Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-06-13 i Daily Voice

“IT DOES not mean the end”. These were the words of the magistrate at the Kuils River Magistrates Court as she struck the matter off the roll against Kraaifontein undertaker, Petrus Booysen. Booysen made headlines in January when he was accused of burying people as paupers instead of cremating them, and issuing fake cremation certificates to families. More than 10 families broke their silence this year, saying their loved ones were not cremated but buried in unmarked graves in Kuils River’s Welmoed Cemetery. But the families’ nightmare continued on Wednesday when the mag istrate provisionally struck the matter off the roll for vital evidence such as the Western Cape High Court application for exhumations and DNA testing to be submitted. Postponement Last month, Booysen’s legal team asked that the…

A 35-YEAR-OLD Grade R teacher at Harvester Primary School in Westridge has resigned and was later arrested after she is alleged to have sent a learner “pornography”. Kwaad parents protested outside of the school yesterday, demanding answers, after the shocking reports came to light this week. According to reports, the principal requested that the minor’s phone be handed in on 7 June which revealed that the teacher had allegedly sent the Grade 7 learner explicit nude images and videos. Zayaan Abrahams, who has two kids at the school, told the Daily Voice that the reason she and other parents protested outside the school is because they want answers from the school’s principal. Abrahams said: “We are here because a Grade R teacher has sent porn videos, we would say porn…

ANDRE Naude, an alleged key figure in Cape Town’s underworld, was gunned down on Thursday afternoon in Parow. Naude was shot along Voortrekker Road shortly after 3pm. He was declared dead at the scene. Police shut down the crime scene where Naude’s gun-metal Toyota Hi-Lux bakkie came under attack. The word on the street is that Naude was shot in the back as he got into his bakkie by assailants who drove past him in a car. Associate Known as a close associate of Mark Lifman, his brutal murder comes seven months after the alleged kingpin died in a hail of bullets in the parking lot of the Garden Route Mall in George in November. At the time of his death, Naude was out on bail. As mense stood around…

Confict In a statement, the task team said: “We held a special meeting amid conflict that flared up between operators in Somerset West and Mfuleni in the past weeks. “While the circumstances bringing the committee together are deeply troubling, the session proceeded with meaningful engagement, as the situation was reviewed from the historical context to where things stand today, and potential scenarios for a mutually agreeable and positive way forward. “Resolving this complex matter is a process, and stakeholder representatives have committed to continued discussions to find a resolution as soon as possible over the next week. “The immediate priority is to see services and calm restored in the Somerset West and Mfuleni precincts.”…