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Cruel killer gets life in jail for murdering his girlfriend & dumping her body
A murderer from Paarl in the Western Cape has been sentenced in the Paarl Regional Court. Sithobele Qebe pleaded guilty…
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Ilitha Labantu says life sentence for Siphokazi Booi’s killer a victory
A life sentence handed down to a man who killed his girlfriend in Mbekweni near Paarl has been described as…
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2 children among mass shooting victims
Police in Cape Town are probing a mass murder that took place in Mbekweni in Paarl, Western Cape police said…
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Santaco urges members to stay calm after Paarl Taxi Alliance chairperson shot dead
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) says the sector has been robbed of a leader who worked hard to…
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Codeta chairperson shot dead in Paarl
The chairperson of a Cape Town taxi association was gunned down on one of the routes he oversaw on Tuesday.…
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SAPS investigating deadly shooting in Paarl
Police are investigating the murder of a 52-year-old man in the Paarl community of Mbekweni. The victim was shot dead…
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Taxi route between Bellville & Paarl officially reopened
After nearly eighteen months of closure, the minibus-taxi route between Mbekweni in Paarl and Bellville has officially been re-opened. Western…
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Western Cape organized crime detectives investigate triple murder in Paarl
Western Cape organized crime detectives are probing a triple murder in Paarl. It’s believed the killings took place in the…
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Still no agreement on sharing of problematic Route B97 taxi route in Western Cape
An agreement has still not been reached on the sharing of a taxi route between Mbekweni and Bellville. Western Cape…
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CT taxi operators cry over loss of money after the closure of route B97
Taxi operators say the closure of route B97 between Mbekweni in Paarl and Bellville is hurting their pockets. The route…
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Paarl informal settlement blaze: 400 left homeless
A fire in Paarl, Western Cape, has left 400 people homeless after it gutted 100 informal homes in the Drommedaris…
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Mandrax tablets valued at R68 940 seized in Mbekweni and Paarl
In a joint operation, Crime Intelligence and Mbekweni and Paarl East SAPS secured the arrest of a 34-year-old man in…
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Taxi violence: Cape Town’s Paarl-Bellville route closure extended
Western Cape transport MEC Daylin Mitchell on Thursday announced that the B97 minibus taxi route between Mbekweni in Paarl and…
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Boyfriend confesses to dumping Siphokazi Booi’s body
The Paarl Magistrate’s Court heard harrowing testimony in the bail application of murder-accused Sithobele Qebe on Thursday. Qebe is charged…
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Paarl murder accused denied bail
The man alleged to have murdered and burnt his girlfriend’s body has been denied bail in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court…
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Siphokazi Booi’s family starts funeral arrangements
Relatives of Siphokazi Booi, whose burnt body was found near a train station in Mbekweni, are preparing for her burial…
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Family desperate to confirm identity of burnt body found at Mbekweni station
It has been almost a week since the Mbekweni community made a shocking discovery of a woman’s body burning at…
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Man charged with murder after girlfriend’s body found near train tracks in Paarl
A man has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend after a body was found burnt near train tracks…
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Cata & Codeta taxis allowed to operate from Bellville rank again
Rival taxi associations Codeta and Cata are now allowed to operate normally from the Bellville public transport interchange. Western Cape…
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Western Cape taxi violence: ANC and alliance partners trying to broker peace
Could more players in the field lead to peace between warring taxi factions in Cape Town? The ANC and its…
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Cape Town police & law enforcement on alert for threats to public transport
Police are on high alert amid a potential threat to public transport services in Cape Town. This follows weeks of…
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UDM’s Holomisa and Zwelinzima Vavi to try to negotiate taxi peace in Cape Town
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa and Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi are holding urgent talks with warring taxi operators in Cape…
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Western Cape taxi ranks affected by B97 route closure & alternative transport options
On Friday, Western Cape MEC for Transport Daylin Mitchells announced the closure of a major taxi route, the B97 between…
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Fikile Mbalula to announce task team next week in a bid to curb taxi violence
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has vowed to announce a task team of “eminent people” to deal with taxi violence next…
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Western Cape Transport MEC shuts major CT taxi route over violence
Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell has officially closed a major taxi route – the B97 between Mbekweni in Paarl…
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Relief as no taxi violence incident reported overnight in Cape Town
While major public transport routes in Cape Town have been affected by attacks on taxis, there has been no incidents…
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9-year-old Mbekweni girl dies after playing with police officer’s gun
A nine-year-old child was shot dead while playing with a police officer’s firearm with two of her friends in Mbekweni…
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4 arrested for allegedly robbing cash van
Four men have been arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit robbery at the Shoprite Midway Centre in Mbekweni in Paarl…
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Three suspects arrested in Paarl for illegal possession of drugs
Three suspects have been arrested in Paarl for the illegal possession of drugs. During a police operation in Mbekweni, a…
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Police seize drugs, tobacco products worth R1 million & abandoned cash
A total of 2 290 packets of cigarettes and tobacco products with an estimated value of R1.1 million, as well…
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