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FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

Mitchells plain

Three men shot and killed in Westridge, Mitchells Plain

By Shamiela Fisher

The police's Novela Potelwa said that the attack was believed to be gang-related.

  • Florence Isaacs (left) and Glenda Palm (right) prepare their pickled fish for Easter. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    Mitchells Plain moms reveal secrets for the perfect Easter pickled fish

    The origin of this tradition is unconfirmed, but some say it may have developed from Cape Malay cuisine during colonial times when vinegar and spices were used as preservatives.

    123 days ago
  • FILE: The ANC said the City of Cape Town had to be mindful of transportation and costs as the elderly, disabled and the unemployed used the services. Picture: EWN.

    WC ANC calls on City of CT to halt plans to close 9 clinics

    The party said the closure of nine clinics in Nyanga, Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain would have a negative impact on communities living in these areas.

    145 days ago
  • FILE: Law enforcement officials at the City of Cape Town Metro Police Training Academy. Picture: Cindy Archillies/Eyewitness News.

    Over 200 additional metro cops assigned to CT crime hotspots

    The group completed their training last week and have since been deployed to Philippi, Gugulethu, Mitchells Plain, Nyanga and Delft among others.

    238 days ago
  • Mitchells Plain resident Florence Bolotina has turned her home into a pop-up vaccine site to make the jabs more accessible to community members who can't afford to travel for their vaccines at health facilities. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    For the people: Mitchells Plain couple turn home into COVID vaccine site

    Godfrey and Florence Bolotina want to make the jabs more accessible to community members who can't afford to travel for their vaccines at health facilities.

    264 days ago
  • FILE: The matter was postponed to 18 November for a possible bail application. Picture: SAPS.

    Case against trio in Mitchells Plain mass shooting postponed

    The three were arrested shortly after a drive-by shooting in Mandalay last month.

    277 days ago
  • Mitchells Plain residents in Tafelsig have complained about water cuts in their area amid the drought in the Western Cape. Picture: EWN.

    ‘They don’t care about us after polls’ - Voter apathy prevalent in Tafelsig

    Ward 82 in the City of Cape Town is under the Democratic Alliance's control.

    291 days ago
  • Picture: Zunaid Ismael/EWN

    Service delivery a key factor for some Mitchells Plain residents on election day

    With just four days to go, Eyewitness News visited Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain to get a sense of what residents will be basing their votes on election day.

    291 days ago
  • FILE: Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain. Picture: Eyewitness News

    Mitchells Plain residents tired of empty promises, considering not voting

    With four days to go until local government elections, ratepayers from Emfuleni to Mitchells Plain are highlighting the lack of service delivery and unresponsiveness of their local representatives.

    291 days ago
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    Mitchells Plain mass shooting suspects back in court in Nov for bail proceedings

    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.

    298 days ago
  • Police and paramedic services at the scene of a shooting in Montclair, Mitchells Plain on 16 October 2021. Picture: Supplied

    'We've become immune': Mitchells Plain CPF says community tuning out shootings

    Three suspects in the most recent mass shooting in Mitchells Plain are to appear in court on Wednesday.

    299 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: SAPS

    Winde, Fritz meet with WC top cop Patekile to tackle gang violence

    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.

    299 days ago
  • Police and paramedic services at the scene of a shooting in Montclair, Mitchells Plain on 16 October 2021. Picture: Supplied

    Mitchells Plain mass shooting reflects high number of guns in area - CPF

    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.

    300 days ago
  • Police and paramedic services at the scene of a shooting in Montclair, Mitchells Plain on 16 October 2021. Picture: Supplied

    Mitchells Plain residents praised for giving police leads in mass shooting case

    The local community policing forum's Byron de Villiers said that residents were brave to have given detectives information on Saturday's shooting.

    301 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Police arrest 3 men in connection with Mitchells Plain mass shooting

    A woman was killed and seven other people, including three children, were wounded in the attack.

    301 days ago
  • Police and paramedic services at the scene of a shooting in Montclair, Mitchells Plain on 16 October 2021. Picture: Supplied

    Police hunt gunmen behind Mitchells Plain mass shooting

    A woman was killed and seven other people, including three children, were wounded in the attack.

    301 days ago
  • FILE: MyCiTi buses leave Cape Town. Picture: @MyCiTiBus/Twitter

    CoCT working to have MyCiTi N2 express service running within Q1 of 2022

    The MyCiTi N2 Express service was terminated in May 2019 after the city failed to negotiate a new operating contract.

    304 days ago
  • FILE: A City of Cape Town fire engine at the scene of a fire. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/Eyewitness News

    3 people found dead after blaze in informal dwelling in Tafelsig

    The blaze broke out inside a wendy house in Tafelsig on Friday morning.

    325 days ago
  • FILE: Hungry residents queue outside the Tafelsig Mitchells Plain CAN initiative. Picture: Tafelsig Mitchells Plain CAN/Facebook

    Tafelsig community leader urges residents to help find feeding scheme burglars

    Burglars overnight targeted a storeroom belonging to the Tafelsig Mitchells Plain CAN initiative and stole food items and nappies.

    334 days ago
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