Spier Wine estate security guard Kwanele Mabeta saw Jason Rohde "pushing away" his wife Susan hours before she died. But Mabeta told the Cape Town High Court that he did not call for backup as the altercation did not seem like a "fight". Property mogul Rohde is on trial for the murder of Susan. Testifying for the prosecution on Tuesday, Mabeta said he was patrolling the estate in the early […]
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Egyptian-Capetonian businessman Mamdouh Moustafa. Moustafa, known as the Cairo Shwarma King, was stabbed to death when he was hijacked in 2015. Moustafa, 68 years old, was a well-known vendor at the VOC festivals and many other events in the city, selling his popular shwarmas. In a judgement handed down by Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlope in the Cape Town high court today, […]
Henri van Breda, 21, is expected back in the Western Cape High Court on Friday on charges of killing his parents and older brother. He faces three counts of murder, one of attempted murder, and one of obstructing the course of justice. He handed himself over to police in June and was granted bail of R100 000 on June 14. His parents, Martin, 54, and Teresa, 55, and his brother […]
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.
