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Diepsloot has been grappling with a surge in murders and other crimes, but despite desperate pleas for government intervention, help is in short supply.
The Diepsloot Five, as they have now been dubbed, appeared at the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where they each face seven counts of murder. It’s alleged that they stoned to death seven young men and then torched their bodies on 1 December.
Diepsloot residents have defended five men, known as the Diepsloot Five, accused of killing seven alleged criminals.
Johannesburg District Commissioner Max Masha said police were limited by being unable to immediately deport undocumented people after arresting them, clogging the provinces jails and prisons.
News update: Bulelwa Mkutukana, known by her stage name Zahara, passed away at a Johannesburg hospital late on Monday evening.