Daily Voice 2025-06-09

OSCAR Pistorius caused a helse stir after competing in the Ironman 70.3 triathlon challenge in Durban last weekend. The disgraced former Paralympian hero participated in the event that took place at uShaka beach on Sunday. Pictures showed the 38-year-old being held up in the surf by mense, with his leg stumps out of the water. Pistorius has been out on parole for the Valentines Day murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 since January 2024. Widely recognised as the “Blade Runner”, he completed the race, which consisted of swimming, cycling, and running, with a time of 5:56:39. According to media reports, his attorney Conrad Dormehl confirmed the athlete’s involvement as “part of his rehabilitation”, and Pistorius’ parole officer allegedly approved his travel from Pretoria to Durban. Outrage It sparked…

ALMOST 150 mense were left to brave the woeste Kaapse weer at the weekend without a roof over their heads after fires ripped through Silvertown, Khayelitsha. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell confirmed the fire broke out late Friday night, with city officials conducting assessments the following morning. Powell said on Saturday: “Following an assessment by Disaster Risk Management officials this morning, it was determined that 45 structures were destroyed, impacting 145 people.” City departments have been mobilised to clear debris and restore damaged municipal infrastructure, with Powell yesterday announcing that a weather warning was lifted after heavy rains on Saturday night. Powell said: “The SA Weather Service has advised that the warning for disruptive rainfall has been cancelled for [Sunday.] Thus far, no significant impacts have been reported to…

THE Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) has slammed Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, for threatening to shut down it and other civil society organisations. McKenzie made these remarks in a recent interview with the Paris-based English-language quarterly magazine, Africa Report, where he was speaking about the Afrikaner’s resettling in the United States, xenophobia and his 2029 leadership vision. McKenzie recently sparked controversy by calling for the dismissal of foreign nationals working in departments under his authority, with many including the AKF and other prominent civil society organisations, criticising him for being xenophobic. During the interview, McKenzie told Africa Report that he would get rid of illegal foreigners and he would close down charities that are anti-government, adding that Mzansi needs patriotic charities. Disgrace When asked if that included…

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy was injured as taxi violence erupted around the Cape metropole at the weekend. The laaitie was hit by a stray bullet as a Strand taxi driver was gunned down in Lwandle on Saturday night. This comes while the Cape is reeling following a tragic shooting which took place on Friday morning at a Mfuleni taxi rank where seven people, including a commuter, were shot resulting in the killing of four men. Gunmen stormed a Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) office and opened fire on the victims. SAPS’ Major-General Bongani Maqashalala suggested that the motive behind the attack was related to the ongoing conflict between rival taxi associations Codeta and Cape Amalgamated Taxi Associations (Cata). The police have announced a reward of R100 000 for…

FOUR people were shot and wounded, including one in the head, on Saturday night as gangsters opened fire near a winkel in Hanover Park. According to the local Community Police Forum spokesperson Kashiefa Mohammed, the victims were caught in the crossfire as they stood by the shop. Three of the victims, including a 14-year-old boy and his oupa, were rushed to hospital in private transport for various injuries – the boy was hit in the leg, the grandfather was hit in the hand, while the third sustained an undisclosed wound. The fourth, a 19-year-old male, was hit in the head and treated on the scene and is said to be recovering. Mohammed says: “The shooting is gang-related. They were not shooting at them [the victims] directly, they were caught in…