Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Iraq PM visits Saudi Arabia and Iran in bid to revive talks between two sides

INTERNATIONAL Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran on Sunday, Iranian state TV reported, a day after he travelled to Saudi Arabia in a bid to revive talks between the regional rivals to ease years of hostility. Over the past year, Iraq has hosted several rounds of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have had no diplomatic ties since 2016. "We have agreed to work together to bring stability and […]

27 June 2022

International

Turkey: Erdogan’s wildfire comments spark concern over revival of death penalty

INTERNATIONAL Turkey will reconsider a 2004 decision to abolish capital punishment, the justice minister has said, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the death penalty in connection with the cause of this week's wildfires. Capital punishment was struck from the constitution in the early years of Erdogan's rule. However, after a suspected deliberate blaze destroyed 4,500 hectares (11,119 acres) of Aegean coastal forest, Erdogan said tougher justice was needed. Authorities have […]

27 June 2022

News

Reward on offer after Tulbagh shooting claims four lives

LOCAL A R100 000 reward is on offer for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction suspects behind a fatal shooting in Cape Town’s Tulbagh. Western Cape police initiated a 72-hour activation plan after the bodies of four men, aged between 30 and 37, were discovered with gunshot wounds at a residence in Jooste Street on Saturday. Spokesperson Col Andrè Traut said the shooting occurred at around 9pm, […]

27 June 2022

Local

Home Affairs minister warns businesses exploiting illegal immigrants for cheap labour

LOCAL Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says that the owner of the plastic factory in Alberton, Ekurhuleni, where 51 illegal migrants were rescued from slave-like conditions, is still at large. Acting on information provided by a whistle-blower, the Home Affairs inspectorate visited the factory and was refused entry, prompting the officials to return in a joint law enforcement operation including police, the Department of Employment and Labour, Ekurhuleni Metro Police and […]

27 June 2022

Local

Experts investigate deaths of 21 young people at EC tavern

LOCAL Police Minister Bheki Cele has deployed a team of experts to investigate the circumstances behind the deaths of the 21 young people who died at a tavern in Scenery Park in East London. Cele could not hold back his tears after seeing the bodies of the deceased. He says he has reliably been informed that there is no natural death among the dead. Residents in the area are calling for the […]

27 June 2022

Local

There may be an urgent need to escalate rolling blackouts, Eskom warns

LOCAL Eskom says there is a possibility that the stage of rolling blackouts may have to be escalated at short notice, depending on the state of the plant and the availability of labour. The blackouts moved from stage 2 to stage 4 on Friday and this is expected to persist until Wednesday, for now. Eskom blames the unprotected industrial action at various of its power stations for the move to stage 4 blackouts, […]

27 June 2022

International

Fatima Payman- Australia’s first hijab-wearing Muslim senator

INTERNATIONAL Labor’s newest MP Fatima Payman laughs at the suggestion that she will be the first woman in Muslim headwear in the Senate. The Afghanistan-born senator-elect corrects the record: the honour actually goes to Pauline Hanson, who wore a burqa in parliament in 2017, a political stunt that was part of a call to ban the garment. Fatima Payman’s demeanour is refreshingly candid, reflecting her newness to the political sphere. CREDIT:HAMISH […]

24 June 2022

International

Artists withdraw from German cultural event after Palestinian journalist disinvited

INTERNATIONAL Germany's Goethe-Institut has drastically scaled down its "Beyond The Lone Offender" conference after several artists withdrew over the organisers' decision to disinvite Palestinian journalist Mohammed El-Kurd. The Goethe-Institut announced on Wednesday that its conference in Hamburg would take place with a "reduced programme" following mass cancellations over their decision. Event organisers had originally invited El-Kurd to speak on a panel to discuss strategies used by different states to deflect from human […]

24 June 2022

International

Turkiye, Israel begin efforts to take diplomatic missions to ambassadors level

INTERNATIONAL Turkiye and Israel have begun efforts to raise the diplomatic representation at relevant countries to the level of ambassadors, the Turkish Foreign Minister announced on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Stressing the significance of bilateral political and regional consultations, Mevlut Cavusoglu, during a news conference with his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, said the two countries will continue mutual visits as well as political negotiations at various levels. "The positive dialogue between […]

24 June 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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