Two people have been killed and another wounded by Metrorail trains during separate incidents in the Western Cape on Tuesday afternoon. Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott said two young boys were struck on the tracks between Bonteheuwel and Netreg stations. “The 14-year-old boy was knocked by the train while the 12-year-old[…]
Earlier this year, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced that it will prioritise prosecutions in 15 apartheid-era murders. The 1985 case of the Cradock Four in which four anti-apartheid activists, including TV journalist Lukhanyo Calata’s father, were murdered by the apartheid government, is one of the 15 cases that will[…]
One person has died following a fire outbreak in Rolbal Street in Beacon Valley Mitchells Plain. The City’s Edward Bosch said the incident occurred last night. “Just after 10 last night, the City’s Fire & Rescue Services responded to a Wendy house alight. Two fire engines and 12 fire fighters[…]
A 15-year-old boy was killed on Tuesday morning after falling from a train and being hit by a second one near Maitland station. Metrorail Western Cape spokesperson Riana Scott said emergency medical services responded and police services responded to the incident for further investigation. “The operational impact was the closure[…]
A 36-year-old man believed to be a foreign national has sustained serious burn wounds and is recovering at the Tygerberg hospital. The man known as Hamza is believed to be a caretaker at the kramat located on the signal bridge where the late Shaykh Mohamad Hassen Ghaibie Shah is buried.[…]
Two men aged 45 and 46 face charges of impersonating a police officer and the illegal possession of an unlicensed firearm after they were arrested at the city centre yesterday. Police spokesperson Andrè Traut said police patrollers spotted the suspects, dressed in police uniform, sitting in a VW Golf in[…]
The Western Cape Education Department has raised concerns following a stabbing involving two learners at Manenberg Primary School. Two learners have been stabbed during an altercation on Monday at a Manenberg school. According to Education MEC spokesperson Jessica Shelver the two pupils are Grade 6 learners. Shelver said the caretaker of the school[…]
In the next few weeks students will be commencing the new academic year as universities across South Africa reopen. This include many first-time students starting off their tertiary studies. According to Vice Dean in Education Faculty at Stellenbosch Professor Aslam Fataar, universities have put in a great amount of effort[…]
The District Six Working Committee has once again met with current and future land claimants ahead of a second-High Court appearance set to take place on the 26 February 2019. In 2018, the Cape Town High Court ruled that the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform should speed up[…]
The search for 25-year-old Angelique Ripepi has concluded after she was found in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town and taken to hospital. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said Ripepi has been reunited with her family. “This office can confirm that the missing person Angelique Ripepi was found last night[…]
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