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A 28-YEAR-OLD man will appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court today after he allegedly gunned down a Kensington taxi driver on Friday, leaving three passengers injured. According to police, the man caught a taxi on Friday, pulled out a gun and shot the driver multiple times while also injuring three other passengers before fleeing. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi explained: “Reports suggested that the driver of a minibus taxi with three passengers stopped this morning, Friday 15 August 2025 at about 5.50am, near the corners of 16th Avenue and Voortrekker Roads in Kensington when an unidentified man boarded the vehicle. “The man drew a pistol and shot the driver from behind. The driver intended to respond, however multiple gunshots then followed which resulted in him sustaining fatal injuries…

Interrupted Hammond added that protocols were in place to make sure that both learners and staff were safe and that they were glad schooling was only interrupted for a few hours and not days. She said: “The recent flare ups in gang violence in certain communities has led some schools to close early following advice from local law enforcement agencies. “Thankfully, this only affected teaching and learning for that day/afternoon at a limited number of schools. “We are grateful for the cooperation and support we receive from law enforcement to ensure learner and teacher safety. “There are standard measures and structures that are required to be in place at schools in terms of their safety protocols. “This is to address any incident that may occur and is a threat to…

Body Upon arrival, the body of one of the adult male fisher- man was found washed ashore and was declared deceased on the scene by paramedics. A search of the shallow waters nearby led to the discovery of a second man, also declared deceased by paramedics after being brought to shore by NSRI rescue swimmers and police. During the search for the third missing man, a civilian in a wetsuit, described as a “Good Samaritan,” was found searching among the rocks. An NSRI rescue swimmer was deployed to assist the civilian, and together they located and recovered the body of the third fisherman. He was brought aboard the NRSI craft, taken to the shoreline, and declared deadceased by paramedics. The three deceased men, all believed to be local adults,…

Shooting “According to reports a black and grey vehicle stopped next to the victims and the occupant started shooting at the victims before fleeing the scene. “Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack is gang-related. “Mitchells Plain detectives are investigating two counts of murder.” Meanwhile the informal settlement of Xakabantu in Muizenberg was rocked by three murders and one attempted murder on Saturday, days after a deadly shooting in Overcome Heights which claimed the lives of four people. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said that policing in the area has been intensified to prevent any further outbreak of gun violence. Traut reported: “Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of three bodies, one male and two females, aged between 29…

THE plight of 12 families who are alleged victims of undertaker Petrus Booysen is now in the hands of the Public Protector of South Africa (PPSA). Booysen, from St Francis Funeral Home in Kraaifontein, apparently buried their loved ones as paupers instead of cremating them. It was a case that rocked Cape Town when the families broke their silence earlier this year, with one family reportedly yet to find their 94-year-old mother’s remains. In June, the Kuils River Magistrates Court struck the matter off the roll provisionally to allow vital evidence such as the Cape High Court application for exhumations and DNA testing to be submitted. The families, though, are now calling on the PPSA to investigate the City’s role in authorising and enabling these unlawful burials, the police’s delays…

A BELOVED daughter and mother of a three-year-old meisie was shot dead in Bonteheuwel on Saturday in what is believed to be a planned hit after she got a call to meet someone in the area. Tharwah Bazier, 26, was shot in the back of her head around 5.40pm, with police spokesperson Wesley Twigg explaining: “A female was shot and fatally wounded near a supermarket in Jakkalsvlei Avenue, Bonteheuwel. “According to reports the victim was walking in the road when a male walked up to her and shot her. “The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the back of her head and was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel.” Motive Twigg added that the suspect fled the scene and is yet to be arrested, while the motive for…