Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-10-06 i Daily Voice

Abandoned The Gift of the Givers vehicle was taken by two of the men who sped off in the branded van. The hijackers later abandoned the staff in the middle of an informal settlement. Project coordinator Ali Sablay said: “Members of our team were hijacked in Lingelethu West while on duty. “At a stop street, a blue Toyota Yaris suddenly cut in front of their vehicle. “Within seconds, five to seven armed men emerged from nearby structures and forcefully removed our team at gunpoint. “The team was bundled into the Yaris, while two of the suspects sped off in the sponsored Gift of the Givers van. “The suspects drove our staff to a secluded location surrounded by informal structures with no electricity. In their attempt to locate and remove the…

Priority Tshona said: “The technical teams worked around the clock to resolve the issue as a top priority. Should any clients still be experiencing challenges, they can contact Capitec Bank or our Sassa call centre.” Tshona said that the agency was taking steps to prevent a repeat of the disruption. This comes after Sassa extended the termination notice period of its Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Postbank, now spanning an extra three months. In a statement, Sassa spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said this is to allow the executive authority time and space to deliberate on various issues from the two entities and give guidance. Letsatsi said Sassa is dedicated to prioritising the needs of its millions of beneficiaries and improving their customer experience. The North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, recently sided…

Attacked On the day of the incident members of his own gang attacked Hendricks. He was held onto the bed and his mouth forced open. They poured boiling hot water into his mouth, down his throat and onto his face and body. Judge Daniel Thulare commented that there is no record that the head of Goodwood prison applied his mind to the risk of allowing a kettle to facilitate the availability of boiling water in cell C6D, where gangsters detained for allegedly committing serious violent crimes were held. He also found that it was in violation of the standing order and the manual on the privilege package system. Thulare added: “There was no justification for the provision of the kettle. The prison officials ought reasonably and practically to have prevented…

THE alleged leader of the Mongrels gang was shot in the face and later died during a dramatic shootout in Ottery on Saturday. A firefight broke out between the Mongrels and the No Fear gangs in a turf war in die vroë oggendure. According to reports, the Mongrels chased down alleged No Fear member Keanan America and then turned their guns on arriving City of Cape Town Law Enforcement officers. That’s when alleged Mongrels dik ding Ameerodien Du Plooy was shot in the face. America succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to a nearby hospital, while Du Plooy was also declared dead at a medical facility. Grassy Park Community Policing Forum (CPF) Public Relations Officer Howard Downes told the Daily Voice that the incident occurred early hours of the…

TRAGEDY struck a Mitchells Plain family after a 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by gang crossfire. Little Moegamat Faizel Challis was on his way to get party packets for his younger siblings when gunmen opened fire on the corner of Moira and Wendy Street, Tafelsig, and struck him in the head. Faizel was transported to hospital, where he was declared brain dead on Friday. Uncle Jodian Challis told Daily Voice that the shooting took place metres away from where Moegamat Faizel lives on Thursday night. Challis explained: “One of the people in the road passed away, so the family had the 40 nights according to the Islamic beliefs and handed out party packets to children. “Faizel received his party packet and came back to the house and said to…