Elsies river
Elsies River teen (14) shot in gang crossfire dies in hospital
Aljondre Byers (14) was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs in Leonsdale in Elsies River over the weekend. He was shot in the head.
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Tazne van Wyk murder trial due to start today
Tazne van Wyk's body was found in a storm water drain near Worcester days after she disappeared. She was apparently last seen with a neighbour. The man was tracked down and arrested in Cradock in the Eastern Cape. He's believed to have led police to her body.
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CT police seek public's assistance in search for missing Elsies River teen
Linda Soboyce was last seen on Wednesday afternoon when she left to attend a party in Valhalla Park. The teen never made it back home.
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Girl (5) wounded in fatal attack on Uitsig taxi boss facing paralysis, say docs
On Thursday, two gunmen opened fire on Uitsig community leader and taxi boss, Angelo Kube. Both his daughters were with him, inside his car, at the time. He died at the scene, while his youngest daughter was left wounded.
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Slain Angelo Kube’s family seeking answers as daughter (5) fights for her life
Taxi boss Angelo Kube was killed and his five-year-old daughter is still in ICU, while her 12-year-old sibling suffered slight injuries after another bullet grazed her hand in the attack.
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Police hunt suspects behind the murder of Elsies River taxi boss Angelo Kube
The brazen suspects opened fire on the taxi owner and Cape Coloured Congress member, whilst he was with his children on Thursday evening. His two daughters were wounded in the attack.
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Gangsterism, hunger & COVID-19: Cape Town communities’ triple threat to life
While the country grapples with COVID-19 that’s wreaked havoc on employment and the economy, residents in Elsies River and Tafelsig are dealing with more than one pandemic. #COVID19 #Gangsterism #CapeTown
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Gangsterism, hunger & COVID-19: Cape Town communities’ triple threat to life
While the country grapples with COVID-19 that’s wreaked havoc on employment and the economy, residents in Elsies River and Tafelsig are dealing with more than one pandemic.
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Gang violence keeping some CT communities penned in long after lockdown relaxed
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't the only disruptive force in such neighbourhoods where residents have had to contend with hunger and the constant threat of gang warfare for years.
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Pandemic lockdowns expose CT's worsening food insecurity crisis
A year after South Africa first went into lockdown, some communities in Cape Town are struggling to stave off hunger on a daily basis as the pandemic and a worsening economy make an already tough life harder.
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Elsies River police launch manhunt for gunmen after three people shot
Two men were killed during the incident on Saturday, while a woman was left wounded and transported to a medical facility.
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Cops probe fatal drive-by shooting in Elsies River
Authorities said the victims were sitting inside a white VW Golf vehicle when gunmen opened fire.
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Case against Tazne van Wyk's alleged killer postponed to next week
The man accused of killing eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk was arrested in Cradock in the Eastern Cape about a week after the child's disappearance in February 2020 and led police to her body in a stormwater pipe along the N1 near Worcester.
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Police investigate shooting involving 2 children and a man in Elsies River
Authorities said the two young girls and man were inside a wendy house, when bullets penetrated the wooden home.
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Several femicide, child murder cases heard in CT courts today
This comes at a time when the country observes 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children.
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Man accused of murdering Elsies River woman to remain behind bars
Lauren Dryde, a mother of two was robbed and murdered while leaving her place of work in Epping on Friday.
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3 men shot and killed, 1 stabbed to death in CT over weekend
Several crime-rife areas in the Cape have been the scenes of violent crime this weekend.
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Two teens wounded in Elsies River shooting
Reports suggest they were on their way to school when a man opened fire.
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WC police round up at least 30 suspects for a range of crimes
Drugs with a street value of around R4 million were also confiscated during a police operation in Elsies River on Friday night.
