Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-09-09 i Daily Voice

Invitation Molapi said: “The chairperson signed seven letters to the seven persons that have been named. Secondly, in the invitation, there is no person who has been given a date of appearance before the committee.” The list of invitees includes Mchunu, Mkhwanazi, National Commissioner Fannie Masemola, Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, Deputy Ministers Polly Boitshelo and Cassel Mathale, and Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia. Molapi emphasised the urgency of the process, saying: “We had planned that the committee would start its work by the 10th of September.” Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal Police (KZN) Commissioner Lieutenant General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is likely to be the first witness to testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry set to begin on 17 September 2025. The announcement was made by commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels. Initially scheduled…

Tomb Around 800 people had arrived on a special train from Assisi, where Acutis’ body, dressed in jeans and a pair of Nike takkies, lies in a glass-walled tomb. The mass was also being watched by faithful on giant screens in Assisi, a medieval city and pilgrimage site as the home of Saint Francis, the patron saint of animals. Italian Pier Giorgio Frassati, a mountaineering enthusiast who died of polio aged 24 in 1925 and was known for his social and spiritual commitment, was also made a saint on Sunday. Acutis’s mother, Antonia Salzano, said that her son would thank all those coming to mark his elevation to sainthood.…

DEADLY shootings rocked the Cape Flats yesterday as reports of gun violence flooded social media. Unconfirmed reports came in from Valhalla Park and Kalksteenfontein after shootings in Manenberg, Muizenberg and Bishop Lavis were confirmed. Two bystanders were shot in Manenberg, while the body of a 39-year-old was found in Muizenberg and a 46-year-old man was gunned down in Bishop Lavis. Amid the violent flare-ups, the Daily Voice was in Retreat where three men were shot in a drive-by shooting. The incident took place in Beethoven Street after 12pm when the occupants of a Datsun Go reportedly opened fire. A 17-year-old male was declared dead on the scene and two other men in their 20s sustained gunshot wounds and were taken for medical treatment. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said that…

Compete “We are also busy with competitions in Johanneburg and Northern Cape. “We also have world championships where athletes can compete. “We encourage athletes to compete at various federations also as we don’t want to limit athletes.” Turning the focus on the strict regulations in the sport, he added: “They must just know what they suppose to take and not take when it comes to supplements and banned substances we promote drug free sports that’s why we had South African Institute for Drug-Free Sports (SAIDS) on Saturday to educate them on the above.” He added that 26 athletes are expected to compete in the African Champs in Rocklands on 7 March 2026 and thanked various sponsors who made the event possible. Pugin thanked the National Coloured Congress for sponsoring the…

AS WE celebrate Heritage Month, one of the best parts of the Kaap se cultural fabric is the Cape Minstrels. The Cape Town Minstrels, colloquially known as The Kaapse Klopse, is a tradition stemming from the 1800s. The celebrations, known as Tweede Nuwe Jaar (second new year) on January 2, was a day off given to slaves to celebrate however they felt fit. During this alternative New Year celebration, the slaves would dress up as minstrels and dance rhythmically to the sounds of banjos, guitars, ghoema drums, whistles, trombones and tubas. Tweede Nuwe Jaar is a celebration of a community’s survival and illustrates the continuity between its past, present and future While slavery was officially abolished in the Cape on 1 December 1834, the Tweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations remained a…