A woman and her child have died after a structure caught alight at Kensington in Cape Town. Fire and Rescue spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says the victims were trapped inside the structure when the fire broke out. He says three other people were also left homeless. Carelse says the cause of[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis With more than 24-hours gone, residents in the Kensington area have continued relentless searches for Grade R learner Shanawaaz Asghar, 6, who was kidnapped outside of his home yesterday. Asghar was snatched by a group of men whilst en route to his school, Hidayatul Islam, a[…]
With little pomp and a heavy heart, 76-year-old Gosain Samsodien, Cape Town’s last traditional fez maker takes his final bow, or rather, sews his final thread, after more than two decades of service to the local and global Muslim community. “This is my passion. I’ve been doing this for[…]
LOCAL Members of SAPS in Grassy Park arrested and detained a 40-year-old man on charges of possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition on Saturday. While patrolling, the members noticed a suspicious male on a bicycle near the corners of Strandfontein Road and 11th Avenue, Eagle Park. The suspect was[…]
Police are searching for the remaining suspects after two arrested were made in connection with the burglary and vandalism of Kensington Day hospital. The facility was temporarily closed down after being ransacked last weekend and the lack of equipment has left it under strain. The police’s Noloyiso Rwexana reported that[…]
A man died in Kensington, Cape Town, on Saturday morning after being shot multiple times in the head, Western Cape police said. Officers found the body of the man, 34, on the corner of Ventura and Vliegtuig Avenue, in the early hours of the morning, said Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana. She[…]
While the festive season should bring joy and peace, Kensington residents received a bloody welcome to the season. The Kensington Community Policing Forum (CPF) has condemned shootings which saw four people wounded at the weekend, saying they will not allow gangs to keep the community hostage. Just last week, the[…]
The social media world was filled with mixed emotions over the weekend after a video surfaced of Facreton residents allegedly attacking the police for trying to arrest an alleged rapist. According to public relations officer of the Community Policing Forum (CPF) Chesslyn Steenberg, a 46-year-old male sexually assaulted a 15-year-old.[…]
Two suspects were arrested on Friday for the murder of a Cape Town woman who was killed on the N1 a week ago after her motorbike broke down on the highway, Western Cape police have confirmed. Zelda van Niekerk was shot in the stomach under the N7 bridge on the[…]
A Kensington man is expected to appear in court on Monday, in connection with the murder of a motorcyclist. It is understood that shortly before peak time on Friday afternoon, 45- year-old Zelda van Niekerk, pulled off on the side of the N1 road, near Century City with her motorcycle. She was then robbed[…]
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