A prominent member of the Western Cape Hawks, Colonel Christelle Stemmet, was found dead in her Table View home on Sunday evening. It is alleged that Stemmet was shot twice and died as a result. Speaking to News24, Western Cape Hawks spokesperson Colonel Philani Nkwalase confirmed that the incident took[…]
The prosecution will be relying on the testimony of 16 State witnesses in its bid to prove its case against Luyanda Botha for the rape and murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana. The State’s case will be led by the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, advocate Rodney De Kock.[…]
The annual celebration of Guy Fawkes Day in South Africa is often marked by unruly, undignified, destructive and crude behaviour by all those participating in the so-called festivities. The 5 November celebration was characterised by violence and chaos on Tuesday in the Cape Flats, with both young and old engaging[…]
The Wynberg Magistrate’s Court has heard that the investigation into the murder and rape of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana is complete and that the prosecution is ready for trial on November 15 in the High Court in Cape Town. The court has lifted a ban on the identification of 42-year-old[…]
The man accused of Uyinene Mrwetyana’s rape and murder is expected back in the Wynberg magistrate’s court on Tuesday. The former post office employee can not be named due to a court order. READ: Uyinene Mrwetyana’s alleged killer’s house torched Mrwetyana disappeared on 24 August. Her burnt body was found in a shallow grave, a few days later.[…]
Another Golden Arrow bus was set alight on Thursday night when it was petrol-bombed between Baden Powell Drive and Coastal Park. One commuter is reported to have third-degree burns, while a further three are slightly injured. “No injuries to driver,” said the City of Cape Town spokesperson, Maxine Bezuidenhout. “All[…]
It has been a year since Cape Town advocate Pete Mihalik, 50, was shot dead at close range while doing a school run on a sunny spring day. His young son and teenage daughter lost their dad that Tuesday, October 30, having been with him in the Mercedes-Benz when shots[…]
Hundreds of refugees sought shelter at the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town following violent clashes with police on Wednesday. They told eNCA that seven children are missing. Police arrested around 100 foreign nationals occupying an office building in Cape Town as part of a sit-in protest against xenophobia, later releasing many of them. The refugees[…]
An Israeli soldier was sentenced to one month in prison after fatally shooting an unarmed Palestinian protester without his commander’s permission during the unrest along the Israeli-Gazan border. A military court ruled on Monday that an IDF service member broke the rules of engagement when he fired at a Palestinian[…]
Recently, Cape Town neighbourhoods have seen several attacks on neighbourhood watch (NHW) members in the Cape Flats. Over the past weekend, frustrated NHW members protested outside the Mitchells Plain police station after a female NHW member was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer – an allegation which has since[…]
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