crime

Two Malmesbury farm robberies in 72 hours

A Malmesbury couple were allegedly tied up and robbed in the early hours of Monday morning, and one was left with a serious head injury. “According to information, the victim and his wife were sleeping when he heard a noise at the front door,” Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana, a spokesperson from[…]

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Petition to keep rock-thrower behind bars

The man who attacked a local woman with a rock while she was jogging on a walkway between St James and Muizenberg is currently being detained. The community, however, fears he may soon be released and has come together to petition against his bail. On August 4, a female jogger[…]

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Blue Route Mall hit by robbers

The management of popular southern suburb shopping centre Blue Route Mall has confirmed that one of its stores was robbed yesterday. According to reports, the jewellery store opposite the mall’s Dischem was struck. Centre management insists that “everything is under control”, and that the mall is now operating as usual.[…]

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Potential fourth suspect involved in Cremer murder

After Meghan Cremer’s murder suspects were in police custody, an undisclosed amount of cash was withdrawn from her bank account from an ATM in Philippi. According to the Facebook Group Adjudicate, “a day after the three suspects were in custody an undisclosed amount of money was withdrawn from Meghan Cremer’s[…]

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Meghan Cremer murder alleged gang initiation

Three suspects who appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court have been charged with the murder of horse show rider, Meghan Cremer. They will appear in court again on Thursday, August 15 to attend their bail hearings. The suspects are Jeremy Sias (27), Charles Daniels (39) and Shiraaz Jaftha (34), and[…]

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Sanco calls for dismissal of police minister and MEC

The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) Western Cape has called President Cyril Ramaphosa to axe Minister of Police Bheki Cele of his duties and for Premier Alan Winde to dismiss MEC for Community Safety Albert Fritz. Sanco has accused the ministers of failing to implement a proper plan to[…]

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Woman warns of new hijacking method

Susannah Leigh (40) was travelling from Hout Bay to Camps Bay one evening on July 22 when a couple possibly saved her life after telling her they saw a man climb into the back of her bakkie when she stopped. A couple who were travelling behind Leigh took a video[…]

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