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FILE: A police crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

Paarl

WC organised crime detectives probe triple murder in Paarl

By Lauren Isaacs

Mbekweni police were called out to Sakhelwe Street at approximately 5am, where they discovered the bodies of the tree men with multiple gunshot wounds.

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    [WEATHER WARNING] Potentially life-threatening heatwave coming this weekend

    Spare a thought for Wellington, where temperatures will soar to 46 degrees Celsius on Saturday.

    209 days ago
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    Gift of the Givers assesses fire damage that’s left many Paarl resident homeless

    Dozens of homes were razed to the ground in the Drommedaris informal settlement area on Saturday.

    240 days ago
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    WC traffic officers use force in clash with taxi operators on B97 route

    Officials had been conducting an operation on Monday morning, impounding seven minibuses and arresting three drivers.

    302 days ago
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    Paarl man accused of murdering girlfriend makes court appearance

    Sithobele Qebe was arrested after a badly body burned body was discovered near Mbekweni train station two weekends ago.

    337 days ago
  • A screengrab of Mbekweni residents protesting outside Paarl Magistrates Court on 8 September 2021 where the man accused of murdering Siphokazi Booi made his first appearance.

    Paarl man accused of murdering, burning girlfriend’s body to apply for bail

    Sithobele Qebe was arrested after a body was found near the railway tracks over the weekend and he appeared in the Paarl Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

    342 days ago
  • The late Siphokazi Booi. Picture: @KwaneleSAfrica/Twitter

    Paarl man charged with murder after girlfriend's body found near train tracks

    The discovery was made over the weekend.

    343 days ago
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    3 suspects due in Paarl court over suspected gang triple murder

    The police’s Novela Potelwa said the attack appeared to be gang-related.

    352 days ago
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    42 people in Paarl displaced after fire destroys homes

    It's believed a man threw a petrol bomb at the structures sparking an inferno on Friday night.

    521 days ago
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    Goodluck cancels summer concerts after video of noncompliance goes viral

    In the 39-second clip that's since garnered thousands of views on social media, no one is wearing a mask or adhering to social distancing protocols.

    610 days ago
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    Education foundation urges govt to do more to help distressed learners

    An education activist said the suicide rate among schoolgoers was alarming. Two learners from a Paarl high school allegedly committed suicide within 48 hours of each other.

    639 days ago
  • Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela in Paarl at the Drakenstein Municipality on Wednesday 7 October 2020. Picture: @MadikizelaBongz/Twitter

    Madikizela visits Ceres, Paarl taxi ranks following violent clashes

    His aim is to create awareness about the importance of transport in the economy and to encourage participation in the provincial taxi lekgotla scheduled to take place in Worcester and Cape Town next week.

    678 days ago
  • FILE: Knysna police confiscated 100 mandrax tablets and arrested a man was arrested for drug dealing on 16 July 2019. Picture: SAPS

    3 suspects arrested in Paarl for illegal possession of drugs

    During a police operation in Mbekweni, a 33-year-old suspected drug dealer was caught with dagga, tik and mandrax on Saturday night.

    702 days ago
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    Paarl pharmaceutical products supplier fined over R15k for face mask overpricing

    Sentra Kem CCs has agreed to pay more R15,785.03 to the Solidarity Fund.

    710 days ago
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    Paarl community gets aid after fire that claimed 6 lives

    The fire broke out on Friday morning in Chicago, claiming the lives of two men, a woman, and three children died in the blaze.

    809 days ago
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    Paarl Farmer attacked with panga during apparent robbery

    During the early hours of Saturday morning, three brazen criminals broke into a container situated on the man's premises.

    870 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela. Picture: EWN.

    Mediation process over Paarl taxi-violence to continue – Madikizela

    This after a man was killed and two others wounded in taxi-related shooting at the Mbekweni train station.

    873 days ago
  • FIEL: A firefighter prepares to battle a blaze. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Paarl mountain fire contained

    The blaze, which at one stage had a fire perimeter that stretched 20-kilometres long, broke out on Sunday.

    881 days ago
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