Daily Voice 2025-08-29

CARDI B says she never got physical with security guard Emani Ellis as she took the stand in a civil assault case. Ellis is suing the Bodak Yellow hitmaker for “$24 million” for krapping her innie gesig and calling her the N-word in a confrontation outside an obstetrician’s office in 2018. In a courtroom filled with tension and anticipation, Cardi B took the stand on Wednesday. Pregnancy The case predominantly revolves around the alleged incident, which unfolded during Cardi B’s first pregnancy, a period she was keen to keep private. On her second day of testimony, Cardi denied having made any physical contact with Ellis, asserting: “She couldn’t get a scratch from me because I didn’t touch her.” The incident supposedly escalated when Ellis, who had followed Cardi to her…

IT’S a total gospel takeover at GrandWest Arena this weekend with the Total Praise and Worship with Lebo Sekgobela. As we close out the month of August and the last winter month, what better way than to give thanks to the Most High for keeping us than an evening filled with praise and worship featuring some of the best gospel artists South Africa has to offer. This Saturday will be an unforgettable evening of worship, with 13 top local gospel music acts to lift your spirits. Lion of Judah hitmaker Lebo leads the lineup in lifting our hearts and voices in one accord to the great God. For mense unfamiliar with her music, the singer has released nine praise and worship albums, touching the hearts of many with heartfelt lyrics…

EFF President Julius Malema has rejected Wednesday’s Equality Court ruling that found his statements constituted hate speech and incitement to violence, labelling the judgment a “the nature of political speech in a democratic society”. The ruling by the Western Cape Division of the Equality Court upheld claims by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and Dante van Wyk against Malema and the EFF. The SAHRC initiated the litigation in November 2022 following public complaints about comments Malema made at a political gathering in Cape Town in October 2022. The court specifically cited Malema’s remarks in which he challenged the white race and threatened to kill. “You must never be scared to kill. A revolution demands that, at some point, there must be killing. This is a war between white…

ACTING Minister of Police Professor Firoz Cachalia has sent a warning to Cape gang leaders and will bolster SAPS’ ranks with additional officers. The Western Cape has recorded hundreds of murders in just seven weeks, prompting urgent interventions from the police. From 1 July to 23 August 2025 over 400 people were killed in the 30 most violent policing districts in the province. Cachalia condemned the ongoing killings and issued a strong warning as delegates from 54 African nations gathered at the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference in Century City this week. He said: “Where you have unruly gangs shooting people in the streets, it’s not acceptable. So I can say it is a message to those gangs: they must stop. Because I do not regard the status quo as…

WESTRIDGE-BASED Mitchells Plain Kickboxing Club are fighting back after a devastating fire destroyed their training equipment ahead of the national championships in October. A suspected arson petrol-bombing attack on a neighbour of chief instructor Jeremy Petersen’s home last month gutted his house in Lentegeur too. His shed, which acts as a makeshift gym where he does private training sessions, unfortunately, was also destroyed, along with the club’s training gear. Among the destroyed equipment were weights, treadmills, gloves, pads, battle ropes, a vibrating machine and more, collectively valued north of R100 000. Even more devastating, the club had recently got brand new equipment that hadn’t even been unwrapped yet. Peterson explained: “It seems like there was a confrontation involving our next-door neighbour and someone who threatened to petrol bomb their place.…

“I HAD blood on my hands. Today, I want to save young people from making the same mistake.” These were the words of Mervin Lewis, who, for most of his life, believed crime was the only option. Born in Manenberg and pulled into the cycle of gangs and violence, he spent 12 years behind bars after taking someone’s life at just 18. Now 56 and living in Weltevreden Valley, Lewis is determined to use his story to prevent young people from going down the same road. Thinking back to the day he stabbed someone, he said: “That night in 1988, I thought my story was over. I had blood on my hands. I didn’t know it was just beginning.” Lewis was sentenced to life in prison, spending time in seven…