LOCAL A suspected crime mastermind, with alleged links to a spate of mass shootings in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape, has been arrested and charged in Cape Town. Police say 30-year-old Yanga Nyalara faces 31 charges including 18 counts of murder, attempted murder and drug dealing. His arrest has been hailed as[…]
Police Minister Bheki Cele has allocated more resources to the crime ridden community of Khayelitsha. At least 26 people have been killed in mass shootings in the area so far this year. vincial government saying there’s a lack of manpower to rid areas like Khayelitsha of violent criminals. Cele announced[…]
LOCAL Four people have been killed after gunmen opened fire in a supermarket in Site B in Khayelitsha. Police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa, says unknown men entered the Madiba supermarket in Sulani Drive and opened fire. She says three victims died on the scene while the fourth later died in hospital.[…]
Religious leaders, residents and police in Khayelitsha came together for a day of prayer at the Site C Stadium as the community reels from a recent spate of murders. Just this week it was reported that three siblings were killed in a mass shooting, while six others were killed earlier[…]
LOCAL Three siblings were shot and killed in Khayelitsha on Sunday night. It’s the fourth mass shooting within the sprawling township in the last several months. Police are following up on leads regarding the latest incident. This quiet street in Lingelethu gives nothing away about the violence that took place here on[…]
LOCAL Two suspects are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday in connection with the shooting of five people in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. The shooting happened on March 14 at New Monwabisi Park in Endlovini. “The suspects, aged 25 and 28, have been charged with murder by organised crime detectives[…]
LOCAL Local police are investigating another mass shooting in Site C Khayelitsha. Five yet-to-be-identified men were shot and killed and a sixth person died in hospital on Sunday evening. Police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa, says police were called out to the corner of Maphongwana and Idada Street in Site C just[…]
A suspect arrested in connection with a mass shooting in Enkanini, on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, has briefly appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court. 35-year-old Thando Shuba faces charges relating to the shooting of two women and four men in the informal settlement. The killings took place two[…]
Six people were shot and killed when three unknown gunmen open fire on them in Lindela Road in the Enkanini informal settlement in Khayelitsha. Western Cape police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa, says police found the bodies of the victims across two scenes about 200 metres apart. “The yet to be identified[…]
The City of Cape Town says its Harare Infill housing project in Khayelitsha is progressing well. The R134 million project will provide 900 qualifying beneficiaries with state-subsidised homes. Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, says the internal services, which includes roads, storm water, water, sewer infrastructure and electrical[…]
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