Innholdsfortegnelse for 2024-10-10 i Daily Voice

Awareness “The least that I could do is to run 42.2km, not just to raise awareness around the plight, but take a step in the right direction and hopefully it will have a ripple effect.” No recipients have been identified yet, but Andrews says they are looking at all schools in the Western Cape. The initiative is also in collaboration with GivenGain and the Santa Shoebox Project. Running a marathon is no small feat, but Andrews who is also a former Springbok player, understands the importance of fitness. He adds: “For the past nine to 10 months, I have been training. My first half-marathon was at the beginning of February and I finished it.” Andrews is inviting others to join him, either through financial contributions or simply spreading the…

THE elderly Lutzville boer accused of mowing down a six-year-old boy with his bakkie and breaking his legs has been sent to the mang after his bail application was denied. Despite Christoffel Stoman, 70, telling the court that he only had six months to live due to suffering from cancer, the magistrate decided to keep the farmer behind bars as he believed the State had a strong case against the accused. The bail judgement was handed down at Vredendal Magistrates Court yesterday. Christoffel is facing two counts of attempted murder and a charge of reckless and negligent driving after six-year-old Khwezi Jantjies was run over with a bakkie, breaking both of the child’s legs. It is alleged that Christoffel did this after seeing the child trying to steal fruit from…

Charges Swartbooi says once charged the suspect is expected to make an appearance at Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on the mentioned charges. He adds: “The Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile, commended members of the Khayelitsha Tactical Response Team, and welcomed the arrest of the constable. “He reiterated that offenders of the law have no place in the South African Police Service.”…