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A Grade R pupil was kidnapped in Kensington, Cape Town on Wednesday morning.The child has been identified as Shanawaaz Asghar.Traut said they are investigating the circumstances and will not reveal further information at this stage.ANC integrity commission may discuss Godongwana sexual harassment allegations at routine meeting
Police were called to the scene and found some clothes believed to belong to the victim. They believe the remains belong to a 15-year-old girl who went missing in December. "It is alleged that when Rustenburg Municipality adopted the contract … they did not get permission from the Department of Transport before adopting the contract."
Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala says the charges are connected to the cellphone and laptop of Hillary Gardee.Gardee was last seen on 29 April at the Nelspruit Plaza at around 17:30.Her body was found a week later with a bullet wound to the head in a timber plantation, about 40km outside the town.
“Light snowfalls are also expected over the Western Cape mountains and over the southern high-lying areas of the Northern Cape on Thursday,” it said. Smit is charged with the murder of Van Wyk, kidnapping, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and defeating the ends of justice. They found a man who had been shot and wounded and pursued the shooter. When they tracked him down, he allegedly opened fire.Police spokesperson Captain Frederick van Wyk said the 21-year-old alleged gunman was also shot and injured.Mpofu's request to subpoena Ramaphosa to Mkhwebane's impeachment declined
Several ANC MPs, and FF Plus MP Corné Mulder said Ramaphosa's testimony would not be relevant to the committee's work, which is to determine whether Mkhwebane has misconducted herself or is incompetent. Gomolemo Chacha, 24, and Ditshebi Eric Molaetsi, 28, were among eight awaiting trial detainees who overpowered a police officer at the Wolmaransstad police station holding cells on Saturday afternoon.
In recent weeks, several hard-hitting News24 investigations have revealed the scope of alleged corruption in the provincial health system Deokaran had uncovered before her death.The case is being heard in the Gauteng High Court.Two more suspects appear in court for allegedly killing Collins Chabane mayor
Four suspects arrested for allegedly instigating violence during last year’s July unrest have appeared in the Durban Central Regional Court.Three of the four are from KwaZulu-Natal while the other suspect is from the North-West. The trio was nabbed by the off-duty cops on Saturday after the officers received information about a wanted murder suspect linked to an incident in Hibberdene in May.
"The suspect wanted for murder was traced to a house in Gamalakhe where he was hiding. He was in possession of a firearm, ammunition and 11 bags of crystal meth." JUST IN | Hawks arrest three more people suspected of being July violence instigators A decapitated head of a baby has been found along the railway tracks close to the Everite Bridge in Brackenfell.
Members of the Johannesburg Flying Squad spotted a white BMW with four occupants, a grey Nissan Navarra also with four occupants, and a white Toyota Fortuner with three occupants and gave chase.13 August 13:30A 28-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the attacks on Intercape busses in Cape Town on Saturday morning.
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said Delft police were called out to the scene at the corners of Roosendaal Avenue and Delft Main Road, close to a shopping complex, where they found the injured victim. Police made a breakthrough this Thursday when they arrested three people in Evaton West while seizing the vehicle allegedly used during the commission of the crime, as well as a firearm and an undisclosed amount of money.
They are expected to join Shumani Nemadodzi, 47, and Avhatakali Mulaudzi, 42, in Malamulele Magistrate's Court on Monday.The 20 suspects arrested for their role in the July 2021 unrest have been released on R3 000 bail in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Friday. The group were warned to return to court on 26 August with the state saying that more arrests were imminent within the next seven days.
The man was accused of holding a missing 10-year-old girl in his shack in Extension 1. The girl had been reported missing late on Tuesday evening, with the community starting a search on Wednesday morning. Expressing concern about the shocking figures, Western Cape MEC for Mobility Daylin Mitchell urged motorists to be vigilant on the province’s roads, while pedestrians should make themselves more visible to motorists, especially at night and during the early morning hours. Mitchell said 31 crashes were recorded from August 1-9, with 34 people killed.
Shembe was arrested while appearing in court on a different matter. DNA evidence linked him to the offences. The sentences will run concurrently.Gauteng police recover 400 firearms in crime-fighting operation The KZN government made the announcement on Thursday that sees Zikalala replace Sipho Hlomuka who will move to the Transport portfolio.
Peggy Nkonyeni will move to the finance portfolio replacing Nomusa Dube-Ncube who was previously in that role.City Power teams are unable to respond to outages in the Roodepoort area, due to protest action taking place this morning. Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesperson Xolani Fihla said protestors had blocked the roads with rocks and rubble. Affected roads are Miles Stoker Road, Dumat, Marias and Van Wyk streets.
"Mid Illovo police are appealing to the public to assist them in locating the relatives of [the woman]," added Ngcobo.Seven suspected illegal miners arrested during raids in Krugersdorp charged with rape Dube-Ncube was chosen as the ANC's preferred candidate to take the top job on Monday, after the resignation of former premier Sihle Zikalala.
Steve Biko Academic Hospital spokesperson Lovey Mogapi said the patient sustained serious injuries and has since died. "It is not clear at this stage how the deceased got into the river, but the unfolding police investigations will ultimately reveal the cause of death. Police appeal to community members to give them space to fully investigate the matter," said police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malesela LedwabaEmergency services rushed to the scene of a multiple vehicle collision in Durban on Tuesday morning.
"Police have opened a case of culpable homicide and negligent handling of a firearm after a 47-year-old lady was shot and killed," Kweza said.Alleged zama zama captured, shacks torched as Mohlakeng residents search for illegal miners
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