Sitole calls for SAPS 72-hour activation plan in the Kinnear murder case

Charl Kinnear, who had worked on many high profile gang-related cases in the Western Cape, was shot dead outside his Bishop Lavis home on Friday. Investigating officer Colonel Charl Kinnear (left). Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN CAPE TOWN – National police commissioner Khehla Sitole has reacted with shock and outrage to the killing anti-gang unit officer Charl […]

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Don’t be complacent – Dlamini-Zuma warns SA ahead of level 1 lockdown

Dlamini-Zuma was speaking during a briefing by the national coronavirus command council on Friday afternoon where she outlined guideline for level one of the lockdown. Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma briefs the nation on regulations under lockdown level 1, which comes into effect at midnight, on Sunday 20 September 2020., Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – Cooperative Governance […]

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EC horse unit tracking down suspects involved in attack on horses in protest

Employees at the Fairview Racecourse went on a stabbing spree on Thursday while venting their anger over the non-payment of UIF money and other labour-related issues. Fairview Racecourse in Port Elizabeth. Picture: Facebook JOHANNESBURG – The Eastern Cape horse care unit on Friday said that it was trying to identify the people involved in slaughtering […]

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Parkwood gang shooting victim Nahemia Classen remembered as ‘lovable’ boy

The 11-year-old boy was struck in the head by a gangster’s stray bullet outside his home and rushed to hospital where he was placed on life support. He eventually passed away. Nahemia Claasen. Picture supplied. CAPE TOWN – An 11-year-old boy killed in a gang shooting in Parkwood has been described as a lovable boy […]

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George police find woman’s body next to railway line

Her body was discovered on Thursday after police arrested two suspects for the possession of alleged stolen property. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – George police are looking into the possibility that a young woman has been raped and strangled after her half-naked body was found along the railway line. The unknown woman is […]

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Former Oudtshoorn councillor fails in bid to appeal murder conviction, sentence

Magdalene Titus was arrested shortly after her husband’s death in December 2017. Preston Titus was a South African National Defence Force official. CAPE TOWN – A former Oudtshoorn ANC councillor found guilty of murdering her husband has failed in her bid to appeal her conviction and sentence. Magdalene Titus was arrested shortly after her husband’s […]

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Minerals Council welcomes move to level 1, backs Ramaphosa’s recovery plan

The council on Friday said the mining industry supported President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to ‘move to rebuild South Africa’s battered economy, restore growth and create jobs’. Mine workers. Picture: @SAgovnews/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – As the country prepares to move to level 1 of the lockdown, the Minerals Council South Africa on Friday said that citizens and […]

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Golden Arrow confirms bus set alight in Mfuleni in night attack

Golden Arrow confirms bus set alight in Mfuleni in night attack In the first incident, at around 9pm last night, a bus was set alight in Mfuleni. One of the Golden Arrow buses that was torched in Delft on 14 August 2020. Picture: Wayne Dyson, spokesperson for Cape Town law enforcement CAPE TOWN – Golden […]

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Numsa, Sacca picket outside SAA offices after govt misses funding deadline

Workers demonstrated after government missed a deadline to make funding available for a restructuring plan. FILE: Numsa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) members picket at the SAA Airways Park in Kempton Park on 15 November 2019. Picture: EWN KEMPTON PARK – South African Airways (SAA) workers affiliated to Numsa and the SA Cabin […]

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WC ANC’s Songezo Mjongile dies of cancer

Mjongile passed away in Johannesburg on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer. Songezo Mjongile. Picture: Facebook CAPE TOWN – The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape’s former secretary Songezo Mjongile has died. Mjongile passed away in Johannesburg on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer. The party said that he was a […]

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