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Twenty-two foreign nationals arrested in Philippi East

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Western Cape, South African Police Services (SAPS) apprehended 22 foreign nationals for lacking valid documentation during an integrated operation on Wednesday in Philippi East. This operation, led by the provincial Operational Command Centre alongside Philippi East SAPS, Metro Police, Law Enforcement, and the Department of Home Affairs, aimed to enforce compliance at Spaza shops, scrutinize undocumented individuals, and search premises for illicit goods, stolen items, narcotics, and […]

today9 May 2024

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Alleged claims have been leveled against Athlone School for the Blind in Bellville

By Kouthar Sambo The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has refuted claims of prejudice levelled against the Athlone School for the Blind in Bellville, Cape Town. This comes after caregivers alleged incidents of racial discrimination were rampant at the institution. "In the last few months, three school busses have been hijacked. The school informed parents living in areas known to be dangerous to admit their child to the school hostel, […]

today9 November 2023

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Hanover Park residents irate at proposed day hospital move

By Kouthar Sambo The plan to relocate the Hanover Park Day Hospital to Philippi has created an uproar among locals on the ground. This comes after last month's growing concerns of residents about the possible shutdown of the Hanover Park Day Hospital. Irate locals handed over a memorandum to the Department of Health requesting that the community be consulted first. “We got a response letter from the Hanover Park Health […]

today25 July 2023

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Gunmen attack Prasa security guards

Armed security staff employed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) to escort train drivers were attacked and shot at by a group of unknown armed men in Philippi, Samora Machel, in Cape Town on Sunday, Prasa said. The driver of the vehicle was shot in the shoulder, Prasa said in a statement. The attack is not the first on Prasa staff, hence the employment of guards to […]

today26 February 2018

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Mbalula got it dead wrong: Cape Town shooting suspects innocent

The arrest of a group of people suspected of being involved the shooting of 11 people in the Marikana settlement in Philippi, which was highly publicised by Police Minister Fikile Mbalula, has turned out to be a dud. Ten people, eight of whom were pictured lying handcuffed on the road on Mbalula's Twitter account, have been released. Another five suspects, also alleged to have been involved in crime in the […]

today13 October 2017

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