Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-11-21 i Daily Voice

THE Cape Malay Choir Board (CMCB) season reaches its climax next week with the Grand Finale to be held at Athlone Stadium on Saturday, 29 November 2025. The coveted 1m tall Silver Fez, fondly referred to as the Koefieyah, the trophy that will crown the ultimate champions for the 2025 season, will be up for grabs. This year for the first time in many years, all the teams will be participating in the Grand Finale. Teams compete in three categories on the day: Grand March Past, Best Dress and Exhibition Marching Drill. Points obtained here are then added to the points from the sectional competition and the choir who gets the highest total overall, wins the Koefieyah. Ottoman Sporting Club are the current holders of the coveted title. But they…

AHEAD of today’s nationwide shutdown, Women For Change (WFC) scored a small victory in the fight to end gender-based violence. Pressure since demanding urgent action, accountability, and proper implementation of existing laws, saw President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday declare the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) both a national and global crisis. Speaking at the closing of the G20 Social Summit yesterday, he said: “No society can thrive as long as gender-based violence and femicide continue, and the agency of women is denied. “The violence perpetrated by men against women erodes the social fabric of nations. Men and women are equal partners and must be actively involved to resolve power imbalances that normalise violence and silences survivors.” But activists are demanding more, as WFC activist and Victim Support Lead…

Amazing “As a mom you don’t want your child sliced open but it has to be done for his own good. I trust the doctors, they did an amazing job on his lip.” When he turns seven, Stephen will require surgery to strengthen the gum area so his teeth can develop, followed by braces at around age 12. He’ll need speech therapy to address challenges related to his cleft. Another child who received surgery was nine-month-old Luan from Barrydale, born with an incomplete cleft lip. His diagnosis came as a surprise, but his family carries a generational story of hope. His mother Lashay shared: “My father was also born with a cleft lip, so when Luan arrived, we knew there was a chance for him to thrive. “We are so…

Horrendous “No arrests have been made yet. The community is up in arms because this is an horrendous crime that has happened in the community once again. “As a CPF we are appealing to anyone with information to please come forward and contact 10111 or make contact with the Grassy Park SAPS.” Meanwhile, DNA tests will be conducted to determine the identity of the human remains discovered along Baden Powell Drive on Wednesday morning. Twigg reported that the circumstances surrounding the discovery are under investigation after skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave in Baden Powell Drive, Enkanini, Khayelitsha. Twigg said: “Harare police registered an inquest for investigation following the discovery of skeleton remains in a shallow grave in Baden Powell Drive, Enkanini, Khayelitsha, on Wednesday morning, 19 November…

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa launched a thinly-veiled attack against the bullying tendencies of United States counterpart Donald Trump. This comes as Trump recently warned the South African government not to attempt to adopt a consensus declaration at this weekend’s G20 Summit that doesn’t include the US position. Ramaphosa, who yesterday received the declaration from the G20 Social Summit in Boksburg, said that there should be no nation that bullies another, as all nations are equally important to the global agenda. On Wednesday, media reports revealed that Trump, in a scathing letter, formally warned South Africa against pushing for a joint statement without his administration being represented. Tensions between South Africa and Trump’s administration have escalated since the start of the year, culminating in a meeting between the two leaders at the…

Poaching This comes as police continue to uncover multi- million-rand poaching networks along the Western Cape’s coastline. Last Friday, Operation Lockdown III and the Endangered Species K9 Unit uncovered 6 400 units of abalone worth an estimated R3.52 million in a drying facility in Primrose Park, Western Cape. A Chinese man and a Malawian man were arrested and appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The bust followed a major seizure in Rawsonville in September, when cops intercepted a truck carrying 13 341 units of abalone, valued at R3.3 million. The two arrrested suspects are set tol appear in the Worcester Magistrate’s Court.…