Innholdsfortegnelse for 2023-07-27 i Daily Voice

Executing “Although Eskom notes the CoE’s technical challenges in executing load shedding, it is left with no choice but to implement load shedding for the CoE as the non-compliance puts further strain on the already constrained national grid.” It warned that failure to implement load shedding by municipalities affected the integrity and stability of the grid, which may lead to higher stages of load shedding. Eskom further appealed to the public to assist in reducing demand by switching off non-essential appliances such as geysers and pool pumps, as this lowers demand and helps in alleviating the pressure on the power system and contributes to lower stages of load shedding.…

The Bonteheuwel creche where an eight-month-old baby died earlier this year has been shut down. Linda’s Day Care Centre was in the spotlight after little Mogammat Qiran Canterbury died unexpectedly at the facility in June. It is believed that he had been sleeping when teachers noticed something was wrong and rushed him to the Vanguard Day Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Now, a month later, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) issued a notice of closure to the daycare. Spokesperson Unathi Booi confirmed the WCED’s intervention into the case. “Following the death of the minor, the WCED visited the facility and issued a Notice of Enforcement for Closure on the 19th of July 2023, as it was found that the facility does not comply with the norms…

THIS man spent nearly 30 years behind bars but has turned his life around and now hosts inspirational talks for youngsters, to help keep them on the straight and narrow. For more than 28 years, the concrete jungle was home to former high-ranking 28s gangster Ebrahiem “Katjies” Appollis. Originally from District Six, the 59-year-old was arrested and incarcerated in the 1970s following a spree of break-ins in Vredehoek, when he was just a teen. By the age of 20, Appollis had found himself stuck between the vier hoeke, after being found guilty of 67 of the 100 break-in charges against him. While serving his six years for this petty crime, Appollis decided to commit a murder to earn his rank in the mang. “Prison life is very challenging. To survive…

Donating Potgieter and her church have been donating meals and clothing so the family can keep warm during winter, but says more help is needed to rebuild the wendies. When the Daily Voice visited the house in Leeukop Crescent, most of the kids were not at home as they were out at various soup kitchens to get food. The children are aged between one and 14, and none of them are currently attending school. “They are going to school, the social workers are busy sorting that out,” one mother said. Monique Mortlock, spokesperson for the Department of Social Development, says it has been made aware of the family’s situation, “and we are currently rendering services within the DSDs mandate to the families”. The large family needs food, beds, bedding and…