Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-10-09 i Daily Voice

Undermines Mukhuba accused Mkhwanazi-Xaluva of attempting to destroy the church through the Section 22 Committee, a peer-review mechanism she believes undermines church autonomy. CRL deputy chairperson Prince George Mahlangu dismissed claims that the committee is bent on infringing on the rights and freedom of Christians. He explained that the committee comprised the religious leaders representing close to 45 million Christians in the country and that the commission is not even part of it except for the secretariat role. “Section 22 will go to all the provinces and will engage the religious leaders. It is really a peer review mechanism from our side,” he said. He explained that the committee was created to address the needs for handling complaints of abuse from congregants, citing the case of Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso…

KHAYELITSHA residents clashed with police as they attempted to hand over a memorandum to Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis yesterday. Hundreds, led by councillors Lonwabo Mqina, Khayalethu Kama, Thando Mpengezi and Ndithini Thyido, marched to the Civic Centre. Tensions later flared when a few protesters were pepper-sprayed as they tried to walk up the stairs to demand that the mayor receive their memoran dum in person. Noliza Nkampula said: “The police pepper-sprayed us as we were singing while walking up the stairs after hearing the mayor didn’t want to come out to us. “And we were not trying to access the building.” Thyido criticised the mayor’s absence, saying: “The Mayor of Cape Town is a racist. He’s staying true to his racist genes, as he doesn’t see the need to…

Traumatic Makiti said: “We are concerned by these incidents that leave our communities in trauma, as these are traumatic experiences. Some people were coming home from work, there were children, and some were at the shops when the shooting happened. We are unable to move around at ease.” Makiti said fear and silence in the community were hindering justice. He added: “The sad thing is that the community members are scared to tell us who the perpetrators are. For us to live in a peaceful environment and have a better life, we need to report these criminals. We want these people to be arrested and removed from our society. We urge people to go to the station commander and report these perpetrators.” Makiti revealed that the CPF had been in…

YOUR credit score is a very important three-digit number. Yet, most South Africans don’t know their score, how to manage or improve it. Lenders (who give you credit) use your credit score to determine whether you qualify for credit or other financial products, and the interest you will be charged. Gavyn Letley, Product Head at loan provider DirectAxis, explains that a strong credit score creates opportunities, while a poor one limits them and increases borrowing costs. For example, a score of over 650 gives you an 85 percent chance of getting a home loan or vehicle finance approved. A score of 700+ can mean you pay prime or below-prime interest rates, while a poor credit score could mean paying prime +three percent, which considerably adds to the cost of a…