Innholdsfortegnelse for 2024-05-27 i Daily Voice

Postponed Vukubi said Egabor appeared in George Magistrate’s Court last Friday and the matter was postponed to 10 June as she will now join her co-accused, Nontobeko Mathunjwa, 35, and Precious Abudu, 34. The two women were previously arrested by the Hawks and denied bail by George Magistrate’s Court. Another arrest was made on Saturday by the Hawks who had been observing a known brothel in George following an assault complaint, which was attended by SAPS. Vukubi said the Hawks established that the victim was being held against her will by the suspect. He says: “The Hawks immediately went after the suspect and arrested her, investigation continues. The victim was taken to George Hospital for medical examination and thereafter taken to a place of safety.”…

A Milnerton trio accused of trafficking women to Cape Town and forcing them into sex work have been found guilty, nearly three years after going on trial. Two Cameroonian cousins, Edward and Yannick Ayuk, were convicted along with Edward’s wife, Leandre Williams, at the Western Cape High Court by Judge Alma de Wet last Friday. The trio, who were arrested by the Hawks in 2017, were slapped with over 40 charges including rape, kidnapping, assault and running a brothel in Milnerton. The trio went on trial in November 2021 in what was dubbed the biggest human trafficking case before a local court, as they were accused of trafficking women from Springbok and the Eastern Cape. In her extensive judgement, De Wet highlighted the lengthy trial record which exceeded 6 000…

Eskom says areas where their infrastructure is repeatedly vandalised will not be prioritised for repairs. This is in response to a community in Leiden, Delft, who said last week that they had been without power for over a month due to illegal connections at a nearby informal settlement. Eskom has since issued a statement saying the company has taken a decision not to prioritise the repairing or replacement of equipment where repeated incidents of theft and vandalism occurs after launching its Hands Off! campaign in March. The Leiden residents said that they’ve been dealing with the issue of illegal connections by Covid residents for three years. The Daily Voice spotted several cables connected to electricity poles snaking into the settlement. Mbulelo Yedwa, Eskom General Manager of the Cape Coastal…