Nyanga
Hundreds of homes flooded in parts of WC as heavy rains continue
Residents of Langa, in Cape Town, are already feeling the devastating effects caused by the heavy rains.
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CoCT: Recent unrest in Nyanga linked to taxi industry has led to damages of R4m+
Thursday’s protest march to the Office of the Western Cape Premier was led by members of Cape Town’s biggest taxi associations, Cata and Codeta.
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MEC Mitchell taking steps to declare Nyanga high-risk zone
This follows violence that coincided with a march in Cape Town's CBD on Thursday and a disruptive slow-moving convoy on the highway.
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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.
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Nyanga CPF to intensify efforts to further reduce murder rate in area
Over the past few years, Nyanga has been considered the murder capital of South Africa. But in the last quarter of 2021 three-month period it recorded 44 murders, down from 58 in the previous quarter.
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A year after Nyanga sinkhole tragedy, families waiting on promised relocation
Community leader Nomampandomise Mkhafu said that the families were trying to move on but they simply could not. She said that they were told that they would be relocated by officials and ministers but after the funerals, there was complete silence from government.
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Missing Nyanga boy (2) found dead
Police said that the child was involved in a car crash on the R300 highway on Friday.
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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.
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Cele calls on Nyanga residents to help SAPS find drive-by shooters
Three people were killed and two others wounded following a drive-by shooting in the area on Saturday.
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Nyanga SAPS hunt gunmen involved in shooting that claimed 3 lives
Four men were standing on a street corner when the occupants of a minibus taxi fired shots. Three of them died and another was wounded while a fifth victim, a woman, was hit by a stray bullet.
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Police still searching for suspects in Nyanga triple murder
The men were standing on a street corner when the occupants of a minibus taxi fired shots on Saturday.
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Cele urges Nyanga residents to work with govt to fight GBV, femicide
Residents also urged police management to deploy more resources to the area.
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Two CT EMS paramedics robbed while on duty in Nyanga
The women responded to a call-out in Browns Farm to assist an injured man, when they were robbed on Wednesday.
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Golden Arrow buses attacked in Gugulethu and Nyanga
On Friday a Golden Arrow bus was travelling along Govan Mbeki Drive near Philippi when two gunmen posing as passengers robbed the driver and fled with cash.
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Police continue to investigate 2 mass shootings in Cape Town
Last weekend three men were gunned down in Nyanga, while a few days prior nine people were shot outside a house in Gugulethu and eight of them died.
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SAPS implement 72-hour activation plan following Nyanga triple murder
Three men were shot and killed in the Vlei informal settlement on Saturday.
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Santaco has distanced itself from violence in Nyanga, says WC Transport MEC
Private and municipal vehicles were torched, and 75 Golden Arrow buses were stoned since Friday - following the impounding of taxis. Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell said taxi industry leaders had joined in condemning the violence.
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WC Transport Dept to meet taxi leaders following violence in Nyanga
On Wednesday, seven vehicles were torched, two belonging to the City of Cape Town, along with five private vehicles. Two Golden Arrow buses were also stoned. Protest action started last week following an operation where a number of taxis were impounded.
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MEC Mitchell meets with Santaco in a bid to end unrest in Nyanga
On Wednesday morning, private and government vehicles were set alight and two Golden Arrow buses were stoned.
