Siviwe Melapi

Preliminary reports done by police indicate that a mob of community members who suspected the victim of committing crime in the area accosted him and torched him, leading to his death.

A video of a successful operation by detective Lizwi Ntengeshe from Maitland police station led to the discovery of stolen goods in Brooklyn. The discovery of the goods was captured on video.

Hanover Park, riddled with bullets from gang wars and other tragedies, found itself drenched in tears once again when the bodies of two boys were taken from their homes to their final resting places.

Seals are wild animals and not pets. This was clear when a woman was bitten by an adult seal at Strand Beach.

About five of Jakes Gerwel Drive’s intersections have been identified as hot spots for smash-and-grab incidents following month-to-month spikes in numbers. Victims of these crimes are encouraged to report them to the police and lay charges.

A Tombstone company, M&Y Tombstone and Granite Works linked with Gloria Memorial Cemetery in Ottery, has been allegedly scamming grieving families by failing to erect their loved one’s tombstones after it was paid thousands of rands.

A couple lost their lives in SST Town Two, Khayelitsha, where 152 shacks caught fire, displacing 532 people on Sunday night.

A family of three appeared in the Stellenbosch Magistrate’s Court on Monday after a mother and son confessed to their involvement in the hanging deaths of two dogs in Stellenbosch last week.

Table Mountain National Park management has issued safety tips following an increase in incidents of pickpocketing in the Signal Hill area.

A Grade 11 pupil from Oscar Mpetha High School in Nyanga has been suspended and is awaiting a disciplinary hearing after he was allegedly found with a gun on him