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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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