Mitchell’s Plain Police are investigating the murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose body was discovered in bushes at the Wolfgat Nature Reserve on Thursday morning, 21 August. Officers were alerted by a passerby at around 11:00 to a body in the bushes. The passerby showed them the location of the deceased, who had multiple stab wounds to the neck. She was declared deceased by medical personnel on the scene. According to
The Defence Department has moved to clarify SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya’s recent visit to Iran, saying it was an official trip authorised by Defence Minister Angie Motshekga. The department says Maphwanya reported back to the Minister and denied speaking to the media in Iran, stressing the talks were confidential. This comes after the Presidency called the trip “ill-advised”, saying President Cyril Ramaphosa was not aware of it, while the DA has
Non-profit organisation, Ilitha Labantu, says the recent murder of an 11-year-old girl in Kraaifontein is a stark reflection of the deepening crisis of gang violence that continues to claim the lives of children and young people across our communities. According to police reports, 11-year-old Esmine Franke was playing outside a house in Mti Street, Wallacedene, on Tuesday evening when she was hit by a stray bullet. She died on the scene. An 8-year-old
Kraaifontein police are searching for a motorist after an alleged hit-and-run outside the Parkdene Primary School on Tuesday, which saw four learners sustain injuries. According to police, the incident happened around 14:45 as learners were crossing the road, shortly after school was dismissed for the day. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) spokesperson, Bronagh Hammond, says two of the learners, in Grade 3 and Grade 7, sustained minor injuries and were able
The hit Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors is coming to The Masque. This hit Broadway musical will be performed from 22 August until 6 September. The cult classic features popular songs written by Howard Ashman with music by Alan Menken, such as Suddenly Seymour, Feed Me and Dentist. “We want audiences to feel like they are seeing this iconic musical for the first time – again,” says director Jeffrey Johnson.
