Innholdsfortegnelse for 2026-01-06 i Daily Voice

Washouts Mossel Bay municipality on Saturday said the emergency mechanical breaching of the Hartenbos Estuary confirmed the cause of fish mortalities. They warned: “Critically low dissolved oxygen levels were recorded in the system, triggering an intervention in accordance with the provisions of the Approved Estuary Mouth Management Plan, which allows for emergency breaching when ecological functioning is threatened.” The DFFE said it would continue monitoring the extent of red tides and related environmental impacts along both coastlines as part of its ongoing response.…

CAPE Town’s streets once again filled with colour, music and emotion as thousands gathered to celebrate Tweede Nuwe Jaar. For many spectators, the day is not just about the spectacle, but about family, memory and identity. Over 20 000 performers took part in the new-look parade from Chiappini Street in the Bo Kaap, down Somerset Road and to the Cape Town Stadium for the first day of a month-long competition to be crowned Carnival Kings. They were joined by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, who told the SABC that an estimated 100 000 mense had lined the route to see voorlopers and their troupes kriewel lekker. Nasheeda Majiedt said the minstrels form a central part of her heritage. She said: “My dad grew up in District Six which is where my whole…

Victims “Members attended the crime scene where they found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies. “Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, and arrests are yet to be made.” Anyone with any information about this shooting incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or make use of the MySAPS app. During the second quarter, the Mfuleni policing district, which includes Wesbank, recorded the highest number of murders countrywide, with 84 in 2025/2026. The incident comes just days after the murder of two 19-year-old chommies, who were shot and killed in Dumezweni Street in Wallacedene. One of the deceased’s friends, an 18-year-old female, was left wounded in the same attack. The motive for the fatal…

OVER 500 people were left homeless when a fire swept through Khayelitsha’s Phakamani Road settlement on Sunday, 4 January. So far, no one has reportedly been injured or killed in the inferno, but according to the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, nearly 200 shacks were destroyed in Tsepe Tsepe. The organisation said the fire, which started at about 12.30pm, was by far the largest incident recorded over the festive period. Pictures shared by the organisation show residents, including young children, surveying the damage as shacks lie in ruins all around them. Provide In a statement on Sunday, it said: “Gift of the Givers teams were called in by the local council and community leaders to provide humanitarian assistance. “[At the] Phakamani Road informal settlement in Khayelitsha, a fire swept…

A HEIDEVELD family has been left shattered after a young father was gunned down during the early hours of New Year’s Day. Darshane Davids, 20, was killed around 4.30am in Twelve Apostles Street by unknown occupants of a maroon vehicle while speaking to them. His hartseer father Remo Davids believes the shooters were gangsters who were jealous of his son, who worked as a technician for a security company. The father explained: “I got the news around 4.30am, after he was shot. He was spoken to by people in a car and was shot by someone in that car. “Rumour has it, it’s about jealousy. Those that shot him didn’t like his style and hated on him. Eventually they shot and killed him. “The family is shattered. I’m broken. I…

Payments Mfalapitsa, in his role as “Employer’s Agent” and technical evaluator for Eskom’s R54 million tender for High-Definition Surveying Services, allegedly had winning bidders make payments to his family directly and through an associated company. The vrou of Mfalapitsa, Ndiyafhi Denge, allegedly received over R2.2 million, while his brother, David Mfalapitsa, pocketed more than R228 000 from a director at one of the favoured companies. The network also apparently included Mpho Negondeni, whom Denge “raised as her own child,” and her company Tabogambambe (Pty) Ltd, which the SIU says served as a conduit for the illicit funds. “Over R3.6 million flowed from [Eskom] service providers to them, which was then used to pay for the construction of the Bendor property and to make payments to Denge,” the SIU said in…

Petition Last week and this week, GBV organisations and activists opposed the release on bail of the man by handing over a petition. The child’s 44-year-old ouma earlier said that she was suffering secondary trauma, claiming she was allegedly raped by the same man at the age of eight, but that relatives never opened up a saak against him. The matter was postponed to 3 March for further investigation following his release on bail with strict conditions. Sumaya Taliep, PR Councillor for the City of Cape Town, who also advocates for the Sexual Offences Unit and Social Development, questioned why there were alleged foute when the medical examination was carried out and for a social worker to be assigned. Women for Change is also questioning the besluit to release the…