Tauhierah Salie, Author at Voice of the Cape

‘Abducted’ bank manager rescued after dramatic car chase, ransom money recovered

LOCAL Police in Polokwane arrested two suspects and rescued a regional bank manager allegedly abducted while jogging at the weekend and held for ransom. Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said the 56-year-old went on a jog at about 9am on Saturday when he was abducted not far from his home in Welgelegen on the outskirts of the city. Mojapelo said the abductors contacted the victim's relatives and demanded a substantial sum of […]

16 May 2022

Local

Brace yourself for a massive petrol price increase in June

LOCAL Things are looking unbelievably bleak for SA motorists as June is set to usher in a petrol price hike of horrific proportions. It's an economic perfect storm: thanks to government's suspension on the general fuel levy coming to an end — an automatic increase of R1.50 per litre — mixed with a bullish dollar, floundering rand and surging international crude oil prices, South Africans could see the price of petrol […]

16 May 2022

Local

Eskom re-implements Stage 2 loadshedding between 5pm – 10 pm

LOCAL Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 5pm to 10pm on Friday due to “continued constraints on the power system”, says Eskom. “The continued shortage of generation capacity during the evening peak will require implementation of stage 2 load-shedding tonight [Friday],” said the power utility. Several generating units were expected to return to service, starting on Friday afternoon and through the weekend. “Since yesterday afternoon [Thursday] a generating unit […]

13 May 2022

Local

Gov approves SA LP Gas Strategy ahead of expected fuel price hike

LOCAL Calls have once again been raised for government to introduce legislation that protects South African consumers against ever-increasing fuel prices. Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana’s temporary tax relief of R1.50 set to expire at the end of the month. This could result in South Africans facing an increase of more than R3 per litre at the fuel pump from June. Cabinet has meanwhile given the go-ahead for the implementation of […]

13 May 2022

News

Operation Dudula to launch a branch in WC

by Tauhierah Salie Amid high rates of unemployment, Operation Dudula has revealed it is launching a branch in the Western Cape this weekend to quote-unquote ‘take back jobs from foreigners’. The movement, led by 36-year-old Nhlanhla “Lux” Dlamini, emerged in Soweto during the height of riots in July last year. The group cites a lack of enforcement of SA laws on Immigration, employment and by-laws. Western Cape provincial chair Sebele […]

13 May 2022

News

Al Quds, MJC hosts Nakba Day commemoration on Sunday

by Tauhierah Salie The Al Quds Foundation and the MJC will be commemorating Nakbah day on Sunday at the Hifth Academy Hall in Surrey Estate. Nakbah day refers to the ‘great catastrophe’ in the history of Palestine. On the 15th of May 1948, Apartheid Israel declared independence and dispossessed and massacred 800k Palestinians and destroyed hundreds of villages. Another six-day military attack in 1967, saw the Zionist forces conquer Egypt, […]

13 May 2022

Local

Dis-Chem warns customers of data breech

LOCAL Pharmacy retail and healthcare group Dis-Chem has alerted its customers that one of its service providers has suffered a data compromise. The hackers were able to gain access to the names, email addresses and cellphone numbers of over 3.68 million affected customers. Dis-Chem says there is a possibility personal information may be used by unauthorized parties to commit further criminal activities. The retailer says it is still investigating the […]

12 May 2022

International

UK’s charity regulator urged to investigate Policy Exchange over ‘anti-Muslim agenda’

INTERNATIONAL The UK’s charities regulator is being urged to investigate the Policy Exchange think tank for alleged racism and Islamophobia, over a report in which it accused Muslim critics of the government’s Prevent strategy of “enabling terrorism”. In a letter to the Charity Commission, the authors of a critical review of the UK government’s controversial counterterrorism strategy called on the government to review the think tank's charitable status, accusing it of “promoting vilification and even […]

12 May 2022

International

Turkey’s housing crisis: New cheap loan scheme sees prices soar further

INTERNATIONAL This week, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced new measures aimed at stimulating the purchase of real estate by offering low interest rates. Mortgage loan interest rates in Turkey currently oscillate annually between 18.5 and 24 percent. The new package, however, offers first-time buyers much cheaper credit, with annual interest rates of 11.88 percent. “Due to sharp increases in raw materials globally and also supply problems, the construction sector […]

12 May 2022

Tauhierah Salie

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