Khayelitsha man allegedly necklaced in apparent vigilante attack
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - Police in Lingelethu are looking for witnesses, who may have information regarding the murder of a young man whose body was found burnt beyond recognition in Graceland, Khayelitsha on Sunday morning.
The deceased, who might have been a victim of vigilante justice, was found with a tyre around his neck.
Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said: “Police in Lingelethu have opened a case of murder, after a body of an unidentified man in his twenties was found in Mississippi Street, Graceland, Khayelitsha.”
“The deceased was found burnt, and seemingly constrained by a tyre. Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation and no arrests have been made yet.”
Cops uncover hoard of firearms and ammunition in Western Cape dam
By Robin-Lee Francke
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Cape Town - Police in the Western Cape have been praised for their operations at the weekend which resulted in the seizure of a large number of firearms and ammunition.
On Friday, police seized a cache of firearms and ammunition that were recovered at the Raubenheimer Dam outside Oudtshoorn in Little Karoo.
Provincial police spokesperson Captain Malcolm Pojie said a municipal worker was carrying out a routine inspection of the dam and discovered the ammunition, which was reported to the authorities.
Some of the ammunition discovered in the Raubenheimer Dam. Photo: SAPS
Municipal worker tipped police off to arms cache outside Oudtshoorn
11 January 2021 1:28 PM
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Southern Cape police spokesperson Captain Malcolm Poje describes how the events unfolded at the Raubenheimer Dam.
An arms cache has been uncovered at Raubenheimer Dam just outside Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo. The canine unit, police divers, and crime intelligence
Captain Malcolm Poje of SAPS talks to Lester Kiewit on The Midday Report.
We were informed by a municipal worker that works on the site that he discovered some ammunition at the dam on Thursday but reported it to the police when the dam subsided.
Captain Malcolm Poje, Sourn Cape police spokesperson - SAPS
Citizen reporter Police say K9 members, police divers and crime intelligence were dispatched to the scene where the firearms cache, firearm parts as well as ammunition were recovered from the water, Picture: File
Police spokesperson, Captain M Pojie said a team of experienced investigators had been assembled to probe the discovery of a firearms cache and ammunition.
“A municipal worker at the site made a report to authorities about the discovery of ammunition during a routine inspection at the dam. On Thursday he returned to the dam after water levels dropped and discovered more ammunition.
“Members attached to the Attaqua K9, police divers and crime intelligence were dispatched to the scene where the firearms cache, firearm parts as well as ammunition were recovered from the water,” Pojie said.