No arrests made as yet in Kanana mass shooting

Crime scene tape No arrests have yet been made following a mass shooting that left seven men dead at the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police say the victims, aged between 26 and 30, were socialising in the kitchen when they…

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SAAPA calls for stricter policies in alcohol distribution

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…

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Body of missing 6-year-old girl found in Mbombela

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…

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Seven killed in Kanana mass shooting

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…

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ANC reacts to DA’s action following Whitfield’s dismissal

[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…

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