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Woman arrested for ‘hiring hitman’ to kill husband

By Kaya 959 Reporter Police have arrested a woman in connection with her husband's death at Luka Village, just outside Rustenburg. Officers have launched a manhunt for a second suspect believed to have been the hitman in the crime. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani says tenants in the couple's backroom heard gunshots. "They went to investigate and saw the man lying in a pool of blood. They called the […]

today22/10/2021

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Gauteng human trafficking suspect appears in court

By Kaya 959 Reporter A 50-year-old man has appeared in court on charges relating to human trafficking. Johannesburg Central police officers arrested Ahmed Kafecho last week.  Police pounced on a house in Zakariyyapark, south of Johannesburg.  Officers rescued about 50 Ethiopian nationals, aged between 12 and 50. Kafecho also faces alternative counts of attempted extortion and kidnapping. "The attempted extortion and kidnapping alternative counts stem from allegations that the accused demanded […]

today19/10/2021

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Police warn of false prophets targeting students

By Kaya 959 Reporter Gauteng police are investigating several cases of theft under false pretences after a gang of fake prophets preyed on people. Police spokesperson Captain Xoli Mbele said the group had been targeting students. "They stop students and start prophesying to them. In one of the cases, a woman was told to bring her and her roommates' laptops and cell phones. She was taken to a local supermarket […]

today06/10/2021

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Six sentenced for 2019 Soweto hostel fatal shooting

By Kaya 959 Reporter Six men, arrested over a shooting at the Nancefield hostel in Soweto in 2019, have been sentenced. Zipho Mhlungu (27), Sipho Phindaphiwe Bhengu (28), Skhumbuza Shange (27), Phiwayinkosi Mthonti (28) and Bongani Ngubane (21) appeared in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. They faced charges of murder, attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and possession of ammunition. Police spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili said they […]

today01/10/2021

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Two suspects arrested for Parktown e-hailing drive-by shooting

By Kaya 959 Reporter Gauteng police have arrested two men in connection with a drive-by shooting in Parktown. Just before midday on Wednesday, officers from the Vanderbijlpark SAPS Task Team responded to reports of a shooting. "When they arrived at the scene, police found that a driver had been shot in his upper body. A second person seated in the white Mercedes Benz, was not injured," said Gauteng police spokesperson […]

today30/09/2021

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Gauteng crime syndicates preying on the elderly

By Kaya 959 Reporter Private security companies have reported a worrying trend where crime syndicates are preying on the elderly in Gauteng's northern suburbs. In recent weeks, an elderly couple was assaulted by a gang of robbers while another elderly woman was beaten and her home ransacked. In a third incident, a man was wounded in a robbery at his home. Beagle Armed Watch's Andre Aiton said they have noted […]

today28/09/2021

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Rapist pastor sentenced to 37 years behind bars

By Kaya 959 Reporter A Congolese pastor who raped five of his congregants and impregnated one of them has been sentenced to 37 years imprisonment. Bafomba Willy Emeka was sentenced in the Pretoria High Court. The court ordered that his name be added to the National Register for Sexual Offenders. Emeka was also declared unfit to possess a firearm. NPA North Gauteng Regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said Emeka was charged […]

today28/09/2021

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Police crack railway theft syndicate in Germiston

By Kaya 959 Reporter Six men have been arrested and a large consignment of railway lines confiscated in a sting operation in Germiston. Police spokesperson Captain Amanda van Wyk said the men, aged between 30 and 65, have been charged for possession of suspected stolen property and defeating the ends of justice. "The SAPS members were out on a routine crime prevention patrol when they detected a suspicious truck and […]

today24/09/2021

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Tshegofatso Pule murder: Alleged mastermind denied bail for a third time

By Kaya 959 Reporter The Gauteng High Court has dismissed bail for alleged murder mastermind Ntuthuko Shoba. Shoba is accused of plotting his girlfriend, Tshegofatso Pule's murder. On Wednesday Judge Nomondo Mngqibisa-Thusi said she was not convinced that the previous courts erred in their decision to deny Shoba bail. "I am not convinced that the court erred in the exercise of its discretion in finding that the appellant had failed […]

today23/09/2021

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