Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-10-21 i Daily Voice

Daily Voice|2025-10-21

CATA BOSS SHOT DEAD

BARELY 72 hours after Western Cape Mobility Department reopened taxi routes after a month-long shutdown due to violent clashes between rival associations, a Cata taxi boss has been shot and killed and two others wounded on the R 300 towards Somerset West yesterday. The closure of the routes followed six fatalities linked to disputes between Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) and the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta). Restrictions were lifted last Friday while negotiations continue. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said police was determining the motive behind the shooting. Twigg confirmed: “Delft police responded to a complaint of a shooting on Monday morning, 20 October, at about 9.15am on the R300, and upon arrival on the scene they found a 32-year-old male who sustained gunshot wounds to…

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Daily Voice|2025-10-21

Chasing Dreams

AS THOUSANDS of Western Cape matric candidates prepare to write their final exams, the pressure to perform is mixed with uncertainty about what comes next. For many in under-resourced communities, the final stretch of school isn’t just about passing – it’s about breaking cycles of poverty, finding opportunity and holding onto hope in a country where youth unemployment hovers near 45 percent. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) expects 67 606 full-time candidates to sit for their National Senior Certificate, alongside 9 386 part-time or repeat learners. They face a future shaped by economic upheaval and limited work prospects. And the numbers show just how steep the climb can be. According to Statistics South Africa, the youth unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 34 is approximately 46.1 percent. Even…

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Daily Voice|2025-10-21

Rugby star stabbed to death

A PROMISING rugby player and father of two Simon Ndlovu was stabbed to death in the early hours yesterday morning in Vredendal. Ndlovu, lovingly known as Kudu, was reportedly attacked and stabbed in the chest by three men in Vredendal’s Voortrekker Road. News of his death sent shockwaves throughout the West Coast town as well as the Boland club rugby fraternity, as mense flooded social media to send tributes to the gentle giant. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg told the Daily Voice that three suspects have already been arrested in connection with the incident. Gutted Twigg reported: “Vredendal police registered a murder case for investigation following a stabbing incident in the early hours of Monday morning, 20 October 2025, which claimed the life of a 29-year-old male in Voortrekker Road,…

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