It is believed the girl had been visiting a friend in the area on Wednesday when she disappeared. A body, believed to be that of a 17-year-old girl, was found in a shallow grave at the Masinenge informal settlement on the South Coast on Friday, reports the South Coast Herald.
She had been stabbed and her throat slit, police reported. Margate SAPS spokesman Sergeant Sibu Ncane confirmed the news.
It is believed the girl had been visiting a friend in the area on Wednesday when she disappeared. She was reported missing by her friends. Upon investigation by members of the SAPS dog unit, her body was recovered. No arrests have been made as of yet.
In other news – City of Cape Town faces court action over tariff hikes
A civil society organisation plans to take the City of Cape Town to court over electricity tariff hikes. It says consumers are paying more than they should be, and the money isn’t being used to cover only power supply.
But the city says it got the green light from energy regulator Nersa. The Stop City of Cape Town organisation accuses the city of failing to disclose what it is actually charging consumers. Nersa granted the city permission to increase electricity prices to R1.52 a unit. But the city is charging R1.75. Read more
Source: The Citizen
