Pension reforms reached another milestone this week as the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) adopted the latest changes to the Pension Funds Amendment Bill. This means South Africans could soon be able to tap into their retirement savings or pension funds while still employed. The amendments made to the bill[…]
With the country marking 30 days without load shedding, Eskom forecasts that power cuts will be limited to Stage 2 during winter. On Friday, the power utility’s executives briefed the media at Eskom’s headquarters, Megawatt Park, about its operational performance and the outlook for winter. During last year’s cold season,[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Three decades ago, on 27 April 1994, South Africa witnessed a historic moment as over 22 million citizens cast their inaugural democratic votes. This pivotal event symbolized the end of centuries of colonialism, segregation, and white minority rule. While the victory of the African National Congress (ANC)[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Voice of the Cape’s (VOC) Golf Day made a triumphant return on Thursday at the picturesque Rondebosch Golf Club, concluding with an exhilarating prize-giving ceremony. Rafieka Layman, from VOC’s sales, marketing, and events department, shared her thoughts on the event during Friday’s VOC Breakfast, expressing her[…]
UNICEF South Africa says the country’s children need to be put at the centre of the developmental agenda. The organisation released its manifesto to mark South Africa’s 30 years of democracy and has urged that the protection of every child be a priority. UNICEF’s Manifesto for Every Child in South Africa 2024[…]
The three people accused of theft of foreign currency at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm are this morning expected to appear in the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. The three face charges of housebreaking, theft and conspiracy to steal. They allegedly stole $580 000 at the President’s farm in February 2020[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have thanked the United States (US) lawmakers after they voted in favour of new aid packages for their countries worth billions of dollars and Africa receiving little aid. Speaking on VOC’s Drive Time on Wednesday, International Relations[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen A 27-year-old suspect has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the murder of an elderly female. Judge Michelle Adams sentenced the accused, Keagan Samuels in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. According to the South African Police Services (SAPS) spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi, Samuels visited his[…]
By Ragheema Mclean The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has strongly condemned the recent discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of over 200 Palestinian civilians at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. This discovery follows earlier reports of mass graves at Al-Shifa Hospital, raising concerns about the ongoing[…]
Some 160 of UNRWA’s premises in the Gaza Strip have been “completely destroyed”, the agency’s Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, said on Tuesday. “160 of UNRWA’s premises in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed,” he said, noting that 180 UNRWA staff have so far been killed in Gaza since 7 October. Lazzarini[…]
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