Chevon Booysen

Multimedia Journalist

National elections: police identify 49 stations as high-risk in Western Cape

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Patekile said the SAPS and all its collaborative directorates will be out in numbers with boots on the ground from Monday until the end of the election.

Uyinene’s killer charged with 2014 attempted rape

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He attempted to rape her but she fought him off. He was later arrested.

George residents pay tribute to building collapse victim

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Siphesihle ‘Sihle’ Mehlo was one of two student electrician interns from Africa Skills Private College – was among the 34 fatalities recorded in the deadly multi-storey ...

Water polo punch leads to wave of dental costs

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Bishops Diocesan College former pupil Bingo Ivanisevic is charged with the assault of a rival team member, Ross Stone, by punching him in the mouth resulting in ...

Company under fire for withholding ex-worker’s pension

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Fedex Express South Africa Retirement Fund was found to have not afforded the member an opportunity to make representations as to why the benefit should not be withheld ...

Another fatality in George collapsed building tragedy takes total death toll to thirty-four

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Investigation is set to begin once SAPS declares the building safe and hands it over to the provincial Department of Labour.

George building collapse – search called off

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After another search of the area with the dog unit, search teams were confident no more bodies were on site.

Survivor Delvin Safers recounts George building collapse

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After spending 28 harrowing hours entombed in concrete, young father Delvin Safers was able to embrace his rescuers.

Top Knysna municipal official to fight his ousting

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According to court documents, Sebola was shortlisted with two other candidates during the selection process, through which all candidates underwent an assessment ...

WATCH: Such a disaster should never happen again, says Ramaphosa

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Ramaphosa reassured families that government would make every effort to support all those affected by the tragedy.

Ramaphosa to visit George disaster site as toll climbs to 33

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By Wednesday a number of families had been reunited with their loved ones after they were rescued from the site and received medical treatment.

George collapse: families reunited with rescued workers

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The Western Cape Department of Social Development has indicated that a comprehensive range of services will continue to be made available to the affected families ...

ActionSA launches ‘Sh***y Tour’ to highlight failed sewage infrastructure

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They alleged authorities had “not played honestly on this matter” by seeking to mislead the public into believing that the sewage had been treated.

Court win for sister victims of ‘house of horrors’ sex abuse case

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The abuse began at their home in Zeekoevlei, which the sisters referred to as a “house of horrors”, and that it had torn apart an already dysfunctional family. In ...

Pathologists battle with identifying George bodies

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Forensic pathologists will now go over to scientific methods such as fingerprints and DNA matching as visual identification is hindered by the decomposing of the ...

Joshlin Smith: mom, co-accused remain in custody

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Distraught and emotional family members of Smith declined to speak to the media as they were “not ready yet”.

Glimmer of hope in George

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After finding tiler Gabriel Guambe alive 6 days in, heroic rescuers refuse to give up on disaster survivors.

ActionSA challenges Knysna Municipality

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ActionSA announced recently they had filed a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application in efforts to have sight of the lease agreement.

Social worker details trauma of George families who wait to hear about their loved ones

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Families of the deceased workers were also anxiously awaiting the identification of their loved ones.

LISTEN: More staff may be trapped beneath rubble of collapsed building in George

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Rescue operations has reached the 64 hour mark, with 37 patients retrieved and 44 unaccounted for.

George rescue operation changes pace

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Emergency teams switch from rescue kit to demolition equipment to lift heavy slabs and save more trapped workers.

Government charges over sewage to ‘cover their own rear end’

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Criminal cases are brought against municipalities that fail to implement action plans in an effort to attain compliance.

Search for 39 workers in George building collapse continues

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Currently, 39 of the 75 workers who were on site are still unaccounted for.

Race against time to save construction workers trapped in collapsed building

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Seven deaths recorded, 33 people removed from the rubble while 42 were unaccounted for by Tuesday night.

Old age home accused of neglect of resident, theft

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During her mother’s stay at the home, Uren said, they noticed on visits that marked items of hers were stolen and enquiry to have them returned was fruitless.