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‘We need to take back our community before it’s too late, says Hanover Park CPF

By: Aneeqa du Plessis The residents in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats have been rocked by another bloody weekend. According to reports, three people were killed, while a fourth person was wounded after suffering a gunshot to the head. The local community has been plagued by ongoing violence for years. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Tuesday morning, Community Policing Forum (CPF) Spokesperson Kashiefa Mohammed described the tense atmosphere […]

31 January 2023

Local

Western Cape cops arrest two suspects who ‘killed’ ANC MP’s wife

Western Cape police have arrested two suspects allegedly linked to the murder of ANC MP Edward Njadu’s wife. Lydia Njadu, 55, was shot in her Beaufort West home on Sunday at around 10pm, said provincial police spokesperson Sgt Christopher Spies. Spies said provincial police management “assembled a team of detectives led by a senior police officer who descended on Beaufort West and commenced with the investigation”. Njadu was at home […]

25 January 2023

Local

‘A monster who cannot be tolerated’: state wants nine life sentences for child rapist and murderer

Convicted child rapist and murderer Moyhdian Pangkaeker — who violated the corpse of an eight-year-old victim by sawing off her hand — deserves at least nine life sentences. That was the nub of the argument in aggravation of sentence put forward by the state at the high court in Cape Town for the former parolee who was arrested for kidnapping, raping and killing Tazne van Wyk, 8, in 2020. Pangkaeker, […]

19 January 2023

News

Suspect arrested in connection to murder of Grassy Park police constable

LOCAL A suspect has been arrested in connection to Thursdays murder of 26-year-old Grassy Park police constable Ashwin Pedro. Police say Anti Gang Unit members traced the 42-year old alleged shooter to a hideout in Ravensmead late n Thursday night. During an altercation with the suspect in Blackbird Avenue, Pedro sustained a fatal gunshot to the chest, while his colleague was left unharmed. The pair was acting on information about […]

2 December 2022

Local

Murder, attempted murder conviction of two gang rivals welcomed

LOCAL Justice has been served for Gift of the Givers volunteer Amieroodeen Noordien, who was fatally struck in a gang shooting in Hanover Park four years ago. The conviction of 27-year-old Adrian Carelse and 22-year old Raiden Lekutu has been applauded after they were handed life sentences in the Western Cape High court on Monday. In a statement, world renowned humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers described Ameerodien as a […]

29 November 2022

Local

Grabouw mother arrested after bodies of boys, aged 3 and 5, retrieved from burning shack

LOCAL TRIGGER WARNING A Grabouw mother is expected to appear in court after allegedly burning her minor sons to death. According to police, officials reported to the Waterworks informal settlement in the early hours of Friday morning and retrieved the bodies of two boys, aged three and five, from a shack on fire. Spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa says witness statements led to the woman’s arrest. The 35-year-old has been remanded […]

18 November 2022

Local

Cele instructs IPID to investigate two police stations following Finetown Imbizo incident

NATIONAL Police Minister, Bheki Cele has instructed police watchdog, Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service to investigate two police stations following an Imbizo in Finetown, Ennerdale. Residents complained about the conduct of the police at Ennerdale and Dedere police stations during a community engagement with the police minister. Cele was joined by the national police commissioner, Fannie Masemola and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Cele […]

15 November 2022

News

Two cops shot in separate incidents in Delft

LOCAL Police are appealing for information after two police officers came under attack in separate incidents in Delft. According to spokesperson, Capt FC Van Wyk, 39-year-old Siya Zaba was shot and killed by unknown suspects in Notwari Street, Leiden, late Sunday evening. The Delft-stationed officer was off duty at the time and is survived by four children under the age of 10. Meanwhile, a 42-year-old sergeant was shot while on […]

10 November 2022

Local

Boyfriend arrested for murder of MPlain mom, 18

LOCAL A 24-year-old man is expected to appear in court in connection to the murder of his girlfriend this weekend. Police reports indicate that the 18-year-old was at the suspects house in Tafelsig on Saturday. During an argument, he reportedly hit her over the head with a beer bottle, where after she was rushed to hospital. Medical staff declared her deceased on arrival. Her family has expressed outrage over the […]

10 November 2022

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