Athlone, like most other areas on the Cape Flats has been plagued by an ever increasing use, abuse and peddling of drugs. It has been reported that over 200 houses in the area alone are being used as drug dens. Authorities will now embark on joint operations to evict tenants[…]
Businesses that were targeted by the notorious ‘Crowbar Gang’ months ago believe that not even the arrests of four of its members will make it safe for them to trade. The Athlone business district bore the brunt of brazen attacks by the infamous syndicate just weeks apart. The chairperson of[…]
The Cape Chamber of Commerce says while it is concerned about the spate of targeted crime on Athlone businesses, it will not speculate that these attacks are the work of gangsters. The recent spate of violence in Athlone has raised the fears of local shop owners who suspect gangs could[…]
Two explosions shook the Athlone area late on Thursday night at a car dealership and a local shopping complex. Police confirmed the amount of explosions heard in surrounding neighbourhoods after two pipe bombs left broken glass and a burning car outside Auto Belgravia in Belgravia Road and a small shopping[…]
Western Cape police on Friday confirmed two explosions in Cape Town but no injuries or fatalities were reported, a spokesman said. “We can confirm that two incidents of explosions occurred last night [Thursday] just after 11pm — one in Belgravia Road, Athlone… and the other one at the corner of[…]
The Cape Chamber of Commerce says businesses in the southern suburbs may need to increase their security to curb criminals. Businesspeople in Athlone, Ottery and the surrounds has fallen victim to a spate of criminal attacks, in which a number of Muslim owned businesses have been targeted. Abdul Basier Dramat[…]
Athlone police cannot verify whether a syndicate of criminals targeting businesses and homes in the area is the work of the notorious ‘crowbar gang’. Several attacks on the Athlone business district have taken place in the past few weeks, leaving the community in fear. Athlone police spokesperson Captain Zeta Norman[…]
The business community in the broader Athlone, Lansdowne and Rondebosch areas fear they have become easy targets for criminals. This concern follows after three attacks on businesses and owners in the last week. On Saturday, the wife of the owner of Jimmy’s Service Station was shot and killed in an[…]
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