{"id":267544,"date":"2025-10-16T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/?p=267544"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:26:26","slug":"memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims, families in Kamesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KARIEGA <\/strong>– Hundreds of residents of the Kamesh Precinct gathered at the intersection of Acacia Street and Kamesh Road on Sunday, 12 October, for a prayer service organised by the Kamesh Christian Ministers Fraternal to support families affected by violent crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The memorial service aimed to bring hope to families still mourning loved ones who were brutally murdered through gangsterism, stray bullets, knife attacks, and gender-based violence. The community was reminded that 490 chairs will never be sat on again, representing 490 hugs, kisses and smiles forever lost.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ward 49 Councillor, Georgen Miggels, during the emotional ceremony, families of the 490 victims were invited to plant crosses as a symbolic gesture of bringing their burdens and cares to the Lord. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Residents
Residents of Kamesh Precinct came in numbers to lay crosses in commemoration of their loved ones whose lives were cut short.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A larger cross was erected at the four-way intersection and will remain as a permanent sign of hope and peace. The 490 smaller crosses were removed after the service concluded. Several high-ranking police officials attended the event, including Major General Vuyisile Ncata, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality District Commissioner of SAPS, Colonel Marieka du Preez from the Kamesh SAPS, Colonel Trevor Appel of Uitenhage SAPS, and Lieutenant Colonel Leonie Peters of Kamesh Detective Branch.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miggels said, “Community members departed with lighter hearts and renewed hope for Uitenhage’s future. The Kamesh Christian Ministers Fraternal announced this would not be their final initiative, committing to hold community Holy Communal Prayer Services every Sunday at different churches throughout the area.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The organisation continues its mission to provide spiritual support and foster unity within the community during these challenging times.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Residents
Residents of Kamesh Precinct showed up in numbers in support of the memorial service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During the emotional service, the community was reminded that 490 chairs will never be sat on again, representing 490 hugs, kisses and smiles forever lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":267545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"73","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"60","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"Memorial service honours murder victims, their families in Kamesh","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"This memorial service honours murder victims, showing community strength and solidarity for families affected by violence.","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_eb_attr":"","_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"2","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"1","article_feature_type":"normal","article_main_image_caption":"Members of the Kamesh Christian Ministers Fraternal in Kariega. PHOTO: SUPPLIED","article_media_icon":"1","article_template":"news","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":["sjKameshMourners_P1","sjKameshMourners_P2","sjKameshMourners_P3","sjKameshMourners_P4"],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7903,7911,7904],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-267544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-community-highlights","tag-crime","tag-local-stories"],"yoast_head":"\nMemorial service honours murder victims and their families | UD Express (Uitenhage)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Memorial service honours murder victims, bringing hope and unity to families affected by gang violence and loss in Kamesh Precinct.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Memorial service honours murder victims, their families in Kamesh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This memorial service honours murder victims, showing community strength and solidarity for families affected by violence.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UD Express (Uitenhage)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-16T07:20:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-16T07:26:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shanti Jafta\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims, families in Kamesh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shanti Jafta\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shanti Jafta\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eaef9a59110693083d0705dacb8ba9ed\"},\"headline\":\"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims, families in Kamesh\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-16T07:20:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-16T07:26:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":296,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Community Highlights\",\"Crime\",\"Local Stories\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/\",\"name\":\"Memorial service honours murder victims and their families | UD Express (Uitenhage)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-16T07:20:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-16T07:26:26+00:00\",\"description\":\"Memorial service honours murder victims, bringing hope and unity to families affected by gang violence and loss in Kamesh Precinct.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Members of the Kamesh Christian Ministers Fraternal in Kariega.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims, families in Kamesh\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"UD Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UD Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/uitenhage-despatch-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/uitenhage-despatch-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"UD Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/PEExpress1\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/EP_Media24\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"],\"description\":\"UD Express has been the eyes, ears, and voice of the Kariega (formerly Uitenhage) and Despatch communities since 1971, making it the oldest single-title free sheet in South Africa. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region, with 30,000 free copies delivered mostly door to door across Kariega, Despatch, and surrounding areas every week.\",\"email\":\"udexpress@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"0+2719925650\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eaef9a59110693083d0705dacb8ba9ed\",\"name\":\"Shanti Jafta\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Shanti Jafta\"},\"honorificPrefix\":\"Mr\",\"birthDate\":\"1998-09-09\",\"gender\":\"Male\",\"knowsLanguage\":[\"English\",\"IsiXhosa\",\"IsiZulu\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Reporter\",\"worksFor\":\"Novus Media (PTY) LTD\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/udexpress\\\/author\\\/shanti\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Memorial service honours murder victims and their families | UD Express (Uitenhage)","description":"Memorial service honours murder victims, bringing hope and unity to families affected by gang violence and loss in Kamesh Precinct.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Memorial service honours murder victims, their families in Kamesh","og_description":"This memorial service honours murder victims, showing community strength and solidarity for families affected by violence.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/","og_site_name":"UD Express (Uitenhage)","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","article_published_time":"2025-10-16T07:20:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-16T07:26:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shanti Jafta","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims, families in Kamesh","twitter_creator":"@EP_Media24","twitter_site":"@EP_Media24","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shanti Jafta","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/"},"author":{"name":"Shanti Jafta","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/eaef9a59110693083d0705dacb8ba9ed"},"headline":"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims, families in Kamesh","datePublished":"2025-10-16T07:20:54+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-16T07:26:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/"},"wordCount":296,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg","keywords":["Community Highlights","Crime","Local Stories"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/","name":"Memorial service honours murder victims and their families | UD Express (Uitenhage)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-10-16T07:20:54+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-16T07:26:26+00:00","description":"Memorial service honours murder victims, bringing hope and unity to families affected by gang violence and loss in Kamesh Precinct.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg","width":1200,"height":900,"caption":"Members of the Kamesh Christian Ministers Fraternal in Kariega."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/memorial-service-honours-490-murder-victims-families-in-kamesh\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Memorial service honours 490 murder victims, families in Kamesh"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/","name":"UD Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#organization","name":"UD Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uitenhage-despatch-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uitenhage-despatch-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"UD Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PEExpress1\/","https:\/\/x.com\/EP_Media24","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"],"description":"UD Express has been the eyes, ears, and voice of the Kariega (formerly Uitenhage) and Despatch communities since 1971, making it the oldest single-title free sheet in South Africa. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region, with 30,000 free copies delivered mostly door to door across Kariega, Despatch, and surrounding areas every week.","email":"udexpress@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"0+2719925650","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/#\/schema\/person\/eaef9a59110693083d0705dacb8ba9ed","name":"Shanti Jafta","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-IMG_3883-96x96.jpg","caption":"Shanti Jafta"},"honorificPrefix":"Mr","birthDate":"1998-09-09","gender":"Male","knowsLanguage":["English","IsiXhosa","IsiZulu"],"jobTitle":"Reporter","worksFor":"Novus Media (PTY) LTD","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/author\/shanti\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsAppImage2025-10_70133.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":294310,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/eastern-cape-car-winning-cop-on-a-mission-to-end-gbv-in-kamesh\/","url_meta":{"origin":267544,"position":0},"title":"Eastern Cape car-winning cop on a mission to end GBV in Kamesh","author":"Gugulethu Mtumane","date":"7 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"KARIEGA - The winner of a car at this year\u2019s Women\u2019s Challenge in Gqeberha is on the frontlines of the war against gender-based violence. Nomandla Lunguza, a lieutenant-colonel in the South African Police Service, is based at Kamesh in Kariega, a neighbourhood notorious for its high levels of abuse against\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nomandla Lunguza","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomandla-Lunguza.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomandla-Lunguza.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomandla-Lunguza.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomandla-Lunguza.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomandla-Lunguza.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomandla-Lunguza.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":294322,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kamesh-police-investigate-alleged-rape-of-13-year-old-girl\/","url_meta":{"origin":267544,"position":1},"title":"Kamesh police investigate alleged rape of 13-year-old girl","author":"Shanti Jafta","date":"11 November 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A 13-year-old girl from the Kamesh precinct in Kariega was allegedly sexually assaulted over the weekend, as officially confirmed by the South African Police Service.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SAPS Kariega are investigating a Kariega drive-by shooting.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-crime-intelligence.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-crime-intelligence.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-crime-intelligence.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-crime-intelligence.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-crime-intelligence.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-crime-intelligence.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":264675,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/saps-double-murder-and-attempted-murder-investigation-continues\/","url_meta":{"origin":267544,"position":2},"title":"SAPS double murder and attempted murder investigation continues","author":"UD Express","date":"7 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The SAPS Provincial Organised Crime: Anti-Gang Unit is investigating a double murder and attempted murder incident following a shooting on Saturday, July 5 in Kamesh.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo for illustration purposes.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Police-crime-intelligence-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Police-crime-intelligence-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Police-crime-intelligence-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Police-crime-intelligence-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Police-crime-intelligence-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Police-crime-intelligence-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"UD Express (Uitenhage)","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267544"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=267544"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=267544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}