Baby Mogamat Imaad Shamar, who was kidnapped at the Middestad Mall in Bellville, has been found. Western Cape police spokesperson, Frederick Van Wyk, confirmed on Tuesday that the baby was located in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain. “Owing to the meticulous investigation and the analytical approach to the information at their disposal, the team pounced on an address in Honolulu Street in Tafelsig on Monday 30 June 2025 where they found the child,”
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is taking direct aim at the ANC’s executive leadership, with criminal charges set to be laid against Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane on Tuesday. The DA accuses Minister Nkabane of lying to Parliament. The charge-laying will be spearheaded by DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille, Deputy Chief Whip Baxolile Nodada MP, and National Spokesperson Karabo Khakhau MP at the Cape Town Central Police Station. This development
Family of slain Paarl teen Chanelle Plaatjies pleads for bail to be denied
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Calls for bail to be denied to those accused of murdering Paarl teenager Chanelle Plaatjies are mounting. This as the murder case returns to the local magistrates’ court tomorrow, where one of three suspects is set to have a bail hearing. @actionsocietysa The pain outside the Paarl Magistrates Court today was palpable as family, friends, and community members gathered to demand justice for 16-year-old Chanelle Plaatjies. Her life was stolen.
The City of Cape Town has reportedly redeployed additional policing resources to support police operations targeting known gang and extortion hotspots. This follows the recent mass shooting incidents that have rocked the Cape Metro. The redeployment also follows the confiscation of an assault rifle in Gugulethu on Saturday evening. According to Safety and Security mayoral Committee Member, JP Smith, the discovery of the rifle came on the back of a mass shooting in
The GOOD party has requested an urgent investigation and for disciplinary proceedings to be imposed on DA councillor Angus McKenzie, following his alleged misconduct during a City of Cape Town council sitting last week. The political party has accused McKenzie of making gang-affiliated hand gestures, adding that he apparently showed a middle finger at opposition councillors. He also reportedly made a throat-slitting gesture twice, which the party said is indicative of
