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Search for missing 9-year-old Delft girl continues

Intensive searches by police, a dog unit and community organisations have not yielded any success as efforts to find missing Delft girl Linathi Titshala, 9, continue, authorities confirmed on Friday. Linathi went missing on Sunday morning and was last seen in Cork Tree Street, Thubelitsha, at about 10:00. She also[…]

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Paarl fire brought under control, no need for evacuations

A massive fire in the towering Paarl mountains is under control with no evacuations required, the Drakenstein municipality said on Friday. “There was and is no need to evacuate the area or homes,” spokesperson Riana Geldenhuys said. This was after “aggressive” overnight firefighting operations, in spite of strong winds. Two[…]

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Court to hand down judgment in baby Daniel’s case

Judgment is expected to be handed down today in the South Gauteng High Court, in the case against a couple accused of torturing their three-year-old son, Daniel, to death. Baby Daniel’s mother and stepfather are standing trial for murder, abuse and negligence. The child’s body was discovered at his home[…]

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Philippi farm murder: two in court, others still on the run

Two men appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday in connection with a deadly farm attack in  Cape Town’s Philippi horticultural area. Sapho Mgxuati and Makwekwe Thumgela were arrested on Sunday afternoon after a shootout between police and a 10-man gang who robbed the vegetable farm. The state prosecutor[…]

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Over 43kg of cannabis seized by Cape Town police

A man selling drugs from his vehicle, which was parked at a petrol station in Koeberg Road in Cape Town, spent the weekend behind bars – along with two accomplices. Table View police made the arrest at the garage after being alerted to his actions at 11pm on Thursday. On[…]

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