Komga residents were shocked when human remains were discovered by a man looking for his cattle in bushes near a children’s home. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni confirmed on Thursday that police had opened an inquest following the gruesome discovery outside the small town.
‘Our bodies are crime scenes’: South Africa’s murdered women | Women
Johannesburg, South Africa – As the winter sun dipped below the horizon on a cold Wednesday evening last June, hundreds of women, men and children gathered sombrely on the streets of Meadowlands in Soweto.
Dressed in black, and clutching pink balloons and flickering candles, the crowd – some hand-in-hand, many with tears in their eyes – made their way to the home of Tshegofatso Pule, the words of an old anti-apartheid struggle song echoing in the air around them.
“Senzeni na, senzeni na (what have we done?),” they sang, paying their final respects to a life lost too soon. It would be the first of many gatherings in her name.
By Riaan Marais - 04 May 2021
RECOVERED: Three suspects were arrested in Graaff-Reinet driving a truck that was allegedly stolen in Ngqeleni, near Mthatha Image: SUPPLIED
A truck, allegedly stolen in Mthatha, was recovered at the weekend on the other side of the province all the way in Graaff-Reinet.
Three suspects were arrested on Sunday when they were bust driving the truck that was allegedly stolen in Ngqeleni, near Mthatha, in April.
Police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni said the Graaff-Reinet Operational Command Centre received information that the white Toyota Hino truck was heading in their direction along the N9.
“The Graaff-Reinet Operational Command Centre was activated and they began searching for the vehicle near Graaff-Reinet.
Woman found dead in stadium
Joza police have opened a case of murder and rape after a woman’s body was found at a stadium in Makhanda on 2 May 2021.
South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni said a Joza resident reported that he had been exercising on Sunday morning at Miki Yili Stadium when he noticed someone lying inside the boundary wall of the stadium.
“Upon investigation he noticed an unknown woman with a open wound on her head,” Tonjeni said.
The police and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were called.
“The 52-year-old woman, from Extension 6 location in Joza was declared deceased by EMS members,” Tonjeni said.