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Hermanus residents turn on foreigners after body of woman found dumped along road

Western Cape police have warned Hermanus residents to refrain from taking the law into their own hands after threats were made to about 600 foreigners who were "threatened" and made to "feel unsafe" in their homes on Thursday. The threats follow the discovery of the body of an unknown 20-year-old woman on Wednesday in Still Street, which connects the Zwelihle informal settlement to Hermanus. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said […]

today2 July 2023

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Man drowns after being swept off rocks in Hermanus

One of three men swept off rocks in Hermanus was declared dead after being brought ashore on Tuesday. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) duty coxswain Jean le Roux said the duty crew and police were mobilised after 5pm after eyewitness reports of the men being swept by waves into the surf in front of the Windsor Hotel. “On arrival on the scene it was found two men had managed to […]

today22 March 2023

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Hermanus Businessman who confessed to grooming and raping young girl granted bail

LOCAL A businessman, who confessed to grooming and raping a 12-year-old girl, has been granted R10 000 bail by the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court, in the Overberg. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Eric Ntabazalila, says the grooming had started when the girl was 11 on a social media platform. The 40-year-old businessman told the court that he thought she was older at the time. The case was postponed to the 13th […]

today5 August 2022

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Bodies of two sisters recovered after drowning in Hermanus

Rescue divers have recovered the bodies of two sisters aged 60 and 61,  after what is believed to have been caused by drowning at the Hermanus harbour in Overberg, in the Western Cape. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says eyewitnesses alerted the Agencies about two bodies floating in the sea near the old harbour. He says rescue crafts were launched and the bodies were brought ashore. Lambinon says […]

today4 July 2022

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Cele gives Hermanus protesters 72-hour ultimatum on stolen police gun

A meeting between Hermanus protesters and Police Minister Bheki Cele broke up abruptly on Friday after Cele gave the community 72 hours to return a police firearm. The pistol was taken from an officer who was hospitalised after a beating at the hands of protesters on Thursday‚ and Cele said he would enter discussions about the community’s grievances only when it was returned. Cele went to Zwelihle after two weeks […]

today21 July 2018

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Man arrested in Hermanus after being found with police shotgun

A 32-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of a South African Police Service shotgun and ammunition in Zwelihle, Hermanus, on Thursday evening. Western Cape police spokesperson André Traut said the situation in Hermanus had reached a "volatile point" on Thursday evening after an officer was attacked and severely assaulted by protesters. He said the officer was robbed of his 9mm firearm and shotgun during the attack. […]

today20 July 2018

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11 Hermanus land protesters back in court in bid for bail

Eleven people, who face public violence charges related to protests that followed an attempted land claim in Hermanus last month, are to appear in the local Magistrate's Court on Wednesday to apply for bail. On Tuesday, Menzi Fokazi, Sive Bophani, Qhawe Bawdeza, Fezile Mzimeli, Mncedisi Ntantala, Deyiti Ntshono, Mthuthuzeli Thembani, Asixolele Mandoyi, Fezeka Mjuleni, Xoli Mkhwe and Ntombifikile Njumbu, appeared in court. However, the court was unable to finalise the […]

today11 April 2018

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