The four suspects who have briefly appeared in the Vredenburg Magistrate's Court on the Cape West Coast in connection with the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smith, face charges of trafficking persons for the purposes of exploitation and kidnapping. They are: Jacquen Rowhan Appollis, Steveno Dumaizio Duwayne Van Rhyn, Racquel Chantel Smith and Phumza Sigaqa. The case has been postponed until the 13th of March for bail information. The grade 1 learner went missing on the 19th of February. A
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The four suspects who have briefly appeared in the Vredenburg Magistrate's Court on the Cape West Coast in connection with the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smith, face charges of trafficking persons for the purposes of exploitation and kidnapping. They are: Jacquen Rowhan Appollis, Steveno Dumaizio Duwayne Van Rhyn, Racquel Chantel Smith and Phumza Sigaqa. The case has been postponed until the 13th of March for bail information. The grade 1 learner went missing on the 19th of February. A
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Authorities are dealing with several incidents of public violence in the Cape Metro amid the ongoing taxi strike in the Western Cape. There are also several road closures in effect. The City says at least 110 criminal cases had been registered for incidents relating to the strike. Talks collapsed yesterday between SANTACO and provincial and local authorities. The taxi body says the stay-away will continue until Wednesday. Cape Town Traffic services spokesperson, Kevin Jacobs says motorists are a
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Authorities are dealing with several incidents of public violence in the Cape Metro amid the ongoing taxi strike in the Western Cape. There are also several road closures in effect. The City says at least 110 criminal cases had been registered for incidents relating to the strike. Talks collapsed yesterday between SANTACO and provincial and local authorities. The taxi body says the stay-away will continue until Wednesday. Cape Town Traffic services spokesperson, Kevin Jacobs says motorists are a
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The City of Cape Town's Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, has called on the Western Cape Transport Ministry to invoke maximum powers to deal with the alleged criminal conduct of some public transport operators on the Cape Flats this morning. Smith says at least seven vehicles have been set alight, mostly private cars, in the vicinity of the Nyanga neighbourhood. Sporadic stone throwing incidents have also been reported and several roads have had to be closed in peak hour traffic. S
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The City of Cape Town's Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, has called on the Western Cape Transport Ministry to invoke maximum powers to deal with the alleged criminal conduct of some public transport operators on the Cape Flats this morning. Smith says at least seven vehicles have been set alight, mostly private cars, in the vicinity of the Nyanga neighbourhood. Sporadic stone throwing incidents have also been reported and several roads have had to be closed in peak hour traffic. S
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BREAKING NEWS | Six people have been shot and killed in separate incidents in Cape Town. Police are investigating. | SABC News Western Cape
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BREAKING NEWS | Six people have been shot and killed in separate incidents in Cape Town. Police are investigating. | SABC News Western Cape
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WATCH | The 37-year-old woman accused of kidnapping a 9-day-old baby from Middestad Mall in Bellville, Cape town, has been granted bail of R4000 with conditions. | SABC News Western Cape
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WATCH | The 37-year-old woman accused of kidnapping a 9-day-old baby from Middestad Mall in Bellville, Cape town, has been granted bail of R4000 with conditions. | SABC News Western Cape
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A devastating fire has ripped through the Masiphumele informal settlement near Fish Hoek destroying more than a thousand structures. The fire was fanned by gale force winds and has left several thousand people homeless. Eight fire-fighting appliances, about 40 personnel as well as a helicopter were deployed to fight the fire which was brought under control late this evening. City of Cape Town Mayor, Dan Plato, has indicated that he will declare a local disaster within the next 72 hours. The city
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A devastating fire has ripped through the Masiphumele informal settlement near Fish Hoek destroying more than a thousand structures. The fire was fanned by gale force winds and has left several thousand people homeless. Eight fire-fighting appliances, about 40 personnel as well as a helicopter were deployed to fight the fire which was brought under control late this evening. City of Cape Town Mayor, Dan Plato, has indicated that he will declare a local disaster within the next 72 hours. The city
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Police are using loud hailers to tell rioters in Kraaifontein to stop the violence because no evictions will take place today. Protest action and land invasions have been continueing in tge area for weeks. | SABC News Western Cape
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Police are using loud hailers to tell rioters in Kraaifontein to stop the violence because no evictions will take place today. Protest action and land invasions have been continueing in tge area for weeks. | SABC News Western Cape
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The case against alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Christmas Mafe has been postponed to March 25 for further investigation at the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. The State applied for the postponement.The State says it still awaiting outstanding forensic reports that will be used in the investigation against Mafe. It says the new Assembly building at Parliament has also not been declared safe yet for crime scene investigators to inspect the scene. The State requested the postponement in order to
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JUST IN | The Police Commercial Crimes Unit (Hawks) has raided the offices of Cape Town MMC for Safety and Security, JP Smith, as part of a probe into housing tender fraud in the city’s construction sector. Police confirmed no arrests yet, but investigations continue. READ MORE HERE https://ow.ly/L2QX50UMupp | SABC News Western Cape
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Anti-vaccine protesters are marching peacefully along the Sea Point promenade. They are protesting under the banner # prochoice: Fight Against the Vaccine Passport. The march is being monitored by a large law enforcement presence. It is taking place against the backdrop of the province and the country launching the Vooma Vaccination Weekend Campaign to get as many people as possible to get the jab. | SABC News Western Cape
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WATCH: Two people have been killed and two others critically injured in a shooting incident on Voortrekker Road in Bellville in Cape Town. Emergency services say they attended to four people lying on the pavement yesterday afternoon. They found that two people had already succumbed to numerous gunshot wounds. The two other patients were provided with advanced life support interventions before being transported to a nearby hospital. The cause of the incident is unclear and police are investigatin
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JUST IN: Gabriel Guambe (32), the man who was pulled out of the George collapsed building rubble after 118hours says he is "okay". George Municipality has just shared a video of him lying in a hospital bed. | SABC News Western Cape
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Police have fired stun grenades and used a water canon on a group of protestors gathered outside parliament in Cape Town. The hashtag-SERVE-US-PLEASE movement is aimed at drawing attention to the plight of millions of South Africans who work in the hospitality industry. Spokesperson, Brent Perremore, says the industry is bleeding and livelihoods are at stake. The group lined the streets around the parliamentary precinct with banners. Police gave them five minutes to disperse, saying the gatherin
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WATCH: Emotional scenes as the coffin of 13-year-old Jerobijin van Wyk leaves for his final resting place at Klawer on the Cape West Coast. The boy was brutally murdered early this month following his disappearance. VIDEO: SUPPLIED | SABC News Western Cape
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Police diving units have been assisting Gift of the Givers in delivering basic necessities to communities cut-off by flooded rivers across the Little Karoo. One such area is Proefplaas outside Oudtshoorn, where the Rooiheuwel Road is flooded. | SABC News Western Cape
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VIDEO | Western Cape police destroy 20 050 litres of alcohol confiscated at illegal taverns and shebeens in the province. 1 112 illegal taverns and shebeens have been shutdown since the start of the safer festive operation on 13 October 2025. Video by SAPS | SABC News
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Stormy Weather: A shipping vessel has reportedly ran into trouble after its anchor was caught up on the sea bed near Sunset Beach in Cape Town. It is unable to dislodge and cut the chain due to bad weather conditions. The SA Maritime Safety Authority has confirmed the incident, but says it is getting more details. | SABC News Western Cape
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WATCH: City of Cape Town Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, pays a moving tribute to the founder of Nakhlistan, Mohamed Shukoor Mowzer, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 63. Mowzer started the feeding scheme in 1984. | SABC News Western Cape
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The death toll following yesterday's naval tragedy at Kommetjie in the Cape Peninsula has risen to three. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says a female mariner has now also succumbed, following the passing of two of her male colleagues late yesterday. This had taken place during a naval exercise involving SA Navy submarine, SAS Manthatisi, near the Slangkop Lighthouse about a nautical mile offshore. Several emergency and rescue agencies took part in a rescu
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