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Gugulethu SAPS still searching for suspects linked to deaths of 3 taxi drivers Three men were shot and killed and another wounded after brazen gunmen opened fire on a group of people late last week. FILE: Police on scene at the Cape Town Station Deck taxi rank after a shooting took place on 23 November 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/Eyewitness News 50 days ago CAPE TOWN - As taxi violence continues to create...

2021-02-22 16:56:00 GMT2021-02-23 00:56:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Seif Bamporiki, coordinator of Rwanda National Congress, a Rwandan opposition group in exile, was shot dead in Nyanga, Cape Town on Sunday, said South African police. Western Cape police said on Monday that an investigation into the shooting is still underway. "The circumstances surrounding a murder are being investigated by Gugulethu police following an incident in Europa squatter c...

Call to quell rising tensions after three dead, one hurt in taxi-related shooting By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - Taxi shootings continue unabated with the latest the killing of three people and wounding of another on the corner of Voortrekker and Charl Malan Roads in Bellville. Police spokesperson Andre Traut said the incident which occurred on Tuesday, left one bystander wounded and recovering in hospital while a 32-year-old suspect was arrested and questioned. “Two stolen firearms were...

Desperate job-seekers fall victim to fake employment offers Job-seekers are falling victim to fake job posts on Facebook, Indeed.com, and other platforms that pretend to offer stable employment. Desperate job-seekers are falling victim to fake job posts on Facebook, Indeed.com, and other platforms that pretend to offer stable employment. Thirty-year-old Sandiso Dosini’s job search was not yielding any results. After sending application after application, he was about to lose hope when his aun...

. Desperate job-seekers are falling victim to fake job posts on Facebook, Indeed.com, and other platforms that pretend to offer stable employment. Thirty-year-old Sandiso Dosini’s job search was not yielding any results. After sending application after application, he was about to lose hope when his aunt received an SMS that Anglo American was recruiting boiler-makers. Excited, he called the contact number and was briefly interviewed. The person at the other end of the phone was charming and ...

Gas bottle blast leads to bust of illegal abalone operation in Stellenbosch 10 February 2021 - 12:18 By TimesLIVE Police got a lucky break when they bust an abalone operation due to a gas explosion. File photo. Image: SAPS Abalone with an expected street value of R900,000 and abalone drying equipment valued at around R60,000 was found in a Stellenbosch house when law enforcement officers responded to a fire caused by a gas bottle explosion early on Wednesday. Col Andr...

Gas explosion at Stellenbosch home exposes abalone processing operation Early on Wednesday morning, police were called to a house where a gas bottle exploded. Police car/van. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter. Early on Wednesday morning, police were called to a house where a gas bottle exploded. Firefighters were already on the scene. The polices Andre Traut explains what they found: "[Police] Members cond...

COPS STOLE OUR COVID BOOZE By Misheck Makora Comments Maxwell Ngubeni and Bende Zulu talking about stock worth over R75 000 that was missing when cops brought back their booze. Photo by Lulekwa Mbadamane. TAVERN owners in Nyanga, Cape Town, have accused cops of stealing booze worth over R75 000. The cops allegedly took their booze on 30 December, two days after President Cyril Ramaphosa banned sales. One o...

Four victims, including an 11-year-old girl, were shot when criminals ransacked a retail store in the centre on Saturday and stole cellphones.

Police hunt suspects after robbery shootout at Gugulethu Mall 7 February 2021 8:21 AM Share This: Four people, including an 11-year-old girl, have been left injured following a shootout at Gugulethu Mall on Saturday. The police have launched a manhunt for five suspected gunmen who robbed a retail store in the shopping centre, getting away with several cellphones. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the suspects opened fire inside the mall while fleeing the scene. "The suspects randomly shot at...