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WATCH: BUST FOR CAUSING TABLE MOUNTAIN FIRES! Misheck Makora A screengrab from the video. CITY of Cape Town says a man was arrested after allegedly causing fires on Table Mountain. MMC for safety and security Jean-Pierre Smith said the man was taken into custody on Sunday night, 18 April. Three suspects were seen making fire on the mountain. “There is a lot of speculation about additional fires that were started, and whether the original fire was...

Kuils River police hunt 2 assailants in suspected gang-related murders On Saturday afternoon, two men were killed and another two were left wounded after gunmen opened fire in the vicinity of Van Riebeeck Road. FILE: Western Cape Police have called on anyone with information on the Kuils River shooting to contact local police. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter. one hour ago CAPE TOWN – Kuils River Police d...

Family concerned by disappearance of wealthy relative By Murphy Nganga Share Cape Town - Basil Erasmus was meticulous in his movements and would always lock his door and close all his windows. So when his sister June noticed his window being open for two days, she knew something was wrong. A month later, June and another brother, Carl, reported Erasmus missing. They believe that he was abducted. Erasmus had been living with June since he got divorced about 20 years ago. He had been living as...

2 men shot dead after shooting in Kuils River The Polices Andre Traut said this was a possible gang-related attack. © schmidt13/123rf.com CAPE TOWN - Two men were shot dead and another two wounded following a shooting in Kuils River. The incident happened earlier on Saturday with no arrests at this stage. The Polices Andre Traut said this was a possible gang-related attack. Its believed that one of the d...

Most horrible incident I’ve witnessed in my life – taxi passenger Share Cape Town – A witness of the murder of a taxi passenger has described it as “the most horrible incident I have ever witnessed in my life”. Three unknown suspects on Wednesday pretended to be passengers in a taxi when they shot and killed another passenger and robbed him of a gun in Khayelitsha. The witness, whose name is being withheld for her safety, said she was on her way to a nearby shop. The ta...

Couple arrested for possession of illegal gun and stolen car By Nomalanga Tshuma Share Cape Town - Police arrested a 28-year-old woman and her partner for the possession of a firearm and ammunition, only to discover that the vehicle the two were in was a stolen Mercedes-Benz, snatched from a house in Camps Bay earlier this month. Police spokesperson Andre Traut said: “Two suspects are scheduled to appear in the Somerset West Magistrate’s Court once charged. The suspects, a man and a woman, ...

Nelli Tembe latest: Couple at hotel say they heard hysteric screams before fatal fall A woman who stayed at the Pepperclub Hotel claimed to have heard a young lady screaming, Leave me alone. Dont touch me before Nelli Tembe plunged to her death. In the latest news following rapper AKA’s fiancée Anele “Nelli” Tembe’s shock death on Sunday 11 April, a woman who also stayed at the Pepperclub Hotel, in Cape Town, claims she and her husband heard a young lady hysterically screaming before t...

Duncan Alfreds, News24 Three people arrested in connection with the killing of a Cape Town man in front of his child are expected to appear in the Goodwood Magistrates Court on Monday. The three suspects, aged between 24 and 25, were arrested on Thursday in Khayelitsha. The 41-year-old father was shot and killed at his home in Thornton last Monday. According to police, three people fled the scene in a vehicle with cloned number plates.  "With the assistance of the vehicle hire company, the sil...

3 suspects arrested for murder of Thornton man (41) Police arrested three men in connection with the murder of the man who was gunned down in front of his child earlier this week. FILE: Police nabbed the trio, suspects in the murder, in Khayelitsha on Thursday night. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter Police nabbed the trio in Khayelitsha on Thursday night. The 41-year-old man was gunned down in front of his...

Western Cape police hope imbizos with communities will help gain trust By Genevieve Serra Share Cape Town - AS 186 firearms were confiscated within a month that also saw a 4-year-old girl shot and wounded in Hanover Park, police hope that imbizos with local communities will assist in catching criminals. A day after the child was shot while playing in the park outside her home in Algoa Court, Hanover Park, police at Philippi police station carried out an imbizo to gain the trust of residents, in...