Mother of Lotus River girl grateful for donations towards corneal transplant
13-year-old Thyneeca Adonis had lost 90% vision in her right eye and 50% in her left and was diagnosed with keratoconus last month.
13-year-old Thyneeca Adonis had lost 90% vision in her right eye and 50% in her left and was diagnosed with keratoconus last month.
The 14-year-old rape survivor has been sedated in hospital and at this stage, it's unclear whether she'll be able to speak again.
She was left for dead in an area infamous for the dumping of bodies.
Thyneeca Adonis is partially blind and has been battling to pass grade 8 because she's struggling to read and study. Her unemployed mother has been battling to raise funds for a corneal transplant.
On Saturday, three armed thieves disarmed officials at the Sir Lowry's Pass satellite police station and held them at gunpoint before fleeing with firearms, cellphones and a laptop.
The girl from Lotus River was diagnosed with Keratoconus a month ago and has 90% vision loss in her right eye and only 50% vision in her left.
Police said that the three suspects pretended that they needed help to certify documents when they pounced on two officers at the weekend.
More than 150 new vehicles were handed over to 16 clusters in the province, and a long-awaited mobile police station for the Makhaza precinct was unveiled.
Thieves have made off with guns after attacking a satellite police station at Sir Lowry’s Pass in the Western Cape.
EFF leader Julius Malema showed no restraint while expressing his disdain for the ANC and DA when addressing supporters in Kraaifontein.
Julius Malema took several jabs at the African National Congress and Democratic Alliance while addressing supporters at the Blue Ridge sports field in Kraaifontein on Saturday afternoon.
Good mayoral candidate Brett Herron says there needs to be strong action after WC Premier Alan Winde and MEC Anton Bredell were found guilty of ethics breaches.
The alleged gunmen are each facing a count of murder and seven counts of attempted murder. They've also been charged with the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Three suspects in the most recent mass shooting in Mitchells Plain are to appear in court on Wednesday.
On Saturday, a woman was shot dead and seven others wounded when gunmen opened fire on them while they were attending a birthday party in Mitchells Plain.
A woman was killed and seven other people, among them children, were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a birthday party in the Mandalay area. The suspects linked to Saturday's shooting are expected in the dock soon.
The local community policing forum's Byron de Villiers said that residents were brave to have given detectives information on Saturday's shooting.
Once charged, the suspect will appear in the dock on a charge relating to the possession of illicit diamonds.