Watch: Morningside robbers arrested after crashing getaway vehicle
By Karen Singh
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DURBAN - Three suspected robbers were arrested after the getaway vehicle they were travelling in collided with another vehicle in Morningside on Wednesday night.
Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said the three men produced a firearm and robbed a victim on Vause Road in Musgrave.
Gwala said a cellphone and wallet were taken from the victim before the robbers sped off, but their vehicle crashed with another car at the corner of Sydenham and Essenwood roads.
They were arrested by police officers and detained at Berea SAPS for armed robbery, she said.
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The Muslim community held Ramdas in high regard for his fight for the azaan/athaan or call to prayer.
Ramdas is reported to have died on Wednesday.
His funeral service is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
Well-known Durban community activist Rivaaj Ramdas has died.
He had been hospitalised with Covid-19, but died of a heart-attack on Wednesday morning, IOL reported.
Sham Dhanpaul a friend and colleague who worked with Ramdas at security company Tactical Shooting Team, confirmed that Ramdas died on Wednesday and said his elderly parents were devastated by his death.
He was most recently hailed for his fight for the azaan/athaan (Muslim call to prayer) after he arranged a drive-through convoy across Isipingo, playing it over loudspeakers.