Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-01-23 i Daily Voice

CAPE Town has always been a breeding ground for fairy tales – stories of groups of people rising above the adversity they face on a daily basis. Tjommies Sporting Club is a beautiful example of the realisation of a dream to create a brighter future for our youth. A success story that proves that there are way better alternatives to gangsterism and the other social ills so prevalent on the Cape Flats. I am of course referring to Keep The Dream Choir Board’s (KTDCB) newly-crowned champions for 2025! I had the pleasure almost, 20 years ago, to personally witness the formation of Tjommies, when the group was still part of a very formidable Santam D6 singpak! Current Chairman Washief Losper was one of the founders of the group. I recall…

THE trial of two men who allegedly raped and assaulted 19 women at a Khayelitsha church has commenced. Nineteen mothers and their children had spent the night at Zion Church in Site C during the Easter Weekend of April 2023. Accused Yamkela Jobo and Okuhle Beya allegedly barged into the shack while the victims were sleeping, forcing the congregants to perform oral sex on them. The pair pleaded not guilty to the 21 charges against them at the beginning of the trial at the Khayelitsha Regional Court. Horrific The first witness took the stand on Tuesday morning, and was cross examined by the defence. She relived the horrific day and said: “It was around 4am and there was load shedding. “A woman in the church indicated that someone was at…