Local Stories
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Mpetha Square fire in Nyanga leaves 48 people displaced
At least 18 shacks were destroyed in a fire at Mpetha Square informal settlement in Nyanga, which left more than 40 people homeless yesterday(Thursday 22 January).
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Ward 86 shack-fire victims thrilled at receiving new building materials
Shack fire victims from ward 86 in Lwandle were exhilarated at receiving the building material contributed by the Department of Human Settlement today(Friday 23 January).
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Nyanga police commander wins Visible Policing Employee of the Year Award
Col Wynand Muller of Nyanga Police Station won the Visible Policing Employee of the Year award, highlighting effective community collaboration in crime prevention efforts.
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Community horrified after body discovered in wheelie bin in Khayelitsha river
Makhaza police registered a murder case for investigation after the body of a 30-year-old male was found in a wheelie bin in a river near SST in Town Two, Khayelitsha…
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CPF Calls for No Bail After Gugulethu Woman’s Killing
A 38-year-old man from Gugulethu is due to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court today on suspicion of killing his ex-girlfriend.
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More than 50 displaced by shack fire in Site B’s BM section
At least 56 people were left homeless after 16 shacks were ravaged by a shack fire on Monday 19 January at BM section in Site B.
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CPF calls for harsher sentences after cop killed in Brown’s Farm
The Western Cape Police Service has condemned, in the strongest terms, the killing of a police officer, shot dead in Brown’s Farm on Monday 19 January.
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Khayelitsha police commander wins Senior Operational Manager of the Year Award
It feels good to be recognised while you are still alive instead of people waiting to be no more before they start talking about you.
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Sanco calls for army deployment after mass shootings in Philippi-East
A leader of the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) in Philippi-East is calling for the government to deploy soldiers in Philippi after 10 people were shot and killed and…
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Another victim dies, raising Philippi East mass shooting toll to eight
Cape Town police have confirmed that another victim has died in hospital, pushing the death toll from the Marikana mass shooting in Philippi East to eight.
