{"id":43147,"date":"2024-02-22T14:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/four-women-shot-and-killed-in-an-ambush-by-criminals-in-zwelitsha-nyanga-20240222\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:04:29","slug":"four-women-shot-and-killed-in-an-ambush-by-criminals-in-zwelitsha-nyanga-20240222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/four-women-shot-and-killed-in-an-ambush-by-criminals-in-zwelitsha-nyanga-20240222\/","title":{"rendered":"Women shot and killed in an ambush by criminals in Zwelitsha, Nyanga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f8d911f356184205813e9e9c8187d5bd.jpg\" alt=\"Cop unfurling police tape at crime scene\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women were shot and killed at Sibini Avenue in Zwelitsha, on Wednesday evening 21 February.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unknown men, wearing balaclavas, stormed the house around 18:20 and opened fire, killing the victims before they fled the scene.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Nyanga residents are shattered after women were shot and killed at Sibini Avenue in Zwelitsha, on Wednesday evening 21 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the community, unknown men, wearing balaclavas, stormed the house around 18:20 and opened fire, killing the victims before they fled the scene. Three women died on the scene and the fourth died in the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motive of the shooting is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A community leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of harassment, said they were devastated by the incident. He described the culprits as cowards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/preview.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/city-vision\/two-taxi-owners-in-nyanga-shot-and-killed-coming-from-a-meeting-in-a-local-church-near-taxi-rank-20240118\" target=\"_blank\">Two taxi owners in Nyanga shot and killed coming from a meeting in a local church near taxi rank<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a sad incident. The perpetrators knew what they were doing. They planned it,\u201d he said, adding that a young child escaped through the back door during the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the community to stand up and fight against crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not the first time such an incident occurred in that house. In 2016, an 83-year-old woman was shot and killed while she was in the same house,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, provincial police spokesperson Col Andre Traut said three people were killed. He added that detectives from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes unit are probing the circumstances that led to the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDetectives<br>\nfrom the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes unit are probing the<br>\ncircumstances that led to the death of three people last night in Nyanga. It is<br>\nbelieved that the occupants of a Suzuki seven seater opened fire at the victims<br>\nin Sibini Avenue in Zwelisha at around 18:20. Two females both aged 43 were<br>\nshot and killed while an 18 year old male was caught in the crossfire and also<br>\nsuccumbed to death,\u201d said Traut<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/preview.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/city-vision\/gugulethu-cpf-deputy-chairperson-shot-and-killed-in-an-ambush-at-her-home-20231211\" target=\"_blank\">Gugulethu CPF deputy chairperson shot and killed in an ambush at her home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traut stated that the motive for the murder forms part of the police investigation. No one has been arrested yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or by using the mobile application My SAPS anonymously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nyanga residents are shattered after four women were shot and killed at Sibini Avenue in Zwelitsha, on Wednesday evening 21 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