Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-12-17 i Daily Voice

Action As the car halted at a red light, Nkolongo sprang into action, shattering the passenger window with a spark plug. When Vayi tried to gryp her belongings, things quickly escalated. Tragically, her courage was met with brutality as Vayi allegedly stabbed her with a knife multiple times, leading to her death. Western Cape National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila confirmed that the case has been postponed to December 19 for a formal bail application, which the state will vigorously oppose. An additional suspect, arrested earlier, did not appear in court for the hearing on 11 December, leaving his fate uncertain. A memorial service honouring and celebrating Karin’s life is scheduled for 18 December at NG Moedergemeente in Mbombela.…

The Festive Touch WHOLEGRAIN mustard cuts through the sweetness of pineapple, creating a glaze that’s rich, balanced, and unmistakably Christmas. Ingredients 1 smoked gammon (±2kg) 1 onion 2 bay leaves Glaze ½ cup brown sugar 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard ½ cup pineapple juice Method Place gammon in a pot with onion and bay leaves, cover with water and simmer for 1½-2 hours. Drain and cool slightly. Score the fat and place in a roasting tray. Mix glaze ingredients and spread over gammon. Roast at 200°C for 30-40 minutes until sticky and golden. Baste the gammon with its own glaze every 10 minutes for a deep, caramelised crust. Tip For extra flavour and a gorgeous finish, brush on a little pineapple juice during the last 10 minutes for shiny crust shiny…

THE City of Cape Town is pushing through plans for a R180 million security wall along the N2 and around the airport to protect motorists. The City announced the planne at the weekend following the killing of Nelspruit ouma Karin van Aardt in a smash-and-grab ambush two Fridays ago. And calls are growing louder after a mother and her 11-year-old son were attacked last Saturday. What was meant to be a routine trip ended in trauma for the family after they were robbed while stranded on the N2 due to a flat tyre. Masroefa Kassen told the Daily Voice that she was taking her son to his father for the holidays and used the Airport Approach Road, however a flat tyre forced her to pull over onto Borcherds Quarry Road…

AN ELSIES River mother is desperately seeking assistance to find her missing 16-year-old daughter who vanished outside Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court last week. Schyla Lee-Anne Jeftha was set to appear at the court on Friday, 11 December 2025, on a domestic complaint involving her father and disappeared shortly before her appearance that morning. Her mother, Elzaan Jeftha, said that she is concerned for her daughter’s safety as she has the tendency to disappear, usually for a day, but never this long. The mother explained: “We were at court. Schyla had a court appearance that was going to be finalised that day. “When we were going into court, she said ‘sy wil gou klaar roek’ then she will come in and she vanished. Broke “Her father made a case of malicious…

Harm The documents read: “At or near Manenberg police station the accused unlawfully and intentionally assaulted Wade Price with the intent to cause him grievous bodily harm by kicking him in the face, hitting him multiple times with their hands.” The accused are also charged with hitting the others multiple times in their faces. The court heard that the trio were eventually released from the station. However, Price was taken to an address in Vygekraal Road where they unlawfully and intentionally killed him by hitting him multiple times with unknown objects on his head and body, restraining him, torturing the deceased and then smothered/choked him, leading to his death. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said that the State intends on opposing bail for all 11 accused. However, a…

THE family of Jacques Yman is seeking antwoorde surrounding his death after his lifeless body was found with a gunshot wound to his head yesterday morning in Hanover Park. The 30-year-old father of two was gunned down in Athwood Walk, Hanover Park, around 5am. A relative, who wants to protect her identity, said that his death has left the family stukkend, with Yman’s two young daughters longing for their pa as Christmas draws nearer. The family member explained: “We just know that he was on his way home when he was gunned down but we are not sure where he was coming from. “We got the news at 5.45am when someone came to our house and told my grandmother that Jacques was shot and that they should bring a kombers…