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Political parties react to Ramaphosa’s interventions to solve the energy crisis

LOCAL The African National Congress (ANC) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to help solve the country’s power crisis. Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday night, announcing the establishment of a National Energy Crisis Committee. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe says, “We do welcome what one would refer to as party interventions that our government is going to be putting in place to deal with the energy crisis. But also, it contributes […]

today26 July 2022

Local

Banyana Banyana receive hero’s welcome

LOCAL Banyana Banyana has been given a hero’s welcome at the OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng – with scores of cheering fans gathered for the arrival of the soccer stars.   The country’s senior women’s national team won the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nation (Wafcon) on Saturday, beating Morocco 2-1. “The celebration today is certainly an honour for us as a country. It is about the team and they delivered […]

today26 July 2022

News

Transport Minister to access CPT’s Central Line operations

By Tauhierah Salie Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to access operations via train along the recently re-opened Central line in Cape Town on Tuesday. He is expected to assess the resumption of rail services in the Western Cape. PRASA announced the resumption of its operations between Cape Town to Langa via Pinelands, and Langa to Bellville via Sarepta. Public transport commuters are due to breathe a sigh of relief, […]

today26 July 2022

International

Tunisia to vote on a new constitution

INTERNATIONAL Tunisians are heading to the polls on Monday to vote on a new constitution put forward by President Kais Saied. If passed, it will grant him extensive executive, legislative, and judicial powers. The 25 July date of the referendum is no coincidence - it marks exactly one year since Saied seized extensive powers and ruled by decree in what opponents described as a "constitutional coup". Saied, himself a constitutional lawyer, was on […]

today25 July 2022

News

Missing Moosa “Lallie” Adams, 74, last went to visit friend in Woodstock, says source

The family of Moosa Adams also known as ‘Lallie’, has intensified their pleas for the community to help find the elderly man. The 74-year-old has been missing since last Sunday. The former-Forman was last seen in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain, wearing a burgundy sweater, cream jacket and brown track-pants. A concerned family member, who confirmed to VOC that he has dementia, says he last spoke about going to a friend […]

today25 July 2022

Local

Judge Mandisa Maya appointed as Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Justice Mandisa Maya as South Africa’s new Deputy Chief Justice. Maya is currently the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal and was one of the interviewees to become the country’s Chief Justice earlier this year. Then acting Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo, took over the position of Chief Justice following an interview process concluded in 2022. She is the first woman to hold the […]

today25 July 2022

International

Israeli spyware maker behind new attack on journalists, cybersecurity firm says

INTERNATIONAL Security researchers have linked the discovery of an actively exploited, but since-fixed, zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to an Israeli spyware maker known to target journalists in the Middle East. Avast Threat Labs, a global cybersecurity company, attributed the attacks to the Tel Aviv-based spyware vendor commonly known as Candiru. Last year online security firm ESET revealed that Middle East Eye was targeted by the hacking for hire group […]

today22 July 2022

International

WhatsApp co-founder donates $2m to pro-Israel Super PAC

INTERNATIONAL The co-founder of WhatsApp donated $2m to an Aipac-aligned Super PAC in June, which poured tens of millions of dollars into American primary elections in support of pro-Israel candidates, federal election commission data has revealed. Jan Koum's donation to the Aipac-aligned United Democracy Project (UDP) Super PAC was among the largest the organisation has ever received, far exceeding contributions from billionaires Paul Singer and Bernie Marcus, as well as Israeli-American Democratic […]

today22 July 2022

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