Manenberg
Worcester shooting suspect to spend weekend in jail ahead of court appearance
The 29-year-old man faces a murder charge and is expected to appear in the Worcester Magistrates Court on Monday.
The 76-year-old woman’s bloodied half-naked body was discovered inside her home by her son on Sunday.
The 76-year-old woman's half-naked body was discovered inside her home, by her son, on Sunday afternoon.
A group of community members took to the streets on Saturday calling for an end to ongoing shootings and senseless killings.
Several crime-rife areas in the Cape have been the scenes of violent crime this weekend.
Police have yet to make a breakthrough in their investigation into a shooting in Gugulethu, in which eight people were killed on Monday.
Police said that the motive behind the 19-year-old's killing was not yet known.
The alleged gangsters wounded three others.
Police are investigating three attempted murder cases - one where a pregnant woman and a man were shot in Hanover Park and that of a boy in Manenberg.
Police said that there was stone-throwing between local gangs in the area on Sunday when a suspect randomly started shooting.
An 11-year-old boy has been shot and wounded in a gang-related crossfire in Manenberg, in Cape Town.
A teacher at Silverstream Primary School said a colleague tested positive for the coronavirus last week.
The Western Cape Health Department said that he was currently in a stable condition following emergency surgery.
One of the suspects was taken into custody on Thursday night after he was found in possession of an illegal firearm and 11 rounds of ammunition.
WC police are investigating after two trucks were attacked by protesters in Bishop Lavis, while at the weekend five police vehicles were damaged in Manenberg.
As the suspects tried to flee, the vehicle ran out of fuel and the trio is believed to have tried to steal another car thereafter, but at that stage, police were on them.
Sadiqah Newman (26) was fatally shot in Thambo Village in Manenberg on the eve of Women's Day.
On the eve of Women's Day, 26-year-old Sadieka Newman was shot and killed.
The 18-year-old accused allegedly raped his cousin while the girl's mother was at the shop.