By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Western Cape’s South African Police Services (SAPS) have issued an appeal to the public for assistance in locating suspects believed to be connected to five murders and four attempted murders in Cosa Street, Site B, Khayelitsha on March 26, 2023. SAPS spokesperson Anelisiwe Manyana stated, “The two[…]
The Hawks have swooped on a man suspected of killing a Cape Town police officer. Spokesperson for the directorate W/O Zinzi Hani said a 24-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for the murder of Sgt Simphiwe Kwepile. Kwepile, who was stationed at Nyanga police station, was killed in Mandela Park,[…]
The state is expected to call a ballistics expert to the stand to testify in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, on Wednesday morning. Five men are on trial for the murder of the soccer star who was shot and killed in 2014. Meyiwa was[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen, said since 2020 the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have been effective in combating crime, particularly murder. LEAP areas recorded a total of 428 homicides from January to March this year. Allen explained homicides[…]
Detectives are trying to establish what lead to the murder of four people in the upmarket suburb of Constantia in Cape Town. The bodies of two men and two women believed to be from Bulgarian were discovered on Thursday morning. The killings have sent shockwaves through the upmarket neighbourhood. Police[…]
By Kouthar Sambo According to News24, the Western Cape High Court heard on Wednesday that a “trusted” gardener may agree to take a plea deal for the murder of teacher Helga van Wyk at her Durbanville home. The last-minute decision resulted in a deferral of the agreement’s finalization, therefore[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis The Cape of Good Hope SPCA have shared a heartfelt tribute to Dr Natheem Jacobs, 27, who was stabbed to death during an attempted robbery outside his Garlandale, Athlone home in the early hours of Thursday morning. The animal welfare organization expressed their anguish through a[…]
By Kouthar Sambo According to Police Minister Bheki Cele, the goal of publishing crime statistics is to assess how well the police are doing at upholding the peace and the law. Furthermore, the third quarter statistics indicate that crime is still a major issue, although visible policing and disruptive operations[…]
The Hawks’ National Priority Violent Crimes (NPVC) team arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Sergeant Sithembiso Mnatwana. The police official who was attached to Cape Town Central police station was shot and killed in September last year in front of his residence in Samora Machell. The case[…]
JOHANNESBURG – The police officer accused of murdering his girlfriend, Tembisa Hospital nurse Lebo Monene, will return to the Johannesburg High Court on Friday, where the details of his plea bargain will be heard. 31-year-old constable Lucky Mudau is facing a charge of premeditated murder after he allegedly shot Monene in the parking lot[…]
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