A suspect has been arrested for the murder of Gift of the Givers volunteer who was shot in the head in Hanover Park last Friday. Ameerodien Noordien was shot and killed while walking to a shop in Surwood street on Friday, 5 October. The 20-year-old was shot three times in[…]
The Western Cape government has demanded that Police Minister Bheki Cele deploy extra police officers and reservists to the province within six months to stop a wave of crime, gangsterism, and attacks on trains. In a joint provincial cabinet statement, Premier Helen Zille said the Western Cape government and the[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has welcomed the arrests of three suspects in Durban, in connection with an attack on a mosque in Verulam that left one dead and three others critically injured. It is alleged that three suspects attacked Imam Hussain Mosque in Ottawa on 10 May, slitting the[…]
Protests flared up in Ennerdale, Johannesburg on Friday morning, in the wake of talks to broker a truce in Westbury. “They are burning tyres,” Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD)’s Senior Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said on Friday. “They are in solidarity with Westbury,” said Minnaar of initial reports received from the[…]
Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith and local councillor Angus McKenzie were ejected from the meeting at the behest of the protesters on Wednesday. Protesters claimed that Smith and McKenzie were trying to use the community’s social ills to their political advantage. The meeting follows Tuesdays “Total[…]
Police Minister Bheki Cele and a high level police delegation are expected to meet with various community leaders on Wednesday in Bonteheuwel following widespread protests in various parts of the Cape Flats yesterday. The protest movement termed “Total Shutdown” blocked roads in various areas. Residents embarked on a mass protest[…]
The murder of a businessman from Khayelitsha earlier this week, has highlighted the extent of crime in the area. Siraaj Sanaa was allegedly shot and killed outside his business premises after 18h00 on Sunday evening. The 45-year-old is believed to have been killed after reciting a Khaatam al-Quran with other[…]
A meeting between Hermanus protesters and Police Minister Bheki Cele broke up abruptly on Friday after Cele gave the community 72 hours to return a police firearm. The pistol was taken from an officer who was hospitalised after a beating at the hands of protesters on Thursday‚ and Cele said[…]
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