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By Odwa Bafana Mkentane A 16-year-old boy arrested in Malmesbury on Monday is facing 11 charges after allegedly being linked to international child exploitation networks. The teenager appeared in the Malmesbury Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, where details of the serious allegations against him were heard. The 16-year-old is facing eleven charges which include seven counts of sexual assault, compelled self-sexual assault, sexual exploitation of children, exposure or displaying pornography to […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Alcardo Andrews Foundation with Hanover Park residents, community leaders and civic organizations took to the streets, calling for urgent action against gang, gun violence, food insecurity and gender-based violence. Eye Love Africa, The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO), Hanover Park seniors club and Ubuntu foundation were among the peaceful march in Hanover Park. The march started from the Alcardo Andrews foundation to the corner […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development says it supports stricter controls and due diligence measures to ensure that the Spaza Shop Support Fund reaches its intended beneficiaries. The committee’s comments follow allegations that funds had been channelled to spaza shops operated by foreign nationals through South African fronts. During an engagement with the Department of Small Business Development and the Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Western Cape Government says it is taking steps to address ongoing concerns around governance, service delivery and water security in the Theewaterskloof Municipality. Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell made the comments in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament yesterday, where he outlined the intervention currently underway to stabilise the municipality’s finances and improve its administration. Bredell says the municipality is implementing […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Western Cape Government says it is taking steps to address ongoing concerns around governance, service delivery and water security in the Theewaterskloof Municipality. Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell made the comments in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament yesterday, where he outlined the intervention currently underway to stabilise the municipality’s finances and improve its administration. Bredell says the municipality is implementing […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Criminologist and the National Coordinator at Missing Children SA, Bianca Van Aswegen, says children are most vulnerable in the society and when it comes to human trafficking. The comment comes after a Cape Town family was caught allegedly selling their 11-year-old daughter for a measly R100 in the Masincedane informal settlement in Strandfontein. Van Aswegen says family members, friends and community members are involved in the […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT) Central Student Representative Council has rejected the university’s Newsflash account of recent council deliberations. The university’s newsflash issued a statement, demanding that the students' demands be withdrawn and that protest action be cancelled, as further consultations on the other demands should happen in an environment conducive to constructive interaction and meaningful input. Students' demand is regarding student finances, historical […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Muizenberg police have registered an inquest for investigation following the death of a 46-year-old female on Saturday night at the Muizenberg police premises. The 46-year-old is alleged to have died after being taken into custody by police. Residents allege that officers were looking for an assault suspect but instead arrested the suspect’s younger sister, who had recently lost a baby and was recovering from a C […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Responding to allegations made by institutions protesting students, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) spokesperson Lauren Kansley says the protest is about the SRC election period because the issues raised are conflated. A group of CPUT students marched from CPUT District Six campus and through the Cape Town CBD and assembled students from various university residences along the way. Students addressed various issues, including the continuing […]