Navishka Roopnarain
Momâs heartbreak as teen daughter is found dead in a bush with gunshot wounds to the head
By Charlene Somduth
Durban - NAVISHKA Roopnarain planned to complete matric and train to become a nurse.
The 17-year-old, of Demat, near Mariannhill, wanted a better life for herself and her mother, Lavi Roopnarain, who recently lost her job as a caregiver.
But on Saturday night, Navishka, a matric pupil at Asoka Secondary School in Chatsworth, was found dead in a bush in Lamontville. She sustained gunshot wounds to her head.
Two of her friends, Siphelele Dimba, 35, and Lungisani Lucky Xhoza, 41, were found dead in the car. Another man, 25, who was also a friend, survived the shooting. He is recovering in hospital.
WOMAN SHOT IN THE HEAD! 19 April 2021
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A Durban
woman who was shot in the head were among those killed in a shooting over the
weekend in Ndlovu in the Lamontville area, police said.
Police
spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker on Monday said four men aged between 23 and
24 were among those arrested after police worked around the clock
to nab the alleged perpetrators.
Naicker
said that on Saturday night, Lamontville police officers responded to a
shooting incident on Ndlovu Road. According
to reports received by police officers on the scene, the gunmen had opened fire
on a vehicle that was parked in the road. Two of the occupants were killed
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A Durban woman was among those fatally wounded in a shooting spree in Lamontville on Saturday.
Police worked around the clock and apprehended four men, charging them with murder and attempted murder.
The suspects will make their first appearance in court on Tuesday.
A Durban woman, who was shot in the head, was among those killed in a shooting over the weekend in Ndlovu in the Lamontville area, police said.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker on Monday said four men aged between 23 and 24 were among those arrested after police worked around the clock to nab the alleged perpetrators.
Naicker said that on Saturday night, Lamontville police officers responded to a shooting incident on Ndlovu Road.
MUT finds common ground with SRC
By Staff Reporter
SINENHLANHLA ZUNGU
DURBAN - THE Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) has found common ground with the student representative council (SRC). The two parties were in a meeting at the weekend regarding the studentsâ demands.
According to MUT SRC president Mthokozisi Gumede: âWe have decided to retreat from striking and met with the management to find common ground. The university has agreed to clear students who are in debt, who were previously funded by either the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) or any other bursaries.â
âStudents who are also in arrears with the university will also be now able to access their academic records and get their completion letters,â said Gumede.
Molefe Seeletsa The students will appear in court on Thursday facing charges of malicious damage to property, illegal gathering and public violence. Picture: Gallo Images / Daily Sun / Jabulani Langa
This was after students on Wednesday morning descended on the university’s campuses to register for the 2021 academic year, which led to protests.
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala said the arrested students will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday facing charges of malicious damage to property, illegal gathering and public violence.
DUT closed its campuses over concerns about students flouting Covid-19 regulations by invading the sports centre on the Steve Biko campus in Durban.