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26/12/2025

Gift of the Givers Responds to Multiple Informal Settlement Fires Across the Western Cape

Gift of the Givers teams have been activated following multiple informal settlement fires across the Western Cape since the early hours of this morning.
Calls were received from community leaders and affected residents of the Imizamo Yethu Informal Settlement in Hout Bay, where a fire destroyed a number of structures, leaving close to 200 people homeless. Gift of the Givers teams are currently on the ground conducting assessments.

At the same time, our teams were alerted by the Drakenstein Disaster Management Centre to a second fire within a week at the Mbokweni Informal Settlement in Paarl. Teams remain on site to determine the exact number of people affected.

In addition, Gift of the Givers teams are en route to an active fire in Vygieskraal, Manenberg, where backyard dwelling structures are currently alight.

Gift of the Givers will be rendering immediate humanitarian assistance to all three affected fire sites.

26/12/2025

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25/12/2025

Assault case opened after alleged attack at Franschhoek holiday resort:

A family holiday at the popular De Hollandsche Molen Resort in Franschhoek turned into a nightmare on 21 December 2025, when a 19-year-old was allegedly assaulted in what the family claims was a racially motivated attack.

According to the complainant’s account, which has gained widespread attention on social media, the family had been camping at the resort from December 16 to 23 when tensions with other guests escalated into violence. The family alleges that certain campers had been attempting to restrict their movement and access to facilities for years, despite no such restrictions existing in the resort’s official policies.

The situation came to a head when the teenager was allegedly approached, choked, and dragged several meters by another guest. Two younger family members witnessed the attack and sought help, leading to additional confrontations as family members rushed to assist.

Family alleges racially motivated assault at De Hollandsche Molen Resort, Franschhoek. Police investigate while resort implements enhanced security measures after December 21 incident.

25/12/2025

Twee jaar na Kersdag- moorde stuur ma nog steeds WhatsApp boodskappe na seun se foon.

Shawn Pretorius se familie veg nie net dat geregtigheid vir hom geskied nie, maar ook vir Ilonka Craucamp.

25/12/2025

Police suspect su***de bomber behind Nigeria's deadly mosque blast.

ABUJA - Nigeria police said that they suspected a su***de bomber was behind the blast that killed several worshippers in a mosque on Christmas eve in the country's northeastern Borno state.

A police spokesman put the death toll at five, with 35 wounded. A witness on Wednesday told AFP that eight people were killed.

The bomb went off inside the crowded Al-Adum Juma'at Mosque at Gamboru market in the capital city of Maiduguri, as Muslim faithful gathered for evening prayers around 7:00 pm, according to witnesses and the police.

Nigeria police said that they suspected a su***de bomber was behind the blast that killed several worshippers in a mosque on Christmas eve.

25/12/2025

The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape is mourning the passing of well-known community activist Mario “Gatto” Wanza.

Community activist Mario “Gatto” Wanza died on Wednesday at the age of 59.

25/12/2025

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25/12/2025

Dear Valued Clients,

As we reflect on 2025, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to each and every one of you for your continued support. Your loyalty makes it possible for us to do what we love, and we truly could not keep our doors open without you. Thank you for being such a blessing to us.

We wish you a peaceful and joyful festive season spent with those you hold dear. Please stay safe, and we look forward to welcoming you again or hearing from you soon.

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25/12/2025

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24/12/2025

A 60-year-old woman is expected to appear before the East London Magistrate’s Court today, 23 December on a charge of perjury, after she falsely opened a case of robbery at SAPS Cambridge on 14 December.

EAST LONDON – A 60-year-old woman is expected to appear before the East London Magistrate’s Court today, 23 December on a charge of perjury, after she falsely opened a case of robbery at SAPS Cambridge on 14 December.

According to police spokesperson Captain Mluleki Mbi, the woman alleged in her affidavit that she was at the Hemmingways Shopping Mall around 10:30, to deposit her rent money, when she was robbed at gunpoint.

“The CCTV footage from the shopping mall did not corroborate her allegation, and she was further questioned. It later transpired that there was never a robbery incident from the outset,” said Mbi.

Buffalo City District Commissioner, Major General Christopher Wright, has issued a stern warning to the public not to report false cases as this diverts critical resources from investigating actual criminal cases.

“If anyone is found guilty of perjury, he or she is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment,” said Wright.

https://mthathaexpress.co.za/woman-60-charged-with-perjury-for-false-robbery-report-in-east-london/?

A woman charged with perjury for a false robbery report in East London faces court after CCTV disproves her claims.

24/12/2025

Die Nasionale Verbruikerskommissie het bevind dat die gebruikte motorhandelaar WeBuyCars kopers onwettig van hul regte op herstel, vervanging of terugbetaling onder die Verbruikersbeskermingswet ontneem het deur die sogenaamde voetstoots-klousule in sy kontrakte.

As deel van ’n baanbrekende skikking, bevestig deur die Nasionale Verbruikerstribunaal, sal WeBuyCars ’n boete van R2,5 miljoen betaal en byna R3,5 miljoen aan 31 geraakte verbruikers terugbetaal.

Die maatskappy moet binne twee maande sy kontrakte wysig, ’n verbruikersbewusmakingsprogram implementeer en oor vyf jaar 300 nuwe werksgeleenthede skep, terwyl onmiddellike verbruikersregte steeds geld.

24/12/2025

Two suspects arrested for the murder of media personality Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning.

Stock was fatally shot last week outside a building in Johannesburg's City centre last week.