Odwa Mkentane

Multimedia Journalist, Cape Times

Another honour for dedicated Cape Times’ Phandulwazi Jikelo

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Jikelo had also captured major tragedies that hit Cape Town and South Africa a few days apart – when Archbishop Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu died and the day ...

Salt River pupils ‘scale fence, smoke dagga’

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In a complaint to the WCED, a concerned resident said sometimes the pupils would smoke dagga and make a noise in the area.

City to probe alleged DA housing ‘scammer’

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The City is probing allegations that community activist and DA member Fikile Mbewu, scammed Crossroads residents with the promise to fast track their applications ...

Not enough shelters for historically dispossessed communities

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Crime statistics suggest that women face danger from men they know and are killed at the hands’ of intimate partners.

Shack dweller testifies about law enforcement brutality at SAHRC hearing

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City, SAPS, and private security companies needed to account for the brutal behaviour that they displayed towards shack dwellers.

Dysselsdorp ‘drought’ as fire guts transformer

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About 1500 households were left without water in Dysselsdorp and the rural areas east of Oudtshoorn on Monday, after an Eskom transformer which supplies power to ...

Atlantis residents claim brutality at hands of cops

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Atlantis residents on Monday detailed brutality at the hands of SAPS, City Law Enforcement and private security companies even when they were not involved in any ...

Three dead, two wounded in yet another mass shooting in Khayelitsha

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In the latest in a spate of shootings in the area, five people were shot in Harare on Monday.

Light at the end of the tunnel: Eskom to restore power in Macassar

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Since the initial incident, numerous faults have occurred on the underground cables due to the continuous civil construction taking place in the vicinity.

WATCH: Security company personnel caught discharging firearms in public

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Several Fidelity ADT staff have been suspended after they were seen on video footage firing a number of shots into the air in Delft last week.

Sassa beneficiaries turned away as guards down tools over wages

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‘This is now tiring me, because I spent money to come here and now I have to go back empty-handed. ’

Photographer killed in Camps Bay shooting

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Camps Bay police are investigating two counts of murder after the bodies were discovered on Wednesday.

Councillor’s pride at Cedar gymnasts

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The SA Gymnastic Federation (SAGF) championships is taking place until October 9 with gymnasts competing in all disciplines across multiple venues.

Case against Langa man accused of raping teen boys delayed

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The 33-year-old was arrested for sexually grooming teenagers for more than eight months.

Oudtshoorn official held for alleged sexual harassment

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A senior Oudtshoorn municipal official is expected to appear in the town’s magistrate’s court on Monday for allegedly sexual assaulting a colleague whom he apparently ...

Women freedom fighters, activists share their stories

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Female freedom fighters and activists shared their stories at a three-day conference hosted by various organisations including Ilitha Labantu, the African Women’s ...

Funeral of celebrated Struggle stalwart ‘Arch’ Sydow delayed

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The 74-year-old died in the early hours of Tuesday at Life Kingsbury Hospital after a long illness, followed by a stroke.

Langa family demands justice after son, 26, stabbed to death ‘for being gay’

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The 26-year-old was walking with his friend on Sunday night when he came under attack and was stabbed in the chest with a sharp object.

Body of 10-year-old bound with cellotape found

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The body of the unidentified boy was found dumped in an open field bound with cellotape around the legs and across the mouth.

Khayelitsha residents support fight against GBV

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Khayelitsha residents and senior police officials came together at an Imbizo for Men in Makhaza in an effort to enhance the active and meaningful participation of ...

Philippi inferno claims mom and 5-year-old son

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The two were said to be sleeping when a burning candle fell onto the floor and set the carpet alight, from where the blaze spread and engulfed their house.

Police probing double murder of Gugulethu security guards

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Gugulethu police are investigating a double murder after two security guards were shot during a robbery at NY6 and NY38 on Wednesday.

Manenberg ‘gang boss’ killed, man wounded

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The shootings come after the murder of Abdullah Boonzaaier, the son of late Hard Livings gang boss Rashied Staggie over the weekend.

Body of boy retrieved from dam after suspected drowning

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The young boy was said to be swimming with his friends when he drowned.

17-year-old boy sentenced to 68 years for double murder and an attempted murder

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A 17-year-old convicted murderer has been sentenced to 68 years in prison for shooting and killing two people in Kraaifontein.

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