By Lee-Yandra Paulsen As consumer inflation slightly dropped last week, we want to understand what the month of May looked like by checking in with those tracking the Household Affordability Index report. Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group Programme Coordinator, Mervyn Abrahams, spoke to VOC Breakfast on Monday about these[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Three suspects were arrested on a bus earlier on Thursday (23 May) following a tip-off from a passenger. This comes after information received led enforcement agencies to three suspicious individuals traveling along Jakes Gerwel Drive. “Officers intercepted the bus in the vicinity of Bonteheuwel and conducted a[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned the recent massacre which unfolded in Rafah against displaced citizens in tents in the western Rafah city on Sunday evening. According to recent media reports, the death toll from Israeli air strikes on a camp near Rafah has risen to[…]
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says South Africa will approach the United Nations (UN) Security Council to ensure Israel complies with Friday’s court order to stop its military offensive in Rafah. While the orders issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are binding, it does not[…]
Amnesty International South Africa said while it welcomed the signing of the new anti-gender-based violence (GBV) legislation, its implementation remained key. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the bill into law on Friday, together with legislation establishing the Independent Directorate (ID) permanently. He said the bill would help bring an end to[…]
Scores of pro-Palestine supporters have embarked on a march to Parliament. They’re calling for an end to the Israeli military operation in Gaza. The march follows Friday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) order for Israel to halt its planned ground invasion of Rafah, south of Gaza. The president of the[…]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that oxygen generators at Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip would stop functioning due to a lack of fuel supplies. UNICEF posted on X: “Fuel supply to #Gaza is still very low. With no consistent fuel delivery to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir[…]
The City of Cape Town says it has formally declared two government properties, problem buildings. They say this is in response to complaints of crime including drug dealing in hijacked buildings. The City says the Public Works Department owns both properties on Keizersgracht Street in District Six and in Jan Smuts[…]
Italy has announced it will restore funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) months after it suspended aid to the agency over Israeli allegations linking UN staff to the deadly October 7 attack. Rome joins several Western donors in resuming aid after an independent review of UNRWA, led by[…]
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has announced the appointment of Professor Mosa Moshabela as its new Vice-Chancellor. Moshabela is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His appointment comes after a unanimous decision between the council of the university and other stakeholders. He is expected[…]
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