Cele due to visit Senzo Meyiwa’s family tonight following arrests of suspects

The minister said the arrests were made in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on Monday morning, but the family was yet to be formally informed. Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit Senzo Meyiwa’s family on Monday evening after announcing that five suspects were arrested in […]

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Ipid probing claims 2 foreign nationals assaulted by Durban cops

Twenty-four-year-old Azuri Muhili and 26-year-old Bushambela Yakobo said they were detained, beaten, and then released without charge on 16 October. FILE: Picture: www.ipid.gov.za. DURBAN – Two foreign nationals in Durban on Monday opened a case with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) after being allegedly assaulted by police for having expired asylum seeker documentation. Twenty-four-year-old […]

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Khayelitsha Development Forum lifts lid on alleged extortion racket in area

Hair salons, fruit and veg hawkers, child care centres and food vendors are among small businesses being extorted by gangsters in Khayelitsha. CAPE TOWN – Hair salons, fruit and veg hawkers, child care centres and food vendors are among small businesses being extorted by gangsters in Khayelitsha. This is according to the Khayelitsha Development Forum, […]

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SA man killed in light aircraft crash in Zim’s Zambezi Valley

Petri Viljoen was one of four people aboard a Cessna aircraft that crashed in the Chewore Safari Area on Friday. Petri Viljoen. Picture: Facebook HARARE – A South African is confirmed to have been killed in a light aircraft crash in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Valley at the weekend. Petri Viljoen was a specialist in game surveys […]

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Suspect arrested after he’s seen dragging woman’s body in Wolseley

Following that discovery, officers were again called out to a shallow grave on Sunday where the body of another woman had been hastily buried. Handcuffs. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – A man was on Monday arrested in Wolseley after a body was found in the area. It was one of three bodies of people – […]

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Former DA member Molapo heads to court to review her revoked membership

The DA’s federal legal council and appeals processes found her guilty of leaking Tshwane caucus information to Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema. Nkele Molapo. Picture: LinkedIn JOHANNESBURG – Former Democratic Alliance (DA) member Nkele Molapo on Monday said she was heading to the courts to review the party’s decision to revoke her membership. The […]

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WCED calls on Cosatu, other organisations to denounce defunding of education

The department said the severe budget cuts requested by National Treasury would further increase the challenges pupils in the province face. CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is calling on the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and other organisations to denounce the defunding of education. The department said the severe […]

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Zille: People cannot pigeonhole me into a racial category

She’s defended her presence in Senekal amid racial tensions two weeks ago ahead of the bail hearing for two suspects accused of killing farm manager Brendin Horner. The DA’s Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille atteneding the protests in Senekal on Friday 16 October 2020. Image: DA MP Dean Macpherson JOHANNESBURG – Democratic Alliance (DA) federal […]

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