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Two cops in dock on charges of attempted murder, dealing in drugs By TimesLIVE - 23 May 2021 Two police officers are due to appear in court on Monday on charges ranging from attempted murder to dealing in drugs. Image: 123RF/BELCHONOK A police officer will appear in court on Monday on charges of attempted murder, intimidation and driving a state vehicle without consent while another will appear on  charges of dealing in drugs.   Western Cape police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said the two officers were expected to appear in the Blue Downs and Goodwood co...

Mfuleni mother devastated after five-year-old daughter raped, allegedly by father By Murphy Nganga Share Cape Town - A devastated Mfuleni mother is concerned about finding justice for her 5-year-old daughter after alleging her ex-boyfriend raped their daughter. The mother, whose name has been concealed to protect her daughter's identity, told the Weekend Argus that while at a salon she saw blood stains on her daughter's undergarment and that raised red flags. “When I was called for my turn I saw the stain on my daughter’s undergarment. At first I thought she had sat on top of something as...

Nafiz Modack bail postponed after magistrate is wounded in shooting 17 May 2021 - 17:38 Image: Nafiz Modack The case against murder accused and alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack was postponed on Monday because the presiding magistrate was shot and injured in Cape Town at the weekend. The magistrate was wounded when gunmen purportedly targeted an off-duty police officer from Delft at a car wash on Sunday afternoon. Her three-year-old grandson was  injured. Modack and his co-accused enforcer Jacques Cronjé, former rugby player Zane Killian, and anti-gang unit (AGU) serg...

Police have blamed delays in forensic reports as part of the reason why 139 cases, half of which related to assault, rape and domestic violence, were kicked out of court.

Modack charged with Kinnear murder 14 May 2021 There was a heavy police presence outside the Blue Downs magistrates court on Friday morning as alleged underworld king-pin Nafiz Modack and his co-accused appeared to apply for bail. (Photo by David Harrison/M&G) Modack now joins Zane Kilian in facing the charge of murder of Kinnear.  The five other accused in the high profile case are Jacques Cronjé, Ricardo Morgan, Jenick Adonis, Amaal Jantjies, and police officer Ashley Tabisher.  The charges relate to several other cases involving the attempted murder of Kinnear in 2019 and attempted mur...