LOCAL A gang of heavily armed gunmen have robbed the Malamulele police station in Limpopo of R5 rifles, 9mm pistols, shotguns and ammunition. It is alleged that at about 11pm on Sunday a group of armed suspects stormed the station and held members at gunpoint in the community service centre (CSC). Police spokesperson Col Athlenda Mathe said some members were forced into the back of a police van while one […]
The City of Cape Town's Gugulethu Clinic is temporarily closed after a fatal shooting. Law Enforcement officers and South African Police Service are on scene. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Zahid Badroodien, says the incident occurred during the attempted robbery of the company tarring the parking area of the facility. It is not yet clear whether the person who died was a client or employed by the […]
By Tauhierah Salie The traumatic robbery of the Khayelitsha Art School and Rehabilitation Centre (KASI RC) in the Western Cape has seen the owners fleeing to safety in another province. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat on Monday, award-winning actor and company director Mandisi Sindo, explained that the disappointment of being targeted in a community he has poured so much into, has caused him to lose his “love for Khayelitsha and […]
Brazen robbers, in possession of cigarettes and cash worth tens of thousands, were arrested after a thwarted getaway in the Cape Town city centre on Thursday. According to the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), the robbers had held up a convenience store. "The robbery happened in broad daylight at Friend's Café, on the corner of Long and Castle streets, when three men stormed into the store and held […]
A 75-year-old man was killed during a robbery at his home in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, on Friday, Western Cape police said. Two unknown men gained access to his house in Conifer Street, Northpine, at around 04:20, said police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk. "The 75-year-old owner ... was assaulted," he added, saying a post-mortem would determine how he had died. Crime scene experts also combed the area for clues. Cases […]
An alleged armed robber has been shot dead and another wounded following an armed robbery at a shop in Strand Main Road in Strand, Cape Town, paramedics said on Sunday. ER24 paramedics, along with another service, arrived on the scene at 10am on Saturday morning to find the local authorities already in attendance, ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring said. "The body of a suspect, a man in his 40s, was found […]
A 23-year-old man had sustained fatal wounds as a result of a stabbing incident at 06h50 on Tuesday in Mountain Road, Heideveld. According to reports, Waahid Phigeland was on his way to work when he was confronted by unidentified males who threatened him and when he resisted the assailants stabbed him in his chest. South African Police Service’s (SAPS) captain FC van Wyk said the man was rushed to a […]
Controversial businessman Nafiz Modack is facing charges of robbery and assault related to an incident that played out in the Cape winelands town of Worcester. The drama unfolded late on Tuesday. It is understood a group of men, with links to the underworld and nightclub security industry, ended up at the Worcester police station. According to documents seen by News24, Modack faces charges of robbery and assault. It is understood […]
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Egyptian-Capetonian businessman Mamdouh Moustafa. Moustafa, known as the Cairo Shwarma King, was stabbed to death when he was hijacked in 2015. Moustafa, 68 years old, was a well-known vendor at the VOC festivals and many other events in the city, selling his popular shwarmas. In a judgement handed down by Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlope in the Cape Town high court today, […]
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