Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

Iran demands US pay compensation for slain nuclear scientists

INTERNATIONAL An Iranian court decided to demand Washington over $4 billion in compensation to the families of nuclear scientists who were assassinated in recent years, AFP reports. Iran has accused the United States, Israel, or both, of a series of killings targeting key figures, including the November 2020 assassination of top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. According to the report, The Iranian court on Thursday said "it is clear that the Zionist regime […]

24 June 2022

Local

Contact tracing linked to Monkeypox cases in SA underway

LOCAL The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says contact tracing has commenced in identifying any additional linked cases of Monkeypox in South Africa. Health Minster Joe Phaala, earlier announced that South Africa had recorded its first case of Monkeypox. The NICD says in a statement, the case has been identified through laboratory testing, and involves a 30-year-old male from Gauteng with no travel history. The institute says the disease is […]

24 June 2022

Local

CPT police investigate triple murder in Delft

LOCAL Three people have been shot and killed in Delft on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Andre Traut, says the bodies of two men and a woman were discovered in a shack in an informal settlement in the area. Traut says the motive for the murders are unclear at this stage. No arrests have been made. Police have asked members of the public to come forward with information to assist […]

24 June 2022

Local

Iqbal Sharma, 16 co-accused to appear at the Bloemfontein High Court

LOCAL A Gupta family associate, Iqbal Sharma, and 16 accused which include officials from the Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are set to appear at the Bloemfontein High Court on Friday for a pre-trial hearing. They are facing fraud, corruption, and money laundering charges amounting to R25 million. The case relates to payment made by the Free State Department of Agriculture between 2011 and 2012 to Nulane […]

24 June 2022

Local

Eskom labour protests ‘bring more load-shedding risks’ for SA

LOCAL Protests at nine Eskom power stations and facilities over the past 24 hours could result in load-shedding at higher stages, the power utility warned on Friday. Some employees had embarked on unprotected strikes after a deadlock in wage negotiations on Tuesday. The protests included intimidation of employees, blockading roads leading to power stations and facilities, and inhibiting the free flow of personnel and commodities required for the generation of […]

24 June 2022

International

AU denies it has withdrawn from Tripartite Mechanism for Sudan

INTERNATIONAL Sudan's former ruling coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, yesterday said it was "important to have the United Nations, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)'s support" during the country's political crisis. "It is of utter importance to have the support of the AU, Arab and African countries within the Tripartite Mechanism played by the international community in backing the efforts of Sudan to reach […]

23 June 2022

International

Family of murdered Palestinian activist call for international donors to stop funding PA

INTERNATIONAL Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, who was murdered last year, yesterday called on international donors to stop funding the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s institutions, a statement said. Nizar Banat was beaten to death by the PA's Protective Apparatus last year. Under international pressure, the PA began prosecuting 14 of its security officers. However, on Tuesday it was revealed that they had been released from custody despite a decision by the military […]

23 June 2022

International

Vandals set fire to Muslim cemetery adjacent to Al Aqsa Mosque

INTERNATIONAL Unidentified vandals yesterday set fire to the Bab Al-Rahma cemetery on the eastern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old City of East Jerusalem, Al-Resalah newspaper reported. This came amidst daily Jewish Israeli settler break-ins into the cemetery during which they defiled the graves. Days earlier a large brick from the southern wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque fell beneath the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall. Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque have led to […]

23 June 2022

Local

City of Cape Town offers job-shadow opportunities to students

LOCAL The City of Cape Town’s Corporate Services Directorate is facilitating job-shadowing opportunities for high school learners, tertiary students and City staff who are currently studying. This will take place over a period of up to five days, during the respective school and university holidays. The city’s mayoral committee member for Corporate Services, Theresa Uys says to be considered for this opportunity, the students will need to be South African […]

23 June 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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