Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

PA records 73 Israel violations against Al-Aqsa, Ibrahimi mosques in June

INTERNATIONAL Israeli occupation forces committed 73 violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque in June, Quds Press reported a Palestinian Authority (PA) official saying. In a statement, Awqaf Minister Hatem Al-Bakri said illegal settlers and occupation forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque 23 times during June, while the Israeli occupation authorities stopped the Athan (call to prayer) being called at the Ibrahimi Mosque 50 times. Al-Bakri warned of the "dangerous Israeli violations" mainly against Al-Aqsa Mosque, pointing to the "repeated closures, allowing settler raids, carrying […]

5 July 2022

International

Live art protest in support of Uyghur Muslim to be held in London

INTERNATIONAL Acclaimed artists are due to lead a protest against China's policies against the minority Uyghur community on the 13th anniversary of the Urumqi Massacre tomorrow. Some 1,000 Muslim Uyghur were killed in the massacre and 5,000 more were arrested by Chines authorities. To commemorate the event, Stand4Uyghurs Campaign is coming together with numerous rights groups to host the 'Paints an Image of China's Genocide Against Uyghur Muslims' outside the […]

5 July 2022

International

15 years of failed experiments: Myths and facts about the Israeli siege on Gaza

INTERNATIONAL Fifteen years have passed since Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, subjecting nearly two million Palestinians to one of the longest and most cruel politically-motivated blockades in history. Back then, the Israeli government justified its siege as the only way to protect Israel from Palestinian "terrorism and rocket attacks". This is the occupation state's official line to this day, and yet not many Israelis — certainly not in government, the media […]

5 July 2022

International

France repatriates children and mothers from Syria refugee camp

INTERNATIONAL France has announced the repatriation of dozens of women and children linked to suspected Islamic State members from Syrian refugee camps. "France has today undertaken the return to the country of 35 French minors who were in camps in northeast Syria," the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs said in a statement. "This operation also includes the return of 16 mothers from these same camps," it added, without specifying which […]

5 July 2022

Local

Cape Town mayor urges residents to brace for extended stages of loadshedding

LOCAL Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says residents should brace themselves for more extended stages of load-shedding. He says the city has activated the Disaster Operations Centre for stage 6 as well as preparing for how to manage any escalation to stages 7 or 8. Hill-Lewis says the city has ensured maximum deployment in areas affected by prolonged power outages, redirecting enforcement and emergency service resources where necessary. They are […]

5 July 2022

Local

Police arrest alleged criminal mastermind in Khayelitsha

LOCAL A suspected crime mastermind, with alleged links to a spate of mass shootings in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape, has been arrested and charged in Cape Town. Police say 30-year-old Yanga Nyalara faces 31 charges including 18 counts of murder, attempted murder and drug dealing. His arrest has been hailed as a breakthrough in the police’s fight against crime in the township. Last month, police issued a R100 000 reward for information […]

5 July 2022

Local

Ramaphosa welcomes Marikana workers court judgment

LOCAL President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the judgment by the Johannesburg high court last week where he was being sued by mineworkers who worked for Lonmin during the Marikana massacre in 2012. The workers asked the court to find that Ramaphosa and Lonmin, which has since been acquired by Sibanye-Stillwater, were liable for the actions of the police who shot dead 34 workers near the Nkaneng informal settlement in Marikana […]

5 July 2022

International

Gazans arrested for allegedly attempting to cross into Israel

INTERNATIONAL Israeli forces detained two Palestinians for allegedly attempting to cross from the Gaza Strip into Israel, according to the military on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. A military statement said the two were taken into custody while attempting to cross a security fence in the southern Gaza Strip into Israel. According to the statement, two knives and a hand grenade were seized from the two men. There was no comment from the […]

3 July 2022

International

Shireen Abu Akleh: Israel says will test bullet, despite US ‘guarantees’ to Palestinians

INTERNATIONAL Israeli authorities said on Sunday that they would test a bullet that killed prominent Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, despite Palestinian claims they were assured Israel would not take part in testing. The Palestinian Authority on Saturday handed the bullet that killed Abu Akleh to US authorities for forensic examination. Abu Akleh was killed on 11 May while covering an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Her death sparked Palestinian outrage and widespread […]

3 July 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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