Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Controversial River Club developer granted leave to appeal against interdict ordering it to halt work

LOCAL The developer of the controversial R4.6bn River Club development in Cape Town has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) granting it leave to appeal against an interdict prohibiting it from carrying out further work at the site. Workers returned to the site in June, despite an interdict granted by Western Cape judge Patricia Goliath in March, to perform critical remedial and protective work required to stop the site […]

31 July 2022

Local

Death toll in KZN Mariannhill shooting rises to seven 31 July 2022, 10:15 AM |

LOCAL KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police spokesperson, Jay Naicker says the death toll in the Mariannhill tuck shop shooting outside Durban, has risen to seven. Seven people have died and another has been wounded after unknown attackers opened fire at the tuck shop. Six people were fatally shot on Saturday night and the seventh person died on Sunday morning. Among the people killed are the tuck shop owner and his two sons. Simphiwe […]

31 July 2022

Local

Cash-in-transit ‘robbers’ shoot each other during heist

LOCAL A vigilant Cape Town nurse helped police nab alleged cash-in-transit robbers after a “suspicious” patient was admitted to a hospital with a gun wound. Police pounced while a doctor was attending to the patient at a Khayelitsha facility on Wednesday. The investigation linked the suspect to a heist in Grabouw earlier that day. Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said the suspect and two others allegedly committed several crimes after robbing […]

31 July 2022

Local

COCT warns of legal action against fraudulent permits

LOCAL The City of Cape Town has warned that legal action will be taken against event organisers and venue owners found with fraudulent permits. It comes amid an investigation, after several organizers were caught submitting permits with an old letterhead. Although the City has faced criticism over its hard-handed approach over its permits, Mayco Member for Safety and Security JP Smith insists that it is to ensure the safety of […]

30 July 2022

Local

CPT’s GABS working to secure solar-powered electric vehicles busses

LOCAL Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services is working hard to secure solar-powered electric vehicles. According to reports, the service had begun exporting energy to the City of Cape Town last year, after investing into rooftop solar power in 2017. Although imported buses are due to arrive for testing next month, the aim is to locally manufacture and roll out 60 electric busses by 2024. At least two buses have […]

30 July 2022

International

Court documents shed new light on Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Kafr Qasem

INTERNATIONAL Declassified documents have revealed fresh details on the planned murder of Palestinian civilians during the Kafr Qasem massacre, when an Israeli commander advised troops that "it was desirable for there to be a number of fatalities". Fifty Palestinian civilians, including children, elderly residents and a pregnant woman, were killed by Israeli troops as they returned home from work. They had no knowledge the village had been placed under curfew. […]

30 July 2022

International

Iran: Outrage after government puts Google on Safe Search for all Iranians

INTERNATIONAL Iranians have reacted with incredulity to a move by the government to forcibly activate Safe Search on Google for all citizens, accusing officials of treating them like children. Iran's communications minister, Isa Zarepour, confirmed the new restriction earlier this week, saying his government had activated Safe Search following requests from Iranian families. 'You may be a history or a medical researcher, but when the Safe Search option is enabled, Google […]

30 July 2022

International

Nablus mourns dead fighters as West Bank resistance grows

INTERNATIONAL In the midst of his wedding preparations, Abdul Rahman Sobh surprised his family when he abruptly told them he wanted to separate from his fiancee. His mother and wife-to-be couldn't believe it, as everything had been going well between the young Palestinian couple from Nablus, who have been in love for years. "Whenever we discussed the details of the wedding his mind seemed to wander elsewhere," Nisreen al-Oiwai, Sobh's mother, told […]

30 July 2022

Local

Eskom employee arrested for R11m electricity billing fraud

LOCAL A former Eskom employee has been arrested for electricity billing fraud amounting to R11m. Liesel Maria Wolmarans, 44, appeared in the Gqeberha specialised commercial crime court on Friday after her arrest by the Hawks’ serious commercial crime investigation team. Capt Yolisa Mgolodela, spokesperson for the directorate, said Wolmarans was a senior billing clerk at Eskom between March 2011 and May 2021. She processed electricity meter readings on the billing […]

30 July 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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