Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Egypt re-arrests Alexandria activist as ‘national dialogue’ kicks off

INTERNATIONAL Egyptian authorities have re-arrested a young activist for the third time, calling into question the government’s newly launched "national dialogue" political initiative. Aya Kamal el-Din was initially arrested in 2013 among a group known as “The girls of seven in the morning” and give a seven-year suspended jail sentence for participating in a protest in support of Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically elected president of Egypt who was ousted in […]

6 July 2022

International

Hajj: Western pilgrims left ‘with no hotel room’ days before pilgrimage

INTERNATIONAL Western pilgrims, using the Saudi-backed Motawif portal, say their hotel in Mecca has "run out of rooms", with some people given keys to rooms already occupied by other guests, just days before the Hajj pilgrimage is due to begin. One British pilgrim, staying at the city's Fairmont Hotel, who wished to remain anonymous, said pilgrims were left "crying in the hotel lobby" after they were not allocated rooms. "People […]

6 July 2022

International

Ben & Jerry’s sues parent Unilever to block sale to Israeli business

INTERNATIONAL Ben & Jerry's, on Tuesday, sued its parent Unilever Plc to block the sale of its Israeli business to a local licensee, saying it was inconsistent with its values to sell its ice cream in the occupied West Bank, Reuters reports. The complaint filed in the US District Court in Manhattan said the sale announced on 29 June threatened to undermine the integrity of the Ben & Jerry's brand, which Ben & […]

6 July 2022

International

Israel rejects early release of oldest Palestinian prisoner

INTERNATIONAL An Israeli court yesterday turned down a request to release the oldest Palestinian prisoner, Fuad Al-Shobaki, Quds Press reported. The 83-year-old's daughter, Rania, said that her family filed a request to the Israeli court to release her father seven months before he is due to be released. "However, the court turned down the request to release my father despite his age and serious illness," she told Quds Press. She added that her father suffers […]

6 July 2022

Local

NPA, Hawks commit to ensure accountability for those implicated in state capture

LOCAL The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), as well as the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), have expressed a commitment to ensure accountability for those implicated in state capture corruption. This is revealed in a joint statement after the NPA’s National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila Batohi and Hawks boss Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya met last Friday. The meeting follows the recent release of the fifth and final state capture report […]

6 July 2022

Local

Load-shedding expected for ‘next few weeks’

LOCAL While some generation units have been returned to service over the past few days, this is not sufficient to suspend load-shedding as other generation units had to be taken offline for repairs, says Eskom. “Load-shedding will therefore continue being implemented at varying stages during the next few weeks while generation capacity shortages persist. “Eskom cautions the public that it will take a few weeks for the power generation system […]

6 July 2022

Local

Cele lashes out during a community engagement in Gugulethu

LOCAL Police officers may soon not be allowed weekends off. Police Minister Bheki Cele says this is because most crimes happen over weekends. He says steps are at an advanced stage to implement the changes. Cele was addressing a stakeholder’s engagement meeting attended by businesses, the Community Police Forum and Neighbourhood Watches in the Gugulethu and Nyanga areas, who were complaining of high criminal incidents in their areas. “Serious crimes start […]

6 July 2022

Local

‘What is he coming here to do?’ — Strong reaction to Ramaphosa attending tavern tragedy funeral

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to attend the mass funeral for victims of the Enyobeni tavern tragedy has sparked fierce debate, with some claiming he should stay away and others calling for him to take action against underage drinking. Ramaphosa will on Wednesday attend the funeral service for 21 young people who died at the tavern in Scenery Park in East London last month. The 12 girls and nine boys […]

6 July 2022

News

MJC releases fatwa on homosexuality

On the heels of Pride month last month, the Muslim Judicial Council has published a fatwa on homosexuality. The MJC admitted that a “short fatwa” does not cater to the “multi-faceted discussion” which needs to be held. The fatwa clarifies that Islam’s primary sources of legislation are the Qur’an, Sunnah and Ijma – or scholarly consensus- all of which “unequivocally prohibit same-sex actions and, by extension, same-sex marriage”. The MJC […]

5 July 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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