Innholdsfortegnelse for 2022-07-21 i Daily Voice

Check Beulah says the woman refused to listen and when another resident later went to go check if the gate was locked, he saw the hokkie was on fire and screamed for help. “My son and I just ran out of our house and by the time we got outside, the wind took the fire from the hokkie to the three shacks on our yard and the one next door. Ons plek was afgebrand.” She says fire services were on the scene about 20 minutes later while neighbours tried their best to put the blaze out. “A lady came here to say the tikkop was bragging that she burnt the place down but we are still waiting for a copy of the fire report so that we can make a…

THE apple really does not fall far from the tree in the case of kung fu master MJ Li and his teenage son. Muhammad Saifullah Chafeker from Goodwood was born without a left hand but that has not stopped him from achieving his goals. The 14-year-old is set to represent South Africa at the International Kung Fu Federation World Kung fu Cup taking place in Turkey on 6-8 September. He is following in the footsteps of his famous father, Muhammad Junaid “MJ Li” Chafeker, who is a five-time gold medallist and Legends of Kung Fu world champion. The only thing standing in Saifullah’s way of reaching his goal is kroon. “It will cost him an estimated R35 000 to cover all the costs involved such as registration and accommodation,” says…

EIGHT families illegally inhabiting the Pentech housing complex in Belhar say they cannot understand why the City of Cape Town is evicting them after the homes were refurbished at the start of the year. Since the construction of the complex seven years ago, locals say they have been overlooked by the City in terms of receiving title deeds, which has led to the two- and three-bedroom homes being occupied by families who took matters into their own hands. In May 2021, nine families moved into houses in the complex illegally, situated on the corner of Cambridge and Edison Roads, of whom eight are currently still staying there. Two weeks ago the eight families each received a court order to leave the property by July 28. Resident Bradley Jacobs, 42, says…