, says Motsoaledi

LOCAL Expired Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) holders who do not apply to be in SA legally must be prepared to face the consequences. Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi gave this warning on Tuesday when he appeared in parliament to provide an update on the ZEP process under way. “The ball is in their court, not in the government’s court. We will deal with them the same way we deal with […]

13 September 2022

Local

Three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a man killed in Browns Farm

LOCAL Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a man who was killed in Browns Farm, on the Cape Flats, last week, after going to the area to sell a TV as placed on a social media advertisement. 54-year-old Ben Tuzee and his niece went to the area to meet a potential buyer. Police spokesperson Andrè Traut says Tuzee was stabbed to death and his niece survived the […]

13 September 2022

Local

Eskom implements Stage 4 rolling blackouts until Thursday

LOCAL Eskom says the sudden tripping of three Kendal Power Station units on Tuesday morning has forced the power utility to implement Stage 4 blackouts across South Africa “A sudden tripping of three Kendal Power Station units (1 920MW maximum generating capacity) has forced the implementation of Stage 4 loadshedding starting at 10:00 this morning. This will last until 05:00 on Thursday morning,” says Eskom Spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha. […]

13 September 2022

International

UAE tourism revenues top $5bn: Officials

INTERNATIONAL The United Arab Emirates' tourism sector's revenues surpassed $5bn in the first half of this year, officials said on Sunday, with a strong performance expected this winter when neighbouring Qatar hosts football's World Cup. Hotel occupancy was up more than 40 percent in comparison with the first half of 2021, when the country's tourism suffered a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic, UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]

12 September 2022

International

Saudi Arabia: Robots to relay sermons and call to prayer at Mecca’s Grand Mosque

INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia has launched a set of robots equipped with artificial intelligence technology in the Grand Mosque of Mecca, which will help worshippers during their visit to the holy site. Unveiled over the weekend, the robots will communicate public messages, such as sermons and prayer calls, from the imams and muezzins to pilgrims. Visitors can use their smartphones to scan the robot's barcodes to show content such as verses from the […]

12 September 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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