Mitchells Plain detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that claimed the lives of two people in Rocklands on Sunday. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says the incident took place at Cuckoo Close, Rocklands. It is alleged that unknown suspects opened fire on three individuals, fatally wounding two men aged 32 and 36. Police spokesperson Thembakazi Mpendukana says the motive for the shooting remains under investigation. “According to reports, unknown gunmen
Kloof Road to reopen mid-December
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Kloof Road is set to reopen in mid-December after it was damaged by floods about three years ago. The Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says the rehabilitation of Kloof Road is progressing well in a very ecologically sensitive environment. “Working in winter – the contractor is monitoring the weather forecasts and plan high-risk activities such as earthworks, crane operations and concrete pours around expected high rainfall events and strong winds.
The Acting Police Commissioner in the Western Cape, Luyanda Damoyi, suspects that at least two gunmen were involved in the fatal mass shootings in Wesbank. Nine victims, including a one-year-old baby, were shot in the early hours of Sunday morning, at around 04:40. A 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, who is said to have been pregnant, died on the scene of that shooting in Godetia Street. Detectives are investigating the
Tributes continue to pour in following the sudden death of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams, who died at the age of 25. The cause of Adams’ death has not yet been confirmed. Police have opened an inquest docket for investigation after the body of Adams was found at a house in Schotschekloof, in Cape Town, on Saturday morning. Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie described the news
South Africa is mourning the loss of two promising young athletes following the deaths of Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams and former SA Under-18 rugby prop Luqobo Makwedini. President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to the families, teammates and supporters of the two sportsmen, describing their deaths as a tragic loss for the country. “It is particularly tragic that we are suffering the loss of two outstanding,
