Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Oscar Pistorius meets with Steenkamp family

LOCAL Convicted Paralympian Oscar Pistorius met the family of his late girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp for a victim-offender dialogue (VOD) last month. According to a Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation Facebook post, Reeva's father, Barry, and Pistorius met on June 22. “A word of sincere gratitude to the department of correctional services, especially the staff at St Albans Prison, for facilitating the process in a sensitive and professional manner,” it said. The […]

2 July 2022

Local

CCMA rules employer mandatory Vaccine Policy unconstitutional

NATIONAL The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) recently ruled that an employee be compensated a year’s worth salary, after being dismissed for not adhering to the employer’s ‘Mandatory Vaccine Policy’. Several previous cases ruled the contrary, more or less stating that the employee ‘refused to participate in the creation of a safe working environment’. In the latest case, the Equality, Freedom and security of the person and limitation […]

2 July 2022

Local

Suspect implicated in Tulbagh mass murder to appear in court

LOCAL Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen says a Neighbourhood Watch will be established in the Marikana Informal Settlement in Tulbagh, following a recent mass shooting. Four people were shot dead last weekend, while a fifth is recovering in hospital. Following his arrest on Tuesday, 29-year-old Makubulelwa Dada faced several charges in court this week. The Lesotho national is reportedly a known drug dealer in […]

2 July 2022

News

CPT residents urged to comment on new draft policy for mobile businesses

By Tauhierah Salie The City of Cape Town has drafted a Mobile Business Policy to support an increasing number of businesses operating from vehicles and trailers. In light of tight economic situations, entrepreneurs have launched food trucks, barber shops and clothing outlets from their automobiles. It follows the withdrawal of Covid-19 restrictions, which hampered economic growth and led to thousands of job-losses in 2020. Several sectors were temporarily shut down […]

2 July 2022

News

MJC calls on constructive engagement with muslim community over Muslim Marriages legislation

By Tauhierah Salie The MJC SA has called for constructive engagement with the muslim community, following the recognition of Muslim marriages in South Africa. The Women’s Legal Centre took the State to court in 2014, demanding that marriages under Sharia law, be recognized and granted legal relief in terms of divorce and property. Cited, was religious discrimination and deprivation of the rights of muslim women and their children. The Constitutional […]

30 June 2022

Local

Extension of public comment for BELA Bill welcomed

LOCAL The decision of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education to extend the period for written comments on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, better known as the BELA Bill, has been widely welcomed. The controversial Bill has borne the brunt of opposition from civil society organisations and political parties, since it was first published in 2017. The Bill proposes to amend the South African Schools and Employment of Educators […]

30 June 2022

International

US Roe v Wade debate brings up age-old Islamophobic tropes

INTERNATIONAL On Monday, an initial draft opinion leaked by Politico suggested that the US Supreme Court could soon overturn the decades-old Roe v Wade ruling, a move that would have a monumental impact on reproductive rights in the US. What followed was a slew of outrage on social media, news articles, and opinion pieces. But within that backlash, a repetitive, racist and Islamophobic trope reemerged. In castigating the Supreme Court justices who wrote the draft ruling, […]

29 June 2022

International

West Bank: Israeli forces fatally shoot Palestinian man during Jenin raid

INTERNATIONAL Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man early on Wednesday in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian sources. Mohammad Marei, 25, died from a bullet wound to the chest, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Palestinian Wafa news agency said he was killed during an Israeli army raid in the city. Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian armed group, said that one of its men was killed "confronting the occupation forces" […]

29 June 2022

International

UN to launch drive to uncover Syria’s missing as death toll rises

INTERNATIONAL The United Nations said a new drive to locate thousands of people missing in Syria’s war is set to be announced, as newly released statistics shed light on the scale of death in the conflict and in Syrian prisons. Paulo Pinheiro, chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, told Middle East Eye that the secretary-general will soon publish a report on how to bolster efforts […]

29 June 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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