Gang activity in Paarl East has left parents and pupils concerned for their safety, the community policing forum head in the Winelands area said on Wednesday. James Pedro said the predicament was that schools were not safe anymore because children were being recruited into gangs from Grade 8. Three cars[…]
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder this week of a 15-year-old boy in Hanover Park in Cape Town, Western Cape police said on Sunday. The boy was fatally wounded in Lansport Road, Hanover Park, shortly before 8am on Thursday morning, police said in a statement. “The[…]
The lawyer for one of the men linked to the break-in at the office of the Chief Justice has a history of taking on clients accused of crimes involving the State Security Agency (SSA) and the police. Sammy Mahlangu is the legal representative for Nkosinathi Moses Msimango, the man who[…]
Western Cape police and the City of Cape Town have urged residents to refrain from making comments or posting pictures which are alarming on social media platforms. This follows the circulation of old images of burning buses to create the impression that taxi violence in Delft and Nyanga had escalated.[…]
Lavender Hill residents are up in arms after the arrest of a suspect on Thursday, in connection with the murder of a 13 year old girl from Montagu Village. Western Cape police said a 50 year old suspect in Stellenbosch has now been linked to the murder of Rene Tracy[…]
Western Cape Transport MEC Donald Grant has reassured commuters that officials are working closely with authorities to address the current situation in Delft, as the taxi wars spiral out of control. According to reports, there was more shooting in the area on Wednesday, as a dispute between rival groups continues.[…]
The family of missing 13-year-old Rene Roman was anxious on Wednesday morning amid uncertainty about a body that was found in a house on their street. “We don’t know for sure. We must just wait and see,” her sombre stepfather Mervin Jacobs told News24. Police were greeted by a strong[…]
Former Social Development Department director-general Zane Dangor, suspects foul play after several suspects broke into his house and intimidated his children on Monday. Dangor says he received a call from his daughter that two cars had pulled up outside their home. He says his domestic worker approached the men and[…]
Police were monitoring Masiphumelele, near Fish Hoek, on Monday following community protests over moves to stop people from trying to move onto a tract of unoccupied land. Activist Rosemary Milbank said Masiphumelele was “dead quiet”. “There is no drama. The streets were cleaned today,” she said after some residents lit[…]
An explicit video of a gang-related shooting on the Manenberg gangwatch page has gone viral on Facebook. The video explicitly shows gang members running through a residential block of flats in Riverview in Worcester and shooting while residents flee for safety. Community members have said the area has become notorious[…]
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