Two patients have been shot dead inside a Cape Town hospital by a patient who disarmed a police official. Police say the official was shot through the head in Saturday night’s attack and is fighting for his life. It’s understood that the two victims were near the killer who fired[…]
LOCAL The third accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, will remain at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility after several unsuccessful pleas to have him moved from the maximum prison. His legal representative, Advocate Maselela Teffo, alleged Mncube had been assaulted several times while behind bars. Teffo[…]
The five men accused of orchestrating the murder of former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa, will appear in court on Monday. After numerous delays and changes in their legal representation, the trial is expected to begin on Monday at the High Court in Pretoria. Eight years after[…]
Western Cape police have arrested a suspect in connection with multiple mass murder cases being investigated in Khayelitsha. The 35-year-old suspect has been charged with murder and was expected to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Monday. This comes after six people were shot and killed in the Enkanini[…]
Western Cape police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the murder of a couple related to The Voice SA season two winner Craig Lucas. According to the police, Warren and Arlene Lucas, both aged 37, were shot dead on Sunday evening in Sharon Crescent, Protea Heights, Brackenfell. “According to reports,[…]
By Aneeqa Du Plessis “Sometimes a life needs to be lost in order to save the lives of many,” says reformed ex-convict Bradwin Daniels. In a time where many youth across the Cape Flats are directionless and falling victim to the scourge of gangsterism daily, parolee, Daniels has taken it[…]
Social media has weighed in on reports that former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius may soon be eligible for parole. Pistorius was initially sentenced to six years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. This was later set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal and[…]
A whistleblower who was an ally of slain ANC Youth League secretary Sindiso Magaqa has called for more protection for those who voluntarily give information in the fight against corruption. Thabiso Zulu’s call comes after the gunning down of Gauteng Health Department official Babita Deokaran outside her home in Johannesburg[…]
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has reacted to the murder of the University of Fort Hare student whose body parts were found in a bag this week. In a statement on Saturday, the CGE said it would reach out to the institution’s leadership. The body parts of 23-year-old final-year[…]
COMMUNITY A suspect is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court, after the body of a woman was found raped and murdered in Browns Farm on Women’s Day. Police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut, said her body was found yesterday morning. According to Traut, the suspect was arrested after he[…]
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