Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Security guard killed, three others wounded during cash-in-transit heist

LOCAL A security officer has been killed and three others wounded in a cash-in-transit heist on the R31 in Kimberley on Friday. The wounded have been taken to hospital. Meanwhile, Northern Cape police have launched a manhunt for a group of suspects who accosted SBV security officials who were collecting and dropping off money. The suspects placed explosives in the cash van to gain access to the money. Police spokesperson Colonel […]

6 August 2022

Local

World food prices decline amid relief from restarted Ukraine grain exports: FAO

INTERNATIONAL The monthly index for world food prices declined dramatically in July, down 8.6% compared with June, its largest single-month fall since 2008, according to a report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday. The decline in food prices came after a deal was reached in July to allow grain shipments from Ukraine and after adjustments were made to the global supply chain, which has helped relieve […]

6 August 2022

Local

Stellenbosch university expels student accused of sexual assault

LOCAL Stellenbosch University has expelled a student found guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow student. In a statement, the university said the case was concluded on Thursday. The sexual assault occurred on May 17 at the Majuba residence. The university said however, the identity of the two students should be concealed. “No information may be disclosed that enables the identification of any of the witnesses involved in the proceedings. In […]

6 August 2022

Local

Law enforcement team to visit Krugersdorp amid illegal mining protests

LOCAL A high-powered law enforcement team will visit Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, on Saturday. National Police Commissioner General Fanie Masemola will lead the team of officials to engage communities that live in the epicentre of illegal mining in Gauteng. The move is an effort to address illicit mining and crimes that illegal operations generate. A Crime Combating Imbizo with residents will be held in Kagiso on Sunday. This follows residents’ violent […]

6 August 2022

Local

Cape Town residents urged to boil water before use, until further notice

LOCAL Cape Town residents in parts of the eastern, central and southern suburbs are urged to boil their tap water before consuming it or using it to prepare food. The City says frequent power outages has hampered the sludge handling process at the Faure treatment plant. Its water is therefore discolored and distribution from there has stopped amid intensive water sampling and tests. Affected areas are primarily south of the […]

5 August 2022

International

Beirut explosion: Scars of the blast still run deep two years on

INTERNATIONAL Ritta Hanna’s life changed on 4 August 2020. The 45-year-old marketing manager of a local food import company was jogging in the district of Gemmayze, a few hundred metres away from Beirut port, when an explosion took place. “I was going back to my car when I heard a huge sound, everything suddenly got dark and I thought the entire country was about to vanish,” she recalls. The shock wave […]

5 August 2022

International

Saudi Arabia: Israel’s refusal to join UN treaty a ‘grave obstacle’ to nuclear disarmament

INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia has raised concerns about Israel's refusal to join a United Nations nuclear non-proliferation treaty, saying it was an obstacle to achieving peace in the region. The warning was a rare moment of Saudi criticism of Israel, with Riyadh and other Gulf countries recently working together, along with Israel, to combat Iran's nuclear programme. Saudi Arabia's new permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdulaziz al-Wasil, made the comments on Wednesday during […]

5 August 2022

International

Hate crimes against Muslims in Canada jump 71 percent

INTERNATIONAL Hate crimes against Muslim communities across Canada increased by 71 percent in 2021, according to a newly released report by the government agency Statistics Canada. The study, released on Tuesday, found that the number of recorded attacks against Muslims rose from 84 incidents in 2020 to 144 in 2021. The jump in attacks had followed a decline from the previous year, when in 2019 there were a total of 182 reported […]

5 August 2022

News

MJC partners with Al-Waagah Institute to assist the deaf

LOCAL The Muslim Judicial Council SA (MJC) has signed a partnership with the Al- Institute for the Deaf. The partnership will formalise a working relationship between the two organisations and strengthen efforts to provide assistance to the deaf community in Cape Town. MJC deputy president, Moulana Abdul Khaliq Allie, says the education of the deaf community has been identified as a priority for the preservation of belief systems. Meanwhile Al-Waagah […]

5 August 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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