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Gate 7 informal settlement residents demand service delivery and end to forced evictions

By Ragheema Mclean Dozens of residents of the Gate 7 informal settlement on Voortrekker Road, established more than 10 years ago in Kensington, have vowed to persist with their protest actions until their demands for basic services and an end to forced evictions are met. On Wednesday morning, the protests resulted in the closure of Voortrekker Road between Jake's Gerwel and 18th Avenue in both directions. The residents are demanding […]

23 May 2024

News

Kensington community remain tense as kidnapped boy, 6, still missing

By: Aneeqa du Plessis With more than 24-hours gone, residents in the Kensington area have continued relentless searches for Grade R learner Shanawaaz Asghar, 6, who was kidnapped outside of his home yesterday. Asghar was snatched by a group of men whilst en route to his school, Hidayatul Islam, a mere stone’s-throw away from his house on the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street. However, since the story broke […]

18 August 2022

News

CT Fez maker takes his final bow

With little pomp and a heavy heart, 76-year-old Gosain Samsodien, Cape Town's last traditional fez maker takes his final bow, or rather, sews his final thread, after more than two decades of service to the local and global Muslim community. “This is my passion. I’ve been doing this for the past 25-years and if it were up to me I would continue this illustrious work but unfortunately my health […]

23 March 2022

Local

Grassy Park SAPS arrest a 40-year-old on charges of a prohibited firearm and ammunition

LOCAL Members of SAPS in Grassy Park arrested and detained a 40-year-old man on charges of possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition on Saturday. While patrolling, the members noticed a suspicious male on a bicycle near the corners of Strandfontein Road and 11th Avenue, Eagle Park. The suspect was stopped and searched. Police discovered a black and silver Girsan 9mm pistol with its serial number filed off and 15 […]

21 February 2022

Local

Metro Police officers arrest father & son for possession of prohibited firearm, ammunition

Metro Police officers have arrested a father and son for possession of a prohibited firearm, ammunition and drugs in Kensington at 17h00 on Thursday. Metro Police spokesperson, Ruth Solomons says the officers received a tip off about illegal drug activity at a residence in 14th Avenue, Factreton. Solomons says officers responded and searched the premises with the owner's consent. Metro Police officers found the following items hidden in a […]

22 June 2018

Local

Boy, 12, shot dead in Kensington

A 12-year-old boy was shot dead in Kuku Town in Kensington, Cape Town on Wednesday, the Kensington Community Police Forum (CPF) said on Thursday. CPF chairperson Cheslyn Steenberg said in a statement the boy's body was found on Thursday morning by fellow residents. He had not yet been identified. Western Cape Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said the motive behind the incident is unknown. Further investigations are underway and no arrests […]

28 July 2017

News

Kenfac residents march for better policing

By Abubakr Abrahams Some 500 residents from Kensington, Maitland and Factreton held a public march over the weekend to Kensington police station to raise their concerns over the alleged lack of police resources in Kensington. Mogamat Noordien, chairperson of the Kensington Community Police Forum, says police in the area have received increased criticism for not doing enough to stop the spike of gang violence. With dignitaries present, the community handed […]

24 July 2017

Local

CT mom charged following toddler’s murder is 6 months pregnant

A Kensington mother charged under the Children’s Act following the murder of her 18-month-old son, is pregnant, her family has confirmed. Abigail Ruiters, 30, appeared alongside her boyfriend Ameeruddien Peters, 26, in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Peters has been charged with little Jeremiah Ruiters’ murder. The toddler was declared dead at a Kensington health facility on Monday. According to police, the toddler had sustained serious injuries to […]

14 June 2017

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