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Kidnapped 6-year-old Eva allegedly spotted in Cape Town after July abduction in Joburg
Eva Tembo went missing on 1 July in Kensington, Johannesburg. She was last seen with a man who had employed…
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Community illegally occupying private land opposite Maitland Cemetery demands services
A community illegally occupying private land opposite the Maitland Cemetery is demanding water, sanitation, and electricity services. On Wednesday, a…
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RIP: Memorial service to be held for cop killed on duty in Mamre
Police officers will gather at an Atlantis church later Wednesday morning in memory of a sergeant who was killed in…
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City of Cape Town says toddler did not fall into a manhole
The City of Cape Town has come forward, stating the toddler who died at the weekend did not fall into…
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2-year-old Cape Town child dies after falling into open manhole
Western Cape police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a two-year-old child falling into an uncovered manhole in Kensington. The incident…
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Power to Observatory & Kensington to be restored by week’s end, says City Power
City Power has assured Observatory and Kensington residents who’ve been left in the dark that power will be restored by…
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Repair work may take up to 7 days – City Power speaks on Observatory substation fire
City Power says its assessment of the damage at the Observatory substation shows that repairs may take up to seven…
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Residents may be powerless for 2 days – City Power on Observatory substation fire
Residents in Observatory, Kensington, and surrounding areas are without electricity after the main feeding station caught fire in the early…
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Kensington residents get lawyers as it takes fight for gas to Egoli Gas
The Kensington Community Association has enlisted the services of the Legal Resource Centre as it prepares to take its fight…
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VIDEO: Robbery at Pick n Pay Kensington
A video of a robbery at Pick n Pay in Darras Centre in Kensington has gone viral on social media.…
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Cape Town refugees want to leave SA
It’s been over three years since over a thousand refugees were moved from the Cape Town CBD to two large…
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City of Cape Town has spent almost R4 million to replace stolen water meters
The City of Cape Town said it had spent around R3,9 million to replace stolen water metres in the metro.…
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Suspect wanted for a string of kidnappings in Eastern Cape arrested in Cape Town
A 34-year-old suspect being sought by the Eastern Cape Kidnapping Task Team was tracked and traced to Cape Town. According…
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2 men arrested over a stolen cargo container full of chocolate bars
Police have arrested two men who were found in possession of a stolen cargo container full of chocolate bars. The…
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No arrests made after safe return of abducted 6-year-old Shanawaaz Asghar
Communities across Cape Town are breathing a sigh of relief this morning following the safe return of a kidnapped child.…
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Family: Shanawaaz Asghar doing well following abduction
The family of a Kensington boy abducted this week said he is mentally and physically doing well following the ordeal.…
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Search continues for Shanawaaz Asgar who was abducted outside home in Kensington
The search for six-year-old Shanawaaz Asghar who was abducted at gunpoint from outside his home in Kensington on Wednesday continues.…
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Residents living in fear after kidnapping of 6-year-old Shanawaaz Asghar in Kensington
The kidnapping of a Kensington boy has come as a huge wake-up call to Cape Town residents. Six-year-old, Shanawaaz Asghar,…
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6-year-old Cape Town boy snatched by 6 suspects on his way to school
A 6-year-old Cape Town boy has been kidnapped in Kensington. Two suspicious vehicles were spotted near but not at the…
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2 kidnapped victims rescued after high-speed chase
Three male suspects were arrested on Saturday by undercover Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers in Kensington for hijacking and…
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5 suspects arrested in Kensington guest house before planned armed robbery
Gauteng police on Friday arrested five suspects and recovered six unlicensed firearms at a Kensington guest house, before the suspects…
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5 suspects arrested at Joburg guesthouse for possession of 6 unlicensed firearms
The SAPS in Gauteng, on Friday, arrested five people at a guesthouse in Kensington, Johannesburg, for the possession of six…
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SAD Scenes: Young man kills madala at petrol station
The community of Kensington, Cape Town, is reeling in shock after a video of a brutal murder at a petrol…
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GP residents shaken from slumber by tremor
Residents in parts of Gauteng say they woke up to what felt like a tremor on Friday morning. Many people…
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Police open inquest docket after 2 people found dead inside home in Kensington
Kensington police have opened an inquest docket after two people were found dead inside a home. Authorities arrived at the…
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Home Affairs in talks with neighbouring countries to house stranded CT refugees
The Department of Home Affairs says it is in discussion with neighbouring countries over repatriation efforts to handle the refugee…
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CoJ seeks court order to demolish illegal properties in Kensington & Sandringham
City of Joburg approached the South Gauteng High Court on Monday morning on an urgent basis seeking demolition orders for…
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Spike in cash-in-transit heists in last 6 weeks worries Fidelity
Fidelity Services Group said that it had recorded three heists in the space of just 30 minutes. The first incident…
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Dagga worth R350 000 seized in Cape Town
A man has been arrested for the possession of dagga worth R350,000 in Kensington in Cape Town. Police found 180…
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Police raid Kensington lab and confiscate drugs worth millions
Gauteng police on Monday night confiscated drugs at a house in Kensington, in Johannesburg, worth millions of rand. Investigators discovered…
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Homeless man keeps up with the times and triples his income
Amid social distancing regulations, Simon Kekana has made an innovative plan to still get enough money to eat – and…
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Cape Town old age home implements strict measures against COVID-19
A Cape Town old age home has implemented strict measures against COVID-19. The Kensington home for the aged has told…
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Four more suspects questioned over traffic cop’s murder in Kensington
Police are questioning four more suspects in connection with the murder of 49-year-old traffic officer Walton van Rooyen. He was…
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Taxi driver shoots & kills traffic officer over traffic violation
The suspect fled the scene and is still on the run. A traffic officer has been shot and killed in…
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