Mitchells Plain

Body of hijacked CT businessman found

The body of abducted Cape Town businessman Imraan Daya has been found in Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, Western Cape police said on Sunday. “This office can confirm that the vehicle of a 27-year-old man was hijacked in Lansdowne on Friday evening by armed male suspects,” spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andrè[…]

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Body found on Cape Town sports field

A dead body was discovered on a Mitchell’s Plain sports field on Wednesday morning. Western Cape police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed that the body of a man was discovered at the Portlands Sports Complex in Hazeldene Road. The man appeared to have been strangled with a length of wire.[…]

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Raid targets criminals in Town Centre

The busy Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre was under lock down on Thursday morning as authorities began a sting operation targeting foreign traders. A large combined contingent of SAPS, armed forces, Metro police, Home Affairs, SARS officials and other spheres of government conducted raiding the business hub, amid an increase in[…]

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Parkwood in need of immediate lock-down: CPF

The continuous shooting and killing of innocent people has become the order of the day for the community of Parkwood Estate and Ottery. According to the Community Policing Forum, the free flow of illegal firearms are to blame for the bloodbath that claimed the lives of four people in Parkwood[…]

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Eastridge residents on knife-edge

Residents of Eastridge in Mitchells Plain have reported a surge in gang violence and drug abuse in the area of late. Some community members say they fear walking in the street and even having to go to the shop to buy bread has become dangerous. Police have recently said three[…]

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Lane closures may curb gang fights: CPF

Closing lanes between homes in Eastridge in Mitchell’s Plain may be a solution to the ongoing crime in the area, according to the local Community Policing Forum chairperson, Abie Isaacs. This comes following the death of a 28 year old woman who was caught in the gun crossfire between two[…]

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Daughter horrified by mother’s death

A 21 year old man is set to appear in the Mitchell’s plain magistrate’s court on Wednesday, following the murder of his 61 year old mother in Tafelsig on Sunday evening. The accused allegedly killed his mother and disposed of her remains in the refuse bin. The murder has sparked[…]

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First look at MP-Claremont MyCiti route

VOC News joined Mayoral member for Transport Councillor Brett Herron and a few journalists on a bus ride along the MyCiti Mitchell’s Plain-Claremont bus route on Friday morning. The proposed bus routes form part of Phase 2 of the MyCiti service to the metro-south east. This proposed route was developed[…]

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Residents call for end to Siqalo protests

Concerned residents from Hyde Park in Mitchell’s plain are calling on all those residing in Mplain, and those concerned with the ongoing protest action by Siqalo informal dwellers on the newly re-named Jakes Gerwel, otherwise known as Vanguard drive. Speaking on behalf of the community concerned resident and one of[…]

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MPlain residents concerned over informal dwellers

Concerned residents have called a meeting to address the issue of protests by informal dwellers living in the Siqalo informal settlement. Last week the Siqalo informal settlers blocked the newly named Jakes Gerwel\Vanguard drive between Highlands drive and the R300 for the reason that they do not want contractors from[…]

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