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A fire rips through a home at the weekend in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, leaving a man deceased

By Kouthar Sambo A fire ripped through a home at the weekend in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, leaving a man deceased. Speaking to VOC News, the Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, said the fire crew received a call of a home ablaze around 10pm. Crews from Belhar, Mfuleni, and Landsdowne were on the scene, attending to the situation. According to Carelse, firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze that destroyed […]

9 April 2024

Local

Suspect arrested for unlicensed firearm in Mitchells Plain

LOCAL A 30-year-old man was arrested by Metro Police officers for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain on Saturday morning. According to Metro Police Spokesperson Ruth Solomons, officers on patrols received information from SAPS of suspects involved in a shooting incident with local officials yesterday. Upon arrival at the location provided, the suspect was caught trying to conceal the firearm. However, the 9mm firearm […]

9 March 2024

Local

Two killed in a fire in Tafelsig

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Two people died in a fire on Friday night, in Tafelsig. City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue were alerted about the fire just before midnight. According to firefighters, when they arrived on the scene two residential places were alight and several people were suffering from smoke inhalation. “Crews performed CPR on a woman and a 13-year-old girl, but unfortunately both passed on”, said Jermaine Carelse, City […]

4 March 2023

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

Local

SPCA warns against dog fighting, following rescue of seven dogs owned by minors in Tafelsig

LOCAL The Cape of Good Hope Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has called on the public to report any act of illegal dog fighting. It follows the latest rescue of seven dogs in Tafelsig on Friday. Chief inspector Jaco Pieterse says the culprits were all minors between the ages of 15 and 17. Pieterse warned that anyone found guilty of involvement in dogfighting is liable for a […]

29 August 2022

News

Tafelsig: ‘We are the poorest of the poor and nobody is coming to help’

Tafelsig, a community in the heart of Mitchells Plain, one of the largest townships on the Cape Flats has been exhausted by the lockdown imposed on the country in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Mitchells Plain in its entirety has an estimated population of over 300, 000 people. It is known for its sporadic acts of gangsterism and crystal meth addiction among the youth. Community activist, […]

24 April 2020

News

Day of chaos across the Cape Flats

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Unrest erupted across several communities on the Cape Flats on Tuesday, in what many believe is the start of worse things to come as a result of the national lockdown. A business robbery at Modacks in Manenberg caused widespread damage to other businesses in surrounding areas, as opportunistic criminals ran amok in the area. According to Fareed Phillips, secretary-general of the Manenberg Business Forum, CCTV footage […]

15 April 2020

Local

Cops beef up presence on Cape Flats following looting, public violence

Western Cape police have reinforced deployments in several townships on the Cape Flats after several incidents of burglary, looting of grocery stores and public violence on Tuesday afternoon. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa, a group of about 16 people stormed a supermarket in Gatesville at about 14:40 on Tuesday, threatened cashiers and took five cash registers with cash and groceries. "Athlone police responded promptly and four suspects aged […]

15 April 2020

News

Michaela Williams (12) murder-accused was convicted of raping girl (8) in 2005

The case against the man who is accused of murdering 12-year-old Michaela Williams was postponed on Monday. The suspect appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate Court today, after his case was postponed at his first appearance on Friday. The Pelican Park community was distraught by the discovery of the young girls body in 9th Avenue in Schaapkraal, Philippi; after they had begun an extensive search for her on Tuesday evening. The […]

13 January 2020

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