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Hero pins down kidnap suspect Martial arts expert saves child from attacker NADIA KHAN Facebook A MARTIAL arts expert used a choke technique to pin down a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a child from his restaurant in Johannesburg on Thursday. Footage of the incident was widely shared on social media, making Dishal Sooku, 38, of Lenasia, famous in South Africa as well as abroad. In the footage, Naseem Slamang, the accused, climbs over the railing and runs to a table where two women and a child are seated. He grabs the 4-year-old girl by the neck and attempts to pull her out of her seat. Sooku, who is seated nearby, gets up and tries to restrain him. He manages to pin Slamang to the ground until security guards…
Slain Newcastle father described as a hero CHARLENE SOMDUTH Supplied A NEWCASTLE father who was killed while fighting off a robber has been hailed a hero. Siraj Bhula, 33, was shot in the chest as he tried to push a robber out of his family grocery and hardware store in Utrecht on Friday. Bhula, an Indian national, had been living in South Africa for the past nine years. Mohamed Shaheed Koli, his father-in-law and the store owner, said the premises were divided into a grocery and hardware store. “Siraj was at the cash register for the hardware section and my son Huzaisah, 25, was at the cash register for the grocery section. Just after 4.30pm two armed men entered and demanded money,” said Koli, who is also an Indian national.…
‘Peace meeting’ ends in death Father and son granted bail CHANELLE LUTCHMAN A WIFE and her teenage children have described how they watched their family’s breadwinner being attacked and stabbed on Saturday. The family said that despite pleading with the attackers, a father and son, to stop beating Vishnu Dhaver, her husband and the teens’ father, the men ignored them. On Friday night, Dhaver’s 18-year-old son and his friends were with a group of men in Moorton when a fight broke out and he was stabbed. The following day, Dhaver, 42, a tuckshop owner of Moorton, Chatsworth, his wife, Beverley, their son and their daughter, 16, went to a home in nearby Arena Park. “Vishnu wanted to find out what happened and settle it. He wanted to make peace with…
Teen scoops top film award LATOYA NEWMAN Facebook RAISING his hand in class one day to volunteer to audition for a movie role – despite not having any acting experience – marked a turning point in Aaqil Hoosen’s life. At the weekend, 14-year-old Aaqil won the award for best newcomer actor at the Simon “Mabhunu” Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards for his debut acting role as Ticky in the local film, the Kings of Mulberry Street. The awards took place virtually on Saturday. They were held during the Durban International Film Festival and are aimed at recognising outstanding achievement in the film and television industry in the province. Aaqil featured in one of the lead roles and performed 90% of his own stunts while shooting in 2018. Aaqil spends…
Woman killed in house robbery NADIA KHAN AND JANINE MOODLEY A GRANDMOTHER was strangled during a robbery at her Merebank home on Tuesday. Pam Govender, 56, of Alwar Road, was found in her bedroom. It is alleged her domestic worker and 18-month-old grandson were tied up with cable ties and locked in the bathroom. When the POST arrived, a woman, believed to be the grandmother’s sister, tried to enter the home. She was overheard saying that she had just spoken to Govender and that they had planned to meet on Thursday. A neighbour, who declined to be named, said he was told two men had entered his property, climbed over his fence and into Govender’s yard. He said a neighbour had alerted the residents to the incident, after Govender’s domestic…
Mayor orders audit on Covid-19 expenditure CHANELLE LUTCHMAN THE eThekwini Municipality has ordered an audit on all Covid-19 expenditure to determine the level of corruption perpetrated during the lockdown. During a media briefing on Tuesday, to mark mayor Mxolisi Kaunda’s first year in office, he said the city was concerned some officials had mismanaged the Covid-19 relief funds by inflating prices against Treasury regulations. “We will support all the work by our law enforcement agencies to uncover any wrongdoing and we want all those implicated in the report to face the full might of the law. We say this because we warned our officials against the squandering of Covid-19 relief funds,” said Kaunda. He said that since his appointment last year, more than 2 000 title deeds had been issued…
