A video showing young primary school children lying on the floor of their classroom as gunshots rang out nearby in the gang-ridden Mitchells Plain community has gone viral on social media. In the video, a Grade R teacher at Yellowwood Primary School in Tafelsig kept learners calm by playing soothing music, and they lay on the mat and covered their ears. The Western Cape Education Department confirmed that the shooting incident that
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The body of a 29-year-old man was found at Sunset Beach in Sea Point this morning, as police investigate a possible drowning. Sea Point SAPS received a call, and on arrival on the scene, police officers and Law Enforcement members saw the body and requested the help of the Western Cape Provincial Water Policing and Diving Services, who retrieved the body. While it is a suspected drowning, a post-mortem will be conducted to
Murders on the Cape Flats have not abated. In the latest shooting incident, early yesterday morning in Retreat, a woman was killed, while another was wounded and taken to the hospital. Cases of murder and attempted murder are being probed. Murders on the Cape Flats have not abated The Police’s FC van Wyk says officers were called out to a premises in Orrel Avenue, when they discovered the bodies. Steenberg Police
Manenberg residents have been gripped by fear as sporadic gang shootings have been reported in the area since Tuesday. The current bout of violence is reportedly linked to the murder of alleged Clever Kids gang member Muhammed Arendse, known as “Tanne”, who was gunned down on Tuesday behind Gail Court, Sabie Walk. The Clever Kids and Hard Livings gangs are reportedly fighting for turf in Manenberg. On Wednesday afternoon, the City
