Fire wreaks destruction on UCT
Reports say Fuller House - a student residence - is on fire - but all students were evacuated.
Lizell Persens
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All students evacuated from UCT campus as fire rages on
The blaze gutted a section of the Rhodes Memorial Restaurant and quickly spread to adjacent areas.
Lindani Myeni’s widow calls for release of full bodycam footage of his shooting
Lindsay Myeni's husband, 29-year-old former KwaZulu-Natal rugby player Lindani, was shot and killed in Hawaii on Wednesday.
Raging fire damages section of Rhodes Memorial Restaurant
The fire has continued to spread through the Table Mountain area, resulting in urgent calls for hikers and motorists to evacuate the vicinity.
Kuils River police hunt 2 assailants in suspected gang-related murders
On Saturday afternoon, two men were killed and another two were left wounded after gunmen opened fire in the vicinity of Van Riebeeck Road.
Hawaii police deny wrongdoing, saying cops who shot Lindani Myeni were ‘brave’
The Honolulu police department's Allan Nagata said it was dark and officers did not know whether he (the suspect) had a weapon. Nagata said he was impressed by how they handled the situation.
2 men shot dead after shooting in Kuils River
The Police's Andre Traut said this was a possible gang-related attack.
Police investigate after body found in Kenilworth
The body was found opposite access park earlier on Saturday.
EFF calls for Dirco’s intervention after Lindani Myeni is killed by Hawaii cops
The 29-year-old former KZN rugby star was shot dead by Hawaii police on Wednesday, in an incident where Honolulu authorities reportedly responded to a burglary in progress.
Slain Uitsig taxi boss Angelo Kube laid to rest
He was shot dead on Thursday last week in an attack believed to be related to taxi violence.
Poultry industry on alert after bird flu outbreak confirmed in SA
A positive diagnosis of bird flu was made at a chicken farm in Johannesburg on Monday.
Sapu wants Ramaphosa to declare cop killings a national disaster
This follows the murder of a police sergeant in Vrygrond. Malose Lebelo was gunned down on Sunday. His killers are still at large.
SAPU reiterates call for police killings to be declared a national disaster
This comes as yet another off-duty police officer was shot and killed in Vrygrond, near Muizenberg over the weekend.
Plato condemns rise in gun violence in CT after activist Angelo Kube killed
Angelo Kube was shot and killed in Ravensmead on Thursday, while his daughters were in his car with him. The girls, aged five and 12, were caught in the crossfire and the five-year-old had been left paralysed.
Anele Tembe’s death places suicide back in the spotlight
The much-publicised death of Anele Tembe, fiancé of rapper AKA, who apparently fell from the 10th storey of a hotel in the city centre is also being treated as a suicide.
Suspect due in CT court for possession of mandrax worth R3m
The 29-year-old man will face charges of dealing in drugs.
Police hunting suspects after off-duty cop killed in Vrygrond
The 38-year-old man was shot dead in Vrygrond, near Muizenberg, during the early hours of Sunday morning.
