Residents came out in their droves in the New Woodlands and Bonteheuwel areas at the weekend. The respective communities have joined hands in the fight against gang activities, drugs, crime and social ills. Last week Friday, the New Woodlands area in Mitchells Plain hosted an interfaith meeting. Chairperson of the[…]
By Aneeqa Du Plessis Appalled parents shut down Alpine Primary School in Mitchells Plain on Wednesday after 1300 children were expected to share two toilets. Alpine primary has been the target of continuous vandalism incidents. Several complaints were reported to the province’s Safe School Call Centre during the holidays. In[…]
This year, for the first time ever, the official Opening of the Western Cape Parliament, and this year’s State of the Province Address (SOPA), will take place at the Rocklands Civic Centre in Mitchells Plain. Premier Alan Winde welcomed the historical announcement by Speaker Masizole Mnqasela on Monday. The SOPA[…]
By Tauhierah Salie An elderly Mitchells Plain resident is seeking assistance after her house was the target of an arson attack at the weekend. Pensioner Gadija Cariem, her three sons and their children have been staying at the house in Alberton Road, Portlands, for at least 20 years. A petrol-bomb[…]
We had no idea that the child could not walk,” the owner of a Mitchells Plain superette who refused access to disabled Connor Haskin in April last year has told the Equality Court. Shop owner Salauddin Khan is accused of denying Connor and his mother Liezel access to his store. Connor has[…]
A 10-year-old child was killed in the crossfire of a shooting in the Cape Flats. Residents of Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain said they have seen an increase in gang activities since last week and children are losing their lives in the process. Ayesha Kelly (10) was killed on her way to the shops when[…]
Drama unfolded at Promenade Mall this morning as Mitchell’s Plain police accosted robbers in their tracks following a robbery at a cellphone store inside the centre. Police officials were alerted to the incident and arrived at the store as the robbers were leaving. This led to a shootout with police[…]
The state tightened its case against one of Mitchell’s Plain’s biggest alleged drug lords using cell phone coordinates to map the times at which the syndicate’s workers clocked in to allegedly pack crystal meth. Using GPS data from cell phones belonging to employees registered to Alterior Trading Solutions, the company[…]
A six-year-old child was one of the casualties in two separate shootings in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain on Saturday morning, Western Cape police said. The little boy was wounded in Lagonda Crescent when he was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs at about 09:30, police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andrè[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it will be boosting security at Woodlands Secondary School in Mitchells Plain, after a security guard was found stabbed to death on the premises over the weekend. Police spokesperson Sargent Noloyiso Rwexana said that police are investigating a case of murder, after the[…]
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