A house believed to belong to the man accused of attacking and murdering University of Cape Town (UCT) student Uyinene Mrwetyana was on Tuesday set alight in Khayelitsha, in the Western Cape. Several videos surfacing on social media emerged on Tuesday night showing community members in Khayelitsha Ward 94 burning[…]
The Khayelitsha Health Forum has launched an initiative to protect Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel, following reports of an increase in attacks by criminals. It comes on the foot of an attack in which two paramedics were robbed at gunpoint in Harare two weeks ago, while responding to an emergency[…]
More than 600 children are still waiting for a place at Khayelitsha’s Enkanini Primary School, which is already bursting at the seams with the sheer number of children who want to attend it. In fact, demand for a place is so high that a large group of parents and unplaced[…]
A man accused of dismembering his wife and dumping her body parts across Khayelitsha, is fit to stand trial, a Valkenberg panel of experts, comprising two psychiatrists and a psychologist, has found. “The accused has been found fit to stand trial and does appreciate the wrongfulness of the offence,” prosecutor[…]
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services responded to numerous wood and iron structures alight in Charles Mokoena street, Khayelitsha, at around 04h00 on Saturday morning. One death has been confirmed, while suspicion of a second remains unconfirmed. Fire services Divisional Commander, Edward Bosch said a total of[…]
Khayelitsha residents marched to the Cape Town Civic Centre on Tuesday to demand basic services such as water and electricity. Close to 100 shack dwellers participated in the march in a bid to highlight that residents of New Monwabisi Park in Khayelitsha, are in desperate need of basic services. According[…]
The Taxi Task Team has condemned the torching of two Golden Arrow buses in Khayelitsha in Cape Town, but has denied that their members were responsible. Some taxi operators embarked on a strike on Monday morning, blaming lack of leadership by South Africa National Taxi Council (Santaco). Several taxi commuters[…]
Eight people have died in a blaze in Taiwan Informal settlement in Khayelitsha. The Fire and Rescue Services responded to the fire just after 01h30 on Monday morning where four informal structures were destroyed. Twenty-two people were displaced due to the blaze. The City’s Wayne Dyason said two adult females,[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority has welcomed the sentencing of serial rapist Sikhangele Mki to 15 life terms plus an additional 120 years’ imprisonment. It also requested the community not to take the law into their own hands. Mki was arrested last year after he was linked to the cases of[…]
Disputes over housing in Khayelitsha spilled over on Sunday when people set alight and vandalised a community centre that contains the local ward councillor’s office. They also vandalised the councillor’s house. GroundUp reported that these acts were in response to the Anti-Land Invasion Unit attempting to stop a land occupation[…]
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