Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-12-02 i Daily Voice

A GRIEVING Kraaifontein grandmother is mourning the death of her eight-year-old grandson, who was killed in a hit-and-run on Friday. Kayden du Plooy, a Grade 2 learner from Petunia Primary School, was walking with his 12-year-old brother to get food when he was hit by a delivery driver on a motorbike on the corner of Petunia Road and Frans Conradie Drive in Scottsville. In a double blow to the woman, the tragedy comes just a week after they buried Kayden’s grandfather who was also hit by an unknown motorbike driver in Scottsdene and weeks later succumbed to his injuries. The grandmother has been looking after Kayden and his boeta after their mother died three years ago. Their father lives in Wesbank. The ouma explained: “There are people who always give…

Condemned Chief Inspector Jaco Pieterse condemned the circumstances of the escape. Pieterse said: “I am deeply disappointed and frankly stunned by the sheer carelessness displayed by SAPS in this incident. “How does one leave a suspect alone in a bathroom with no burglar bars? What if this was a murderer? We have been informed that this is the second escape from the same station in the past week - it is completely unacceptable.” SAPS confirmed both the escape and the rearrest by yesterday afternoon. “The 21-year-old escapee was re-arrested in Du-Noon, today, 1 December 2025,” said SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg. “He will appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 3 December 2025.” Hloni is apparently ’n glibberige outjie, having previously vanished while out on bail in a…

Call She said: “We have to educate parents better. If it wasn't for the Western Cape Social Development department that immediately responded to my call, what would have happened, how many times has this child been subjected to alcohol? “There was an arrest made on Saturday morning. The father is appearing in court, and I am waiting on feedback. “But the person that took the video should also be arrested. “The other adults that were sitting there and allowing this child to be given alcohol should also be arrested. If there are five people, not only one person can be held accountable, and also the police officer who did not react on my request. They should be called into an internal disciplinary process.” Van Wyk confirmed at the time the…

A LANGA mother and her three minor children died when they were trapped inside their home during a devastating fire in Siyahlala Informal Settlement. The fire broke out around 4am yesterday, when mother Asavela Seti, 38, and her one-year-old twin daughters as well as her five-year-old son were unable to escape their home as the blaze swept through the community. An estimated 15 structures were destroyed, according to the City’s Fire and Rescue Services. Heartbroken sister Pumza Seti said that the incident has left the family devastated. Pumza explained: “We got the news after 4am that my sister’s place is burning and that she and her children were still inside. “I also live in Siyahlala Informal Settlement, so I am not far from her and we rushed to her place.…