By Ragheema Mclean A man was arrested in the Bishop Lavis area on Thursday (04, April 2024) for the possession of an illegal semi-automatic firearm and ammunition. SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said that members of Bishop Lavis police responded to a complaint of a shooting in Deer Road, Bishop[…]
The bail application of former rugby player, Zane Killian, has been postponed to next Tuesday in the Bellville Regional Court. The 39-year-old is charged with the murder of top-cop Charl Kinnear in September this year, conspiracy to commit murder, illegal interference of communication and fraud. Killian’s lawyer, Eric Bryer, says[…]
A suspect has been arrested for the murder of Cape Town detective Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (better known as the Hawks) said on Thursday. The man was apprehended in Gauteng on Wednesday and will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court on Friday, Hawks spokesman[…]
Peaceful protest continued at Bishop Lavis Primary school for a second day on Tuesday, after parents demand for more teachers were not met. To kick start the academic year the Bishop Lavis Action Community (BLAC) held a demonstration calling on moral values to be prioritized and maintained to help overcome[…]
A Bishop Lavis police officer was shot and killed in his driveway on his way to work on Thursday morning. Lieutenant-Colonel Kay, 52, was attached to the provincial Firearm, Liquor and Second Hand Goods (FLASH) unit. Police spokesperson Siyabulela Malo said it’s alleged that Kay had just gotten into his[…]
A Cape Town hardware salesman, who allegedly shot and killed his former partner and injured their daughter, renewed his bid for bail on Tuesday when he appealed a magistrate’s refusal to release him to the Western Cape High Court. Angela Marinus was shot and killed while in her car in[…]
At least eight people have been shot and killed in Cape Town this past week. A woman is the latest to have died when she was gunned down at her Bishop Lavis home on Saturday. Two suspects have been arrested for the murder. Circumstances surrounding the death of the 32-year-old[…]
An investigation is underway at a school in Bishop Lavis after a Grade 10 learner was stabbed by a matric student on Monday morning. The Grade 10 learner is currently in a stable condition in hospital . The provincial Education Department’s Jessica Shelver said the learner involved in the incident[…]
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer in Gugulethu. The constable was off-duty when he was shot and killed during an alleged robbery at a shop in the Barcelona informal settlement on Sunday night. Police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut said the officer was[…]
The Metrorail’s central line at Bishop Lavis and Sarepta has been suspended temporarily from today. Spokesperson Riana Scott says the line has been suspended due to vandalism of a telecommunication cable. “Regrettably, we have no bus transport to offer as an alternative and customers are requested to make their own[…]
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