LOCAL 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 Johaar spoke to […]
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 […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis In the heart of the Cape Flats in Hanover Park, a place that is synonymous with gang-violence, murder and drugs, Renshia Manuel, 40, a single-unemployed-mother who was desperate to feed her children took it upon herself to start a food garden that has since blossomed into an oasis, Growbox Nursery, over the last five years. According to Manuel, the affinity for food gardening started long before, […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Cheers of delight echoed through the corridors of Crystal High School in Hanover Park on Tuesday morning, after a delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) made a hefty donation to the secondary school. The donation comes as the UAE extended a diplomatic hand to help South Africa in its education system. The delegation is expected to visit two schools in each province and donate aid […]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Former dialysis patient and sporting aficionado, Moeghsin Hassen, 34, who has been playing sports since the tender age of six-years-old was forced to hang up his gloves after he was diagnosed with stage five renal failure. However, three years on, Hassen has since bagged the ‘Comeback of the year’ award at his local cricket club, Fishrite Hanover Park. Speaking to VOC News shortly after winning the […]
Friendly tensions were high at the Hanover Park library on Thursday where Crystal High took on Mount View high in a debate against whether the South African Army should be deployed to quell gang violence on the Cape Flats. Being the first of its kind, both sides battled under nerves, but it was ultimately, Mount View high who came out victorious after swaying a panel of judges on how the […]
Athlone police are investigating a murder case after a 42-year-old man was shot and killed in Hanover Park on Sunday. According to reports, the deceased is believed to be a known gangster who had been terrorizing the community. SAPS Spokesperson, Captain FC Van Wyk said circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. The suspect/s fled the scene and are yet to be arrested. Anyone with any information about this shooting […]
A 13-year-old boy believed to be from Hanover Park was shot in the back while at a farm in Phillipi yesterday. Western Cape SAPS Spokesperson, Captain FC Van Wyk says he was taken to a medical facility for treatment. Furthermore, police investigation continues surrounding the circumstances and motive for the shooting incident. The attempted murder comes day after the community held an interfaith prayer meeting in Algoa court, Hanover park. […]
Cape flats mothers stood united at the Philippi police station yesterday as they handed over a memorandum to the newly elected station commander calling for an end to violence that has been plaquing their communities in recent days. “Forward we shall march to a drug and gun free Hanover park,” chanted exasperated mothers through the streets of Hanover Park, who have all bore witness to ongoing gang violence in the […]
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