Western Cape Premier Alan Winde hosted a community meeting in Elsies River on Tuesday to outline the details of his recently launched safety plan. The R1 billion plan which was announced last month is expected to provide 3000 additional law enforcement officers and 150 more investigators available in crime hotspots[…]
The two suspects arrests in connection with the murder of four youths in Elsies River are claiming innocence. Rowan Schuurman and Peter Nokewes appeared in the Goodwood Magistrates Court for the second time yesterday, where they said they were wrongfully arrested. It follows the murder of a 10-year-old girl, two[…]
The Human Rights Commissioner has called on South African government to provide adequate housing for backyard dwellers, calling it a “prime ground for criminality.” He was speaking outside the Elsies River homes of the three young children who were shot and killed in an apparent gang hit on Tuesday night.[…]
As the army starts the first weekend of its deployment on the Cape Flats, residents remain hopeful that violent crime will soon be reduced. Recent weekends have seen a spike in violence in areas like Philippi and Hanover Park, sparking an outcry from communities on the Cape Flats and ultimately[…]
A 12-year-old boy who was shot multiple times at close range while guarding cars at an Elsies River mosque was probably killed as part of a gang initiation. This is the opinion of a spokesperson for the family, Pastor Vincent Alexander, who believes Aswin Jonas, a Grade 5 pupil at Tygersig[…]
Child killer Mortimer Saunders claimed to have searched for Courtney Pieters on the day the three-year-old girl went missing, her relative and former minder testified in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. He is believed to have already killed the toddler by then, giving her ant poison to make[…]
A tip-off by alert residents in Elsie’s River, Cape Town, led to the arrest of five men and a woman suspected of having robbed an ATM in the Strand area on Friday, police said. Western Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said residents became suspicious about a vehicle in their[…]
By Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed Another violent shooting has angered Elsies river community – this time a two-year-old girl was shot and wounded in the face when she was hit by a stray bullet in Leonsdale yesterday. A 31-year-old man was also killed during the apparent gang related shooting in[…]
VOC concluded this year’s Ahlan wa Sahlan 1438 outreach on a high note at the Siddique Mosque in Elsies River, a fitting tribute as Muslims usher in the last few days of Ramadan. The programme was blessed with a dhikr in the usual Gadat laghu from the local community, with[…]
President Jacob Zuma and a convoy of government officials descended on Elsies River on Tuesday with a bag full of promises after the murder of Courtney Pieters. Children and adults packed the Adriaanse Civic Centre, where the memorial service for the three-year-old girl was held two weeks ago. They chuckled[…]
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