Boy on murder rap over teen’s stabbing

Lynnette Johns|Published

An Atlantis pupil, 13, accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old boy in a row about smoking has been charged with murder.

Boy, 13, charged with teen’s murder

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A 13-year-old Atlantis boy has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old fellow pupil.

985 trains delayed in week of mayhem

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Nearly 1 000 trains, a quarter of Metrorail's scheduling, were delayed in the past week because of an increase in vandalism, obsolete infrastructure and load shedding. ...

Boy, 13, kills 14-year-old

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A pupil, 14, has died after he was stabbed, allegedly by a 13-year-old boy he had told not to smoke.

Boy, 13, kills 14-year-old

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A 14-year-old primary school pupil has died after he was stabbed - allegedly by a 13-year-old boy - outside their school in Atlantis on Monday.

Paper sanctioned over ‘IS teen story’

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The Press Ombudsman has ruled that City Press was in serious breach of the Press Code for its report on the Cape girl who tried to join IS.

Committed Cape Times reporters graduate

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Three Cape Times reporters graduated from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) yesterday with qualifications in journalism.

Victory for gay couple rejected

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Wolseley guest-house owners Steph and Marina Neethling were told to apologise to married couple Neil Coulson and Jonathan Sedgwick for not allowing them to make ...

Standardised list to reel in fishy business

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An effort is under way to develop a standardised list of seafood names to make it easier for consumers to know what they are buying.

School mourns death of 3 matrics

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The final paper will not be a joyous occasion for matric pupils at Mondale High, after 3 classmates died in a horror smash.

Teen recalls ‘drag race’ crash horror

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It was meant to be a night of celebration for Rushaan Nero, but hours later she lost her grandmother and aunt in a gruesome crash.

Drag racing crash kills four

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A woman, her daughters and a man died in a crash, and cops are pointing fingers at people racing in top-of-the-range cars.

Reports on slack cops not full story

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Cape Town - Khayelitsha residents often have to go to great lengths to get their cases investigated, according to the Social Justice Coalition (SJC).

Khayelitsha police in shambles - report

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A report into the state of policing in Khayelitsha has revealed a force on the brink of collapse.

Probe into police on hold

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The commission of inquiry into the Khayelitsha police will not hold public hearings until an urgent interdict application by the minister of police has been finalised. ...

Subpoena served on Cape’s top cop

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Arno Lamoer has been subpoenaed to appear before a commission probing allegations of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha.

Cops to try and stop Zille probe

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A court battle looms between the police and Premier Helen Zille’s commission of inquiry into police inefficiency in Khayelitsha.

Cops urge united anti-gang force

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Police and Kewtown residents are jointly to man a container in the area that is to be used as a safety point.

Cape gangs redraw battle lines

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The deadly gang war being waged across Cape Town is being driven by internal battles for control, gang experts say.

Young cousins shot in same street

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A 13-year-old girl was shot in the leg by gang members - less than a month after her cousin was killed in the same street.

‘Our Corrie died a hero’

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The senseless murder of Corrie Sanders, who died protecting his daughter, has enraged many South Africans.

Gang victim, 6, fights for her life

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Liana van Wyk was shot in the head after being caught in gang crossfire and is struggling to stay alive in hospital.

Gumtree accused parole may be revoked

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The parole of one of the accused in the Gumtree murder could be revoked, says the Correctional Services Department.

Parole system crumbling

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The parole system is in the spotlight after reports that one of the accused in the Gumtree murder was a parolee.

In-law shot dead: suspect on bail

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A Bothasig man suspected of shooting death his brother-in-law has been granted R 1 000 bail.