A man suspected of murdering a Khayelitsha woman in her home and then dumping her body in a public toilet is expected to appear in court on Thursday, Western Cape police said. Her body was found in the toilet in RR Block in the informal settlement at 08:00 on Monday,[…]
Thursday, August 25, 2016, marked the second anniversary of the release of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry’s final report. The Commission sat in 2014 in what many describe as a ground-breaking process in which it uncovered systemic issues with policing not only within Khayelitsha, but across the country. The inquiry’s[…]
While many South Africans live in relative comfort, most South Africans continue to live in unsanitary conditions. Last week, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) filed affidavits of female residents who reside in the Khayelitsha informal settlements. The females cited poor sanitation of the communal toilet facilities and the accompanying ailments[…]
A gun was fired during a protest outside a Khayelitsha ward councillor’s home on Saturday after a group of residents marched there to demand that she not stand as their representative. The residents want the ANC councillor for Ward 18, Ntomboxolo Kopman, to step down. The protest at Kopman’s house[…]
A man who claimed he was on his way to buy drugs in Khayelitsha before police arrested him, led the officers to a home where they uncovered – among others – explosives, police said on Thursday. This led to the arrest of five other male suspects. Western Cape police’s Constable[…]
The decaying remains of a Khayelitsha woman who disappeared while celebrating her 21st have been found buried under a half-built house. Anelisa Dulaze went missing on January 31, after going out with friends to a tavern in Town Two to celebrate her birthday. Last month community members led a march[…]
Angry Khayelitsha residents marched to the police station on Wednesday to demand cops step up their investigation into the disappearance of Anelisa Dulaze. The young woman went missing on January 31, when she went out with friends to celebrate her 21st birthday. Anelisa was last seen at a tavern in[…]
Two suspects have been arrested for the rape and murder of the young Khayelitsha woman Sinoxolo Mafevuka, police said on Monday. The two are expected to appear at the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said. “This afternoon a breakthrough was made into a murder and rape[…]
A man has been hacked to death with a panga, allegedly by his stepson and friends. The 39-year-old victim was sitting outside his home when his 17-year-old stepson arrived with four other men to attack him. The incident happened in Ntlazane Street in Enkanini informal settlement, Khayelitsha on Sunday. The[…]
Metrorail has announced that it has been forced to temporarily terminate trains to Khayelitsha from Mandalay station. In a statement on Tuesday, Metrorail regional manager Richard Walker said the forced termination was due to a joint operation to remove illegal electrical connections between Nolungile and Nonkqubela. This, however, resulted in[…]
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