A body of young child was found a shallow grave in Epping on Saturday, suspected to be that of three year old Courtney Pieters. The toddler went missing last Thursday while playing with friends outside her home in Elsies River. Police will need to conduct forensic tests to confirm the[…]
Venezuelan protesters have lobbed bottles and bags of faeces at soldiers who fought back with tear gas to block the latest march in more than a month of nationwide protests against President Nicolas Maduro. The march on the main highway through Caracas on Wednesday came as thousands of opposition supporters[…]
Members of the Elsies River Community Police Forum (CPF) had to quell tensions amongst residents in the area on Tuesday, amid accusations that police are not doing enough in the searching for Courtney Pieters. The three year old girl disappeared outside her home last Thursday while playing with friends. This[…]
By Melanie Sauer Elsies River residents have criticized the police for allegedly failing to adequately support their search for missing three-year-old, Courtney Pieters. The Elsies River community have come out “empty handed”, after another night of searching into the early hours of the morning for young Courtney. The toddler disappeared[…]
By Melanie Sauer The Department of Community Safety is calling for a collaborative approach to end gang-violence and crime in the Western Cape once and for all. Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, hosted a public meeting on Sunday in Elsies River to respond to the concerns of[…]
By Thakira Desai Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula has warned gangsters that their days are numbered and police will intensify the fight against gang violence. The minister visited Elsies River on Thursday, after a brutal drive-by shooting on Monday night, in which three people were killed. According to witnesses, occupants[…]
Police are investigating the death of America’s first Muslim woman judge as a suicide, the New York Times reported, citing law enforcement sources. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, was found dead in the Hudson River in New York on Wednesday. Despite her personal accomplishments, Abdus-Salaam, who was serving on New York’s highest[…]
German investigators are hunting for possible suspects responsible for three explosions that rocked Dortmund football team’s bus, injuring a player. The assault, described by Dortmund city’s police chief as a “targeted attack” against the team, shook German football ahead of a Champions League quarter-final at home to Monaco. Borussia Dortmund’s[…]
Thousands of people are expected to join a march to Parliament in Cape Town on Friday to call on President Jacob Zuma to step down. Calls from civil society are mounting for the President to resign. The march, taking place under the auspices of Voices to Save SA, will start[…]
By Melanie Sauer The Steenberg Community Policing Forum are launching a community missing persons search group that aims to work alongside professional bodies, including the South African Police Services, to help solve cases of missing persons in the Cape Flats. The “Rene Roman Child Protection Search and Rescuse Volunteer Corp”[…]
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