Bottles of alcohol. The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) has called for stricter policies for alcohol distribution in communities. SAAPA held a media dialogue about the dangers relating to alcohol and its lack of coverage in South Africa. Related video | East London drive to address underage drinking: SAAPA secretary general Aadielah Maker-Diedericks says…
Murder investigation graphic An elderly pensioner has been hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, at Sebora village outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The 87-year-old victim had been dismembered. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says they discovered body parts that were put inside three plastic containers as well as a hacksaw and knives, allegedly used in…
Police crime scene tape Eastern Cape police are investigating a case of child neglect, following a baby that was dumped at a field in Cala. The members from Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses are seeking public assistance to locate the baby’s mother. Police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana explains, “It is alleged that on…
Police are investigating the murder of a 6-year-old girl, whose body was found, in Mattafin, Mpumalanga. A six-year-old who was reported missing in Mattafin, Mbombela in Mpumalanga, earlier this week has been found dead. The father of the child, who cannot be named for safety reasons, says he left the six-year-old and her four-year-old sister…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during crime stats delivery Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has described the Cape Flats as the “killing fields” of the Western Cape, following the shooting of seven men in Gugulethu’s Kanana informal settlement this morning. The men were ambushed by unknown assailants while socialising at a residence. Police on patrol were alerted…
Seven people have been killed in a mass shooting at a residence in the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu, on the Cape Flats, in the early hours of this morning. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says South African Police Service (SAPS) members on patrol were alerted to a shooting. Traut says that upon arrival at the…
Six children have died in two separate fire incidents in the City of Ekurhuleni last night. In both these incidents, the children were left without adult supervision. The City’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services spokesperson Maswazi Mdluli says the cause of the fire incidents is currently unknown. “The first fire incident took place in Villa…
[FILE IMAGE]: ANC Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri speaking during an event. The African National Congress (ANC) has vowed to reflect on the political implications of the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue following the dismissal of Whitfield. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, says the matter of the DA’s withdrawal from the dialogue will…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. The community of the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats is reeling in shock following a mass shooting that has left seven men dead. The shooting occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police say the victims, aged between 26 and 30, were…
A TOAST The Eastern Cape provincial government and Liquor Board says the fight against underage alcohol consumption requires a collaborative approach between community members, schools and liquor traders. This was addressed during the provincial underage drinking summit hosted by the the Eastern Cape Liquor Board and the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism…
