A second suspect in the murder of Naadira Vanker is under police guard in a hospital.
He will be charged with murder and taken to court once he is discharged.
Vanker s body was found in a shallow grave after it was reported that she was abducted from her home.
A second suspect in the murder of a Lenasia school teacher is under police guard in hospital.
Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo confirmed that the suspect in the murder of Naadira Vanker was arrested on Monday. Police rescued the suspect as he was being assaulted by the community at Phumlamqashi, south of Lenasia. He was taken to hospital under police guard, Masondo said.
The act of ‘spiking’ has become an increasingly troublesome issue in some parts of South Africa, as petty thugs target motorists on busy highways late at night. This week, the Community Policing Forum (CPF) published the first guide to local hot-spots – where this crime occurs most often – in order to help South Africans avoid a traumatic experience.
What is spiking?
The new criminal trend sees spikes hidden in the road, with the express intention of bursting tyres and slowing cars down to rob the occupants. This anarchic behaviour is also supported by other petty crimes, such as rock-throwing and the placement of stones or ‘significant debris’ on the road. Both the N4 and N1 have been ‘significantly affected’.
Solly Msimanga fine , glad assault matter settled, says Gauteng DA A video of DA provincial leader Solly Msimanga bleeding following an assault went viral on Thursday, but another video later emerged where the two men stood next to one another and Msimanga’s alleged attacker apologised. FILE: The DA says its Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga is fine after he was involved in a violent brawl. Picture: EWN
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JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has said its provincial leader, Solly Msimanga, was a bit hurt but fine after he was assaulted by a man in Benoni, in eastern Johannesburg.
Queenin Masuabi Share A video making the rounds on social media on Thursday afternoon shows Msimanga bleeding from the mouth and head after an apparent physical fight. Photo: Solly Msimanga on Twitter
On Thursday, DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga was beaten up in Benoni, Gauteng, after being accused of owing people money (R1.4 million). A video making the rounds on social media on Thursday afternoon shows Msimanga bleeding from the mouth and head after an apparent physical fight. He is seen calling the police while his alleged assailant requests that he be paid back.
“You are a liar and a thief, Solly. This is what happens to liars and thieves and you are not going to turn this into a political storm. Where did you get the money that you paid into JD?” the unidentified man asks. You can’t beat me and push me around and think that I will not hit you back. The police are not for the DA; it is for us citizens.”