Police in Cape Town have confiscated illegal liquor at a house in Mitchell’s Plain. More than 63 litres of mainly beer were taken by Designated Firearm and Liquor Control Officers at a house in Siberian Way. A 61-year-old woman was arrested. She faces a charge of dealing in liquor without a valid[…]
The cluster chairperson for the Mitchell’s Plain Community Policing Forum (CPF), Hanif Loonat , has called for the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) to be used more effectively, in a bid to fight the increase in drug activity consuming the communities of the Western Cape. This comes after a[…]
Gang violence, hijacking’s, robbery and murder are all crimes that contribute to the dark cloud that is hanging over the Mitchells Plain area. Mitchells Plain is one of the many suburbs plagued by crime, whilst the risk might be higher in areas such as Hanover Park, certain parts of the[…]
A Mitchells Plain school’s wish for a science laboratory has finally come true. Thanks to a generous donor, instead of one, it now has two. In January, News24 reported on the plight of Oval North Secondary School in Beacon Valley, which is located on the border between rival gangs. Principal[…]
A few weeks ago in Eastridge, Mitchells Plain a fire claimed the lives of eight people including small children of the Minnies family. Sixteen year old, Lance Minnies, who had survived the fire, sustained ninety-nine percent burns and is currently receiving skin graft treatment at a local hospital. A fund[…]
A Mitchells Plain father heard anguished screams as he desperately scrambled around his burning home on Saturday when a fire ripped through it, killing eight people, including his three youngest children and three grandchildren. Eventually the smoke was so thick that Patrick Abrahams, 54, of Eastridge, had to abandon attempts[…]
Pick n Pay on Monday said it had met the Mitchells Plain granny who was reduced to tears over a demand that she pay for a slab of chocolate her grandson had apparently broken in one of its stores. A picture of the clearly upset grandmother on the floor, cradling[…]
Protest flare ups in Siqalo informal settlement has prompted angry residents to continue to shut down a major road through Mitchells Plain if their service delivery concerns are not addressed. Protest action spilled in the streets this week bringing traffic to a standstill. Residents blocked a section of Jakes Gerwel[…]
Neither guns or gangs could stop the matric pupils of Oval High School in Mitchell’s Plain from getting close to a 100% pass rate. “I know how many difficulties you had to face,” said principal Na-aim Kassiem with awe as he addressed the class of 2015 who were sitting at[…]
For the very first time, the Imamat council of Mitchells Plain has invited the masajid to come out and attend the Muslim Youth Festival for a day filled with entertainment, activities and laid-back interaction. With school holidays upon us, the event is welcome distraction for youth, many of whom are[…]
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