The death toll in the Melkbosstrand Street accident, between Melkbosstrand and Philadelphia, has risen to 8. Twelve others were injured in the accident between a mini-bus taxi and another vehicle. Western Cape traffic authorities say there is currently a stop-and-go control in place on the road.

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The former rugby-player, Zane Killian, is to be charged with conspiracy to murder well-known Cape Town advocate, William Booth. Killian appeared in Court in Bellville this morning, to apply for bail, in his murder case on Anti-gang Unit police-man, Charl Kinnear. Killian’s lawyer, Eric Bryer, says the new charge related to Killian allegedly tracking Booth’s phone thousands of times. Booth was shot at while he was at his home in Hoggovale, in Cape Town in April this year. He was unharmed during the shooting.
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