Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Afghan refugees routinely killed by gunfire while trying to cross into Iran and Turkey, report says

INTERNATIONAL A new Amnesty International report has found that Afghan refugees have consistently come under fire while trying to cross into Iran and Turkey in the year since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan. The report, ‘They Don’t Treat Us Like Humans,’ consists of interviews with 74 Afghans who had been pushed back by border forces and officials in both nations. More than half reported coming under fire by border […]

31 August 2022

International

Iraq’s president calls for early elections to end political crisis

INTERNATIONAL Iraqi President Barham Saleh on Tuesday encouraged early legislative elections to settle a political crisis that escalated into deadly clashes this week, leaving dozens dead and hundreds more wounded. Early elections, less than a year after the last polls, have been a key demand of the influential Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters battled state security forces during violence that started on Monday. "Holding new, early elections in accordance […]

31 August 2022

Local

More South Africans are feeling unsafe as crime rate increases, says Stats SA

LOCAL Feelings of safety in SA have been declining since 2019/20, data released by Stats SA show. According to the Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey 2021/22, released by statistician-general Risenga Maluleke on Tuesday, the percentage of adults aged 16 years and older who felt safe walking alone in their neighbourhoods during the day decreased from 84.8% in 2020/21 to 81.3% in 2021/22. “Females felt more unsafe than males walking […]

31 August 2022

Local

Law enforcement agencies to pilot new legislative tool targeting unexplained wealth

LOCAL Government departments together with law enforcement agencies are piloting an initiative expected to bring a more cost-effective, faster and easier approach to investigating and recovering assets acquired through suspected unlawful activities such as corruption, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering. In a joint statement the National Prosecuting Authority, Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), department of justice and the SA Revenue Service (Sars), led by the Financial Intelligence Centre […]

31 August 2022

Uncategorized

Presidency given 72 hours to address concerns of unemployed social workers

LOCAL The Presidency has been given 72 hours in which to assess and address the concerns of unemployed social workers. Scores of them marched to the Presidency at the Union Buildings demanding jobs and R7 000 monthly stipend, while still searching for jobs. They say some of them graduated more than 10 years ago after funding their tertiary education, while others were offered government scholarships to pursue studies in the […]

31 August 2022

News

Amendment to Child Justice Act increases age for criminal capacity in SA

By Ebraheem Fredericks The Child Justice Act of 2008 has been amended to increase the minimum age of criminal capacity for children in South Africa. The increase, from 10-years-old, means that children under the age of 12 cannot be convicted of a crime. A child between 12 and 14 years who commits a criminal offence is therefore presumed to lack criminal capacity unless the state proves beyond reasonable doubt that […]

31 August 2022

Local

OUTA demands ‘real action’ against those implicated by slain Babita Deokaran

LOCAL The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) will on Wednesday demonstrate outside the Gauteng Health Department to demand what they call real action against all implicated by slain Babita Deokaran. Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi has refuted reports that assassinated whistleblower Deokaran, who was Chief Director of Financial Accounting in the Department, had requested a forensic investigation into suspicious tender payments made by the management of Tembisa Hospital. The 53-year-old […]

31 August 2022

News

Demands made to prioritize crimes affecting children, as case against rape-accused postponed

The Elsies River Community Police Forum has once again sounded the alarm over extended court cases, saying undue delays pose a further risk and trauma to victims. The CPF’s Gender Based Violence Committee was among those protesting outside the Goodwood Magistrate court on Tuesday, where a 54-year-old Matroosfontein man reappeared for the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl. The community was outraged last month, after the suspect was released on […]

30 August 2022

International

Greenland already locked in to huge sea level rise: Study

INTERNATIONAL Greenland’s fast-melting ice sheet will cause a huge sea level rise with potentially ominous implications over this century as temperatures continue to rise, according to a study published on Monday. Melting “zombie” ice from the enormous Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise the global sea level by at least 27 centimetres (10 inches) just on its own. “Zombie”, or doomed ice is still attached to thicker areas of the sheet but […]

30 August 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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