Skelms using pepper spray to knock people off their bicycles

Shanice Naidoo|Published

“They will sometimes pretend to be crossing the road and then attack or attack the slowest rider at the back. Single riders are an easy target. ”

SA’s hijacking hotspots identified

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Among the police stations around country topping list for carjacking hotspots are Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Philippi East and Harare.

Nicolette Kinnear: ‘We’re trying to pick up the pieces’

Shanice Naidoo|Published

More than a month after her top cop husband, Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear, was shot, Nicolette Kinnear cannot bring herself to face her husband’s alleged killer ...

SA's first satanic church

Shanice Naidoo|Published

The South African Satanic Church in Century City opened its doors in February after a four-year-long idea was brought to life by the co-founders.

Gangs start security firms to gain access to guns

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Gangs in the Western Cape are opening security companies as a front to get firearms, warns a criminologist.

Concern as skelms hide behind Covid-19 masks

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Skelms have added an evil new twist to the Covid-19 crisis by robbing unsuspecting victims while hiding behind the masks meant to help protect mense from contracting ...

No more warnings for lockdown transgressors

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Mayoral committee member for safety JP Smith said those not adhering to the rules today would be either fined or arrested.

Syndicates renting corpses for geld

Shanice Naidoo|Published

A peculiar phenomenon where individuals and syndicates are buying and renting dead bodies to scam insurers of millions is gaining momentum.

Beware of fraudsters, Sabric warns the elderly

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Elderly people are being targeted by criminals who con them into withdrawing their savings in exchange for jobs, according to Sabric.

Father pays tribute to Jesse

Shanice Naidoo|Published

?When people come up to me they expect me to smile, I don?t want to, I want to be sad, I want to scream, I want to be angry,? says Jesse Hess' heartbroken father ...

Second suspect arrested for Jesse Hess murder

Shanice Naidoo|Published

David van Boven and Tasliem Ambrose appeared at the Bellville Magistrate?s Court today for the murder of Jesse Hess and her oupa Chris Lategan, both suspects abandoned ...

Jesse Hess murder suspect linked to rape of Hanover Park teen

Shanice Naidoo|Published

The man who allegedly killed Jesse Hess and her 85-year-old grandfather in Parow almost three months ago allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl on Monday.

Jesse Hess' family to commemorate her birthday at her grave

Shanice Naidoo|Published

It?s been nearly two months and no one has been arrested for the double murder of Jesse Hess and her 85-year-old grandfather, Chris were was killed inside their ...

Unpaid interpreters delay cases at the Western Cape High Court

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Delays in the payment of casual interpreters at the Western Cape High Court halted various cases this week.

'City has a critical shortage of burial space'

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Capetonians are encouraged to reopen family graves to accommodate a second or third burial.

'Cops often killed for their guns'

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Guy Lamb, director of Safety and Violence Initiative at the University of Cape Town, believes police officers who are murdered or have their firearms stolen are ...

Motorists fear ‘Hell Run N2’

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Recent attacks on the N2 have left motorists, who use the road regularly, fearing for their lives.

Two friends survive knife attack on N2

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Terror on the N2 continues unabated after two people were robbed and stabbed after their bakkie overheated and they were forced to stop.

Al-Noor now on outreach drive

Shanice Naidoo|Published

The infamous Al-Noor Orphanage, which has been shut down, is running a centre for special outreach projects.

Al-Noor Orphanage in more trouble

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Managment at the notorious Al-Noor Orphanage in Woodstock allegedly used fraudulent documents to get overseas funding.

Al-Noor orphans cheated

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Ex-volunteer claims, manager Amina Okpara stole food meant for the orphans, staff fed bread to the birds instead of the kids and also sold bed linen donated to the ...

VIDEO: Al-Noor Orphanage served with eviction notice

Shanice Naidoo|Published

Just nine days after 17 children were removed from a controversy-plagued Woodstock orphanage, the City of Cape Town has issued an eviction notice.

Public foils city hijacking

Shanice Naidoo|Published

An attempt to hijack a delivery truck in Longmarket Street in the Cape Town CBD on Wednesday morning was foiled by wakker members of the public and the CCID.

Gogo to release album

Shanice Naidoo|Published

A 86-year-old Mantombi Matotiyana from Phillip will be releasing her debut album, titled Songs of Greeting, Healing, and Heritage soon.

Robbers steal R800k perly

Shanice Naidoo|Published

A government abalone storage facility has been hit again by brazen robbers and questions have been raised over security measures.