Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday promised disgruntled residents of Philippi East in Cape Town that proper interventions will be made to address policing in the area which has hit news headlines following the murders of 13 people at the weekend. Bheki Cele reveals “24-hour plan”… sort of Cele told the crowd[…]
It’s been confirmed that three construction workers lost their lives on Monday evening after one of their trenches collapsed in on them during some routine maintenance. The work, which was being carried out in the Cape Town suburb of Table View, has been suspended on Tuesday. 3 killed after trench collapsed[…]
This story is part of a three-part “Gang Wars” series, which this week focuses on Hanover Park. Since the start of the year, 45 people have been murdered in Hanover Park in the Western Cape and 12 people lost their lives to violence in June, the bloodiest month in the[…]
The hands holding the guns behind the bullets and bloodshed in Hanover Park are not tattooed, weathered or even fully developed. “They belong to children, some not even teenagers yet,” Ebrahim Abrahams says with a shake of his head. “Those hands should be holding pens while doing homework. Instead, they[…]
Six women were murdered in Philippi East on Friday evening, July 6. Police have opened an investigation into this heinous crime but the motive for the murder is unknown. According to EWN, the women aged between 18 and 26-years-old were shot at a residence in the Marcus Garvey community. Police say[…]
Criminals seem to be becoming more and more creative when it comes to stopping motorists or getting drivers to leave their vehicles in order to hijack them, and a recent incident involving cement was possibly the most dangerous and creative method yet. While travelling along the N1 just after the[…]
By Anees Teladia The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) plans to investigate the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT) bylaws and test them against the country’s Constitution. There has been a widespread public outcry against the City recently, after it was revealed that homeless people were being “targeted” and fined[…]
JP Smith has come under fire for his recent comments about homeless people in Cape Town. The City of Cape Town’s mayco member for safety and security paid Kieno Kammmies from Radio 702 a visit to talk, at length, about the current controversy that surrounds the provincial government in how it is dealing with[…]
Meshach Marimuthu wanted to make a recent holiday to Cape Town memorable for his girlfriend, so he turned a script from a movie scene into reality. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Marimuthu, speaking to News24 on Wednesday, said he was looking to do something “unusual and unique” for his girlfriend Suemaya[…]
A waiter has been suspended from Cape Town’s popular Life Grand Cafe after a customer said she was headbutted there, the restaurant said on Tuesday. “The waiter has been suspended pending the outcome of the [South African Police Service] investigation,” it said in a statement to News24. “Also note, there are[…]
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