The body of a 21-year-old female was found buried in a shallow grave in Delft at the weekend. According to SAPS, the discovery was made after officials responded to a tip-off on Sunday evening. The deceased was found with stab wounds to her body. “The unknown suspect/s fled the scene and are yet to be arrested. Furthermore, the motive for the attack is yet to be determined. Delft police are […]
The body of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member deployed with the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping mission killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this week will be repatriated to South Africa on Saturday. Sergeant Vusi Mabena was killed on Sunday when he was struck by a sniper bullet after the Oryx helicopter he was traveling in, along with members of an SANDF aviation unit, came […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Heartbreaking scenes played out in Hanover Park at the weekend when the body of a teenaged girl was found in an open field. According to local officials, Jehaan Petersen, 17, was found with open wounds to her head and body. Petersen who was reported missing by her family late last week was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. Community Policing Forum (CPF) Member Yaseen […]
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) says the body of a sailor has been found on board a yacht off Mossel Bay on the south coast. Samsa Spokesperson Tebogo Ramatjie says a report was received on Friday by passing vessels following an alert. Ramatjie says the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Cape Town activated a task team. He says the National Sea Rescue Institute used a helicopter to deploy […]
The Israeli army said on Friday it was holding the body of a Palestinian shot dead in the occupied West Bank earlier this week, ending days of uncertainty over his fate. The announcement follows a policy change last month in which Israel said it would not return the bodies of any Palestinian killed during or as a result of an anti-Israeli attack. On Monday, 27-year-old Palestinian Samir Hamidi was killed […]
The body of a woman was found on crime hotspot Baden Powell Drive on Monday, September 14. The woman is believed to be between 25 and 30-years-old and was found with several gunshot wounds to the head. The body was discovered near the vicinity of Khayelitsha, and comes less than three weeks after the decomposing bodies of a man and woman were discovered along the same stretch of road. “Police […]
Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) said that the body of the man found in the Helderberg Nature Reserve will be brought down on Sunday. The 58-year-old man’s body was discovered in the reserve during the early hours on Friday and was expected to be brought down from the mountain today, but due to weather conditions will be coming down on Sunday. WSAR spokesperson Johann Marais said: “It’s planned to bring […]
The body of a naked man with his hands bound has been found on Chapman’s Peak‚ a popular tourist destination in Cape Town. Police said that the man‚ who was found by a cleaning attendant on Wednesday‚ had visible injuries to his body. SAPS spokesman Captain Frederick Van Wyk said: “A murder case has been opened for investigation. Anyone with any information about this fatal incident is kindly requested to […]
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 stench when they were called out to a house in St Agatha Street, Lavender Hill, on Tuesday morning. Western Cape […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
