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Aged woman appeals for financial assistance to purchase a portable breathing machine

By Rachel Mohamed Earlier this month, 67-year-old Soraya Carelse, a devoted listener, reached out to VOC seeking public financial assistance. Carelse expressed her urgent need for help in purchasing a portable breathing machine, as her status as a pensioner means she cannot afford the monthly rental fees or the cost of buying one outright. Carelse's health has significantly declined over the past year, and she has become heavily dependent on […]

today20 November 2024

Local

Bonteheuwel pensioner mauled to death

By: Loushe J. Gilbert The Bonteheuwel community is reeling from shock after an elderly woman was mauled to death by her neighbor’s pitbulls. The South African Police Services (SAPS) confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine the details surrounding the incident. Captain F.C Van Wyk, Media Liaison Officer at SAPS confirmed that the body of the female alleged to be 88 years old was found by her son in […]

today29 March 2023

Local

Serial housebreaker on parole dies after holding up a pensioner

A knife-wielding prison parolee was shot dead, allegedly by a 70-year-old pensioner, after he broke into a home in Mpumalanga. Joseph Vilakazi, 39, was previously linked to rape and house robbery cases, about 14 housebreaking and theft cases and assault with intention to cause grievous bodily harm, said police spokesperson Col Donald Mdhluli. He had been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and was out on parole. The circumstances around the […]

today5 October 2022

News

MPlain residents launch petition after pensioner’s murder

By Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed The Mitchells Plain community are still reeling from the loss of 64-year-old Ebrahiem Phillips. He was stabbed to death with a screwdriver at a filling station in Beacon Valley. Three suspects were arrested in connection to the incident and have appeared in court.  His sister Nadia Levy describes how she learnt of her brother’s attack. “I was at SASSA when I got a call from […]

today15 November 2017

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