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Thursday 8 October25
worst abusers of Mandrax. And it has been like that since the 1980s, 1990s. And that fuels a lot of the gang violence we see specifically in places like the Cape Flats, as well as in colored areas around the country. So the Mandrax.
adds removing illegal firearms from the streets remains a key part of the response. We cannot allow gang groupings to dictate the lives of law-abiding residents in Hanova Park. We are responding by strengthening the enforcement police.
minimize the disruption caused by political activities. Additional policing resources have been deployed to Hanover Park in Cape Town in response to a spike in gang-related shootings. Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety MET.
7 a.m. This, this is EWN. Uma Lucy pleads format trick exams not to be disrupted and additional policing in Hanover Park after spiking gang-related shootings. Good afternoon, I'm Martin Slabbert, March and March leader.
Conversations with many people who experience the Cape Flats on a daily basis. I do have a couple of colleagues, and they don't like the army. So it's a very small data set for me. They don't like having the army where they live. They don't
to me. We also need to appreciate that there are sections of our local communities on the Ca Flats that call for the army because it represents a power and strength they don't otherwise see. They, much like some people in Burkina Faso,
Play starts tomorrow morning at half past nine. Ray writes: you just need to drive past the Wynberg military camp to see how it has fallen into disrepair to confirm your sentiments of the shambolic state of the SANDF. How can anyone want
even know whether it's a three-test series. I suspect it is because I know there's one at Newlands and I can't imagine that there wouldn't be one at either The Wanderers or at Centurion. And I don't know who's in the Australian squad. I
then the plants basically suck the water out of it as they need it. Interesting. Now, how easy are they to get hold of, Ian? They are becoming more and more available. If you Google them, there's a lovely lady in K Town in Woodstock area.
Problem out in Bowward Road in Claremont. Yeah, I was going to say Claremont on the road. Yeah, very popular, very nicely done, and very good for the community. But the guys living right across the road, it was a change from a normal quiet
don't have space, which is quite substantial. And I'm just going to name some in Cape Town, let's say, for example, like Sachs or Wynberg or Bishops, or there's lots of them. They don't actually have the land, so therefore, they will tip.
space. And this month we're going to be visiting the Gabriel Road Food Garden, established by Plumstead residents a couple of years ago after they got sick and tired of seeing a vacant plot go to rack and ruin. It was becoming a problem
been killed, and another is under police guard in hospital following a home invasion in the Crawford area in Athlone in Cape Town. The incident happened at nine o'clock last night. The police's Wesley Twiggs says a gunman demanded cash. The
Spreading misinformation about South Africa abroad and police investigate Athlone House Robbery. It is one o'clock. Good afternoon. I'm Martin Slobber. International Relations Minister Ronald Lamoula has supported a call to clamp down on
businesses. For further confusion, Alma Road, Rosebank, south side of the road, comes under Rondebash Saps and the north side under Mowbray Saps. And Pippa is a near neighbour. She never. Okay, right. Why? Because the dividing line is
Civic Association, RMCA, seems to have fallen by the wayside. And one part of Rosebank and one part of Mowbray belong to LMRID, to which residents pay extra rates via cocked account. Another part of Rosebank and Mowbray have a different
serves, then I think they should be celebrated. Some stories, related stories, have kind of trickled through. Jill writes a story about Rosebank and Mowbray. Let's get an understanding through Jill's eyes of Rosebank and Mowbray.
Following a home invasion in the Crawford area in Athlone. The incident happened at 9 o'clock last night. Here's the police as Wesley Twigg. Lennon Police registered the House of Robot Case for investigation following an incident on
development in Krombum was happening, at the very same time, 44 sites were sold via auction in Constantia. And all the disadvantaged areas are already densified. Okay? And we are not against socializing, as you said, we can go over that
area. The other being Shami Masali of Al-Jama lives in the Sabran Park area. Rashad lives in Rondebosch East. All the rest don't live in Rondebosch East. But I want to talk about the emergence of civic associations, local community groups
residence is. That's it. Simple. Rashad Davids is the chairperson of the Civic Association of Rondebosch East Care. He's contesting Ward 60 as an independent candidate, but he is contesting on behalf of the Rondebosch Civics Association.
Lester, my brother, used to drive 300 kilometers a day, but that was because he had a big area to cover with my father. You can maybe explain just what business you are in. Kashiva says: I drive from Platoklov to Islamia in Lansdowne.
the other side of the city. You make your calculations. Leicester, I worked three years from Plumstead to Paul. I finished working there in July 2026. I filled up once a week. I serviced my car three times a year due to mileage. I did about
Yahus, so that's light on fuel Aslam spends 160 kilometers a day in a round trip. We're from Plumstead to Paul. 2,000 Rand a week petrol budget. Are you nuts? 021 4460567. It's 17 minutes to 8 o'clock. Cape Talk. Cape Talk. A world view
spoke to Peter John, who is about 140 kilometers in a round trip from Krabo to the CBD to Pardon Island. Aslam, what's your commute? Hi morning, Lester. I travel every day, six days a week, Plumstead to Paul. That's 160k. 160k is returned.
Wednesday 7 October25
I'm advantaged to speak so many languages in South Africa, though, being taught, I can speak Nyanga, I can speak Bemba, I can speak Israeli. That's how I'm blessed. And now I know who I am, I know my roots, and I've encountered such things.
Town police officer facing criminal charges linked to the alleged assault and torture of a Mowbray barber. Cameron took to social media today to express concern about SAPS officer Delmore Manuel being promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to
Town police officer facing criminal charges linked to the alleged assault and torture of a Mowbray barber. EWN, in touch, in tune, and independent. For the latest, visit ewn.co.za or download the EWN app. This is Cape Talk. Join the
Town Police officer facing criminal charges linked to the alleged assault and torture of a Mowbray barber. Cameron's taken to social media today to express concern about SAPS officer Dalmore Manuel being promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to
news at half past four, a really happy story. There's an abandoned post office building at the Kenilworth station, and two people involved in the children's book world have decided to put a children's bookstore into that building. That's
murder are being investigated. Police say a 31-year-old man has been shot and killed in Lavender Hill on the Cave Flats. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the incident happened in the morning. The motive behind the attack is unknown,
seen that market and are willing to make people pay for it. Dean has just written to me from Constantia, Andrew, to say I recently had to pay for a second check-in bag on an airling flight and nearly fell over when it cost just under a
In an unrelated matter, anti-gang unit members have conducted a search at the premises in Hanover Park following a tip-off. They searched the premises and found a 9-millimeter pistol with ammunition in the house. The suspects will make
They acted on information about the Red VW Golf with armed occupants driving around the Athlone area last night. And these arrests follow a gang-related shooting in Athlone's Belgravia suburb yesterday morning when a man was shot shortly
Thanks so much. So, Janet, this is Pippa. I understand you bought your white I-20 from Hyundai Plumstead and took delivery back in June 2016. And it was a 2014 model, is that correct? Correct. So, how soon did you first notice the paint
to tap into their expertise one-on-one. This month, we are going to be visiting the Gabriel Road Food Garden, which was established by Plumstead residents who were sick and tired of seeing a local vacant lot being used as a dumping ground.
applications in Gauteng until legal certainty is established. Kanimapanga, SABC News, Johannesburg. Police are probing the murder of a 43-year-old man who was gunned down in Bonteville on the K flats last night. Police spokesperson.
are so tough, man. Sports. But if I absolutely have to, it's going to be Cape Town FC there at Athlone Stadium. The Stormers and Alai Anag teams are wonderful. But I think nothing beats like a local soccer game on the flats, the vibe and
from colonial to apartheid to racist to spatial planning, and now the one oak is talking about Constantia versus Alcis River. It blows my mind that the wealthy people are actually subsidizing the poor people in this city, whether you like
change was not a political decision, but the direct consequence of a binding constitutional court judgment handed down in July. These are not the stories at 12 or as they happen. EWN traffic in Philippi, there's a protest on government.
same services you have to for the same complaint in Mitchellsplain, any other community on the Cape Flats, it's maybe a week or two that you have to wait. So a well run city for who? When we keep on saying that the DA is doing the best and
time. But let's go to Dereline. Dereline, your view. Travis, Action ESA is not yet. Are you guilty? Okay. Sorry. Action ESA is not here to perpetuate the inequality that's already existing in the Western Cape, especially on the Cape Flats.
56, which includes Factreton, Maitland, and Kensington from the DA during a February 2023 by-election. 65-year-old Julia Matruis says a lot has changed in the area since then. Carlo Peterson has more. Julia Matruis says she spent her whole
I think by now we all know what is unfolding on the Cape Flats, and we all know the challenges, we all know the shortcomings. I want to speak about the solutions, the solutions that Action ESA has to offer the residents of the Cape Flats.
Police have arrested two suspects for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in the Athlone area. Last night, members of the Maitland Flying Squad followed up on information that occupants of a Red Volkswagen Golf, which was
because the party fights for coloured people. The PA took Ward 56, which includes Fackreton, Maitland, and Kensington, from the DA in a February 2023 by-election. 65-year-old Julia Matruis says a lot has changed in the area since then.
When these applications reopen. Mike in Newlands is on the line to us. Mike, you want to talk about the fuel price? Hi. Yeah, hi, Jan. I do. You know, many years ago, I had a car, I sold that. Then I bought a motorbike, and as the fuel
history, in the community? You got a sense of what is possible here? I mean, you know, when you grow up on the Cape Flats, you have to be solution-driven. When there's no meal to eat, you think about the next meal. You gotta make a plan.
And that has always kind of been part of our mission. We want to see the reconstruction of communities. And I mean, over the last couple of years, we've seen that, how we've been able to kind of start the journey from the Cape Flats.
news. A search continues for gunmen responsible for an alleged gang-related murder in Athlone. The shooting happened outside a primary school in Belgravia before 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Police say the victim had just dropped his child
Tuesday 6 October10
Town police are investigating the murder of a man who was shot and killed in Belgravia and Athlone. The shooting happened this morning, moments after the man dropped his child off at school. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and
Town police are investigating the murder of a man who was shot and killed in Belgravia and Athlone. The shooting happened this morning, moments after the man dropped his child off at school. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds and
a feud which he was trying to resolve. The trial continues. Carlo Peterson, Eyewitness News, Western Cape High Court. Police are hunting gunmen responsible for an apparent gang-related murder in Athlone. The shooting happened in Belgravia.
We have published the first land state land discount guidelines in the country, which allows us to discount city-owned land up to right up to 90%, which is exactly what we did at Salt River Market. Salt River Market was stuck in the mud.
In the shooting of a man in Athlone. He was murdered in Bulgaria before 8 this morning, shortly after dropping his child at school. Police are also urging anyone with information about the double murder in Kaya Leacher to come forward. Two
Moments after dropping his child at school in Athlone. The shooting happened in Belgravia before 8 this morning. The deceased sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his face and upper body, and the police's Frederick van Vij says the attack
the latest news headlines. Good afternoon. Thanks, Pipa. Good afternoon. A man has today been shot and killed moments after dropping his child at school in Athlone. The shooting happened in Bulgaria before 8 this morning. The deceased's
the 15th of October at 10 a.m., we'll be taking a group of listeners on a guided tour of the garden. It's in Gabriel Road in Plumstead. You'll get to ask questions about what they are growing, how they manage irrigation, fertilization.
are taking you to a spot we actually featured in our gardening segment a month or two ago: the Plumstead Food Garden, run by the Gabriel Road Area People's Association. If you were listening at the end of July, you would have heard us
Peterson. Police are hunting gunmen responsible for an apparent gang-related shooting in Athlone. The shooting happened in Bulgaria before 8 this morning. Detectives have been combing the scene opposite a primary school. Lauren Isaac says