Robbers disguised as grape vendors target motorists in De Doorns 03 March 2021 - 09:09 Red lines have been painted as a warning to motorists to refrain from stopping while passing through the Hex River Valley. Warning signs have also been placed along the road. Image: Hex Valley Tourism
Police this week warned motorists to refrain from stopping on the N1 in De Doorns to buy grapes from criminals pretending to be vendors.
Western Cape police spokesperson Sgt Noloyiso Rwexana said motorists stopping next to the road near GG Camp, Sandhills, De Doorns, for the Hex River Valley’s fresh produce, risk being robbed of valuables such as cellphones and wallets.
Alleged abalone smuggler murdered in Cape Town double hit More than 1,000 units of dried abalone with an estimated value of R1.4m. File photo. Image: Saps
Police are investigating a double murder in which alleged abalone smuggler Leon Titus and Patrick de Kock were gunned down during a rendezvous next to a farm road in Philippi, Cape Town, on Tuesday.
Western Cape police spokesperson Sgt Noloyiso Rwexana said the circumstances around the double murder, which occurred at 7.30pm along Weltevreden Road on Tuesday evening, were being investigated by Philippi police.
“According to reports, two men, aged 50 and 51, were shot and fatally wounded inside a Toyota bakkie by unidentified suspects, who are yet to be arrested,” said Rwexana.
Maintenance workers bodies recovered from sewage pit at V&A Waterfront 06 January 2021 - 10:36 The bodies of two maintenance workers were recovered from a sewage pit behind a hotel at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on Tuesday. File photo. Image: Gallo
The bodies of two maintenance workers were recovered from a sewage pit behind a hotel at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on Tuesday night.
City of Cape Town fire and rescue services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said they were alerted at about 6.18pm that two maintenance workers were in the pit at East Pier Road.
Rescue teams, including the city’s Epping training hazmat response team, Spilltech, and ER24 were dispatched.