Five killed during shootout with police in Eastern Cape

Bullet casings on the ground at a crime scene. Five suspects have been killed during a shootout with the police’s Technical Response Team and National Intervention Unit in separate incidents in the Eastern Cape. The incidents occurred over the weekend. In the first incident, two alleged extortionists were in a vehicle linked to a kidnapped…

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Three shot dead in Milnerton, Cape Town

A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. Three people have been shot dead in Milnerton, Cape Town. Police say the incident occurred at the Ekuphumleni informal settlement in Du Noon in the early hours of Monday morning. Unidentified suspects opened fire on the deceased in front of a shack and…

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Power cut-offs for indigent households suspended in Thembisa

Thembisa resident in the East Rand blockade roads. The City of Ekurhuleni has suspended electricity disconnections for indigent households in Thembisa in the East Rand. This as tensions rise over a planned community shutdown. Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has announced urgent measures following consultations with ward councillors and community representatives over concerns about the city’s…

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