Wednesday , 18 March 2026

Skhangiwe Mthiyane

One dead, 3 wounded in two separate Cape Flats shootings

Police hunt for suspects after four killed in Philippi East

One person has been shot and killed and three others wounded in two separate shooting incidents on the Cape Flats. In the first incident a 35-year-old man was shot and killed at his house in Eureka Estate in Elsies River on Friday night. Police say the man reportedly returned from mosque when he was called outside by an unknown man …

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Witness G requests in camera testimony at Madlanga Commission

Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria.

The Madlanga Commission has heard an in camera application from the attorneys of Witness G, a new witness. Witness G, who works with police informers, is believed to have been Brown Mogotsi’s handler. His attorney Tshepo Matlala has made a request to chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga that Witness G’s testimony be heard in camera through an intermediary. Matlala has cited …

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Four people killed in Delft Fire on the Cape Flats

Four people killed in Delft Fire on the Cape Flats

Four people have died in a blaze in Delft on the Cape Flats. Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services says they were called out to the scene where several structures were alight in the early hours of Friday morning. Spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, says the cause of the fire is unknown, and the South African Police Service is investigating. “Three structures …

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Phahlane forced to retract comments at Ad Hoc Committee

Phahlane forced to retract comments at Ad Hoc Committee

Former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has been forced to withdraw and apologise for comments he made before the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. The committee is probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Phahlane accused the committee’s evidence leader Norman Arendse of representing a cabal. Some members of the committee didn’t …

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KZN to begin foot and mouth vaccinations from Thursday

KZN to begin foot and mouth vaccinations from Thursday

KwaZulu-Natal, which is the epicentre of the foot and mouth outbreak in the country, will start vaccinating cattle against the disease on Thursday. The province has received 200 000 doses of the Biogenesis vaccine that national government bought from Argentina. Agriculture MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa says 20 teams of technicians will start vaccinating all cattle in the Ugu District. They will …

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