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MPlain patients angered by “pathetic” service
Over the past few days VOC News has received an overwhelming number of calls from community members on the Cape Flats, complaining of dismal service at the Mitchell’s Plain District Hospital. These complaints range from extensive waiting times, poor attitude from staff as well as a shortage of crucial resources[…]
Thailand arrests second bombing suspect
Police hunting those responsible for Thailand’s deadliest bombing arrested a second foreign suspect on Tuesday, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said. The Aug. 17 attack on a Bangkok Hindu shrine killed 20 people and injured more than 100. Fourteen foreigners were among those killed in a blast the military government said[…]
MSF treated Syrians ‘exposed to chemical agent’
An international medical organisation has said its doctors treated four patients last week in the Syrian city of Aleppo who were exhibiting symptoms of exposure to chemical agents. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday that the patients were all from one family – two parents, a three-year-old girl and[…]
Deadly clashes in Nepal
At least six police officers and three protesters have been killed in western Nepal in clashes during demonstrations over a proposed new constitution, an official has said. Government Administrator Raj Kumar Shrestha told the AP news agency that protesters in Kailali district had attacked police enforcing a curfew. The official[…]
Car bomb targets security forces in Cairo
At least six policemen have been wounded in a car bomb attack in front of a police building in Cairo, according to Egypt’s interior ministry. The powerful blast struck northern Cairo district of Shubra al-Khaima in the early hours of Thursday morning. “A man suddenly stopped his car in front[…]
Pakistan stumbles upon its ‘biggest’ child abuse case
Officials in the Pakistani state of Punjab have called for a federal inquiry into what it called the largest-ever child abuse case in the South Asian country’s history involving nearly 300 children. The government of Punjab state on Sunday ordered a judicial investigation into the case that came to light[…]
Taliban meeting walkout raises specter of split
At the Taliban meeting this week where Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was named as the group’s new head, several senior figures in the movement, including the son and brother of late leader Mullah Omar, walked out in protest. The display of dissent within the group’s secretive core is the clearest[…]
Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes Indonesia
The Indonesian region of Irian Jaya in Papua has been struck by an earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.0, the US Geological Survey said. The quake, believed to be 32.8 miles deep, was centred 154 miles west of Jayapura, near Papua New Guinea, at 6:41am local time. There was no[…]
Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings
Explosions have rocked a string of Shia neighbourhoods across the Iraqi capital, killing at least 35 people and wounding another 70, police have said. The deadliest bombing took place in Baghdad’s northern Shaab neighbourhood when a man detonated an explosive vest in a crowded market, killing nine people and wounding[…]
WCape govt rolls out youth holiday programmes
With a growing concern around youth in gang and drug afflicted communities during the winter school holidays, the Western Cape Government has launched a youth holiday programme aimed at ensuring pupils are exposed to recreational and educational opportunities. During a joint press briefing with other departments at the Provincial Legislature[…]