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12/09/2026

Love scam suspects handed to FBI

Six Nigerian men accused of conning more than 100 women out of R100 million face fraud and money-laundering charges in the US

By Staff Reporter

Six men accused of turning online romance into a R100 million fraud operation have been handed over to American agents at Cape Town International Airport.

The Nigerian nationals were escorted from a Cape Town correctional facility on Friday, 11 September, before being placed in the custody of the FBI and US Secret Service.

They were due to be flown to the United States to face charges including wire fraud and money laundering.

The men allegedly belong to Black Axe, an organised criminal network linked to cybercrime across several countries.

Investigators claim they used carefully constructed online relationships to win the trust of more than 100 women in America before persuading them to send money.

Some of the alleged victims were pensioners and businesspeople. The Hawks estimate that more than R100 million, about $6.2 million, was taken.

Six Nigerian men accused of conning more than 100 women out of R100 million face fraud and money-laundering charges in the US By Staff Reporter Six men accused of turning online romance into a R100 million fraud operation have been handed over to American agents at Cape Town International Airport. T...

09/09/2026

No housing relief for jam-packed Dunoon

The City has put out a tender for private developers to build about 2,500 homes on a 72-hectare property next to Dunoon.

The tender does not stipulate how many affordable homes must be built, and there will be no fully subsidised BNG homes.

The land was initially bought by the City in 2017 with promises it would be used to relief overcrowding in the township.

More than 1,700 of Dunoon’s nearly 2,700 housing applicants have been waiting for 20 years or longer.

Other projects to relief overcrowding have not taken place or have stalled.

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09/09/2026

No housing relief for jam-packed Dunoon

Thousands remain trapped in overcrowded settlements while a neighbouring property is offered to private developers, with no guarantee of affordable housing

Peter Luhanga

The City has put out a tender for private developers to build about 2,500 homes on a 72-hectare property next to Dunoon.
The tender does not stipulate how many affordable homes must be built, and there will be no fully subsidised BNG homes.
The land was initially bought by the City in 2017 with promises it would be used to relief overcrowding in the township.
More than 1,700 of Dunoon’s nearly 2,700 housing applicants have been waiting for 20 years or longer.
Other projects to relief overcrowding have not taken place or have stalled.
A massive new housing project across the highway from severely overcrowded Dunoon township has been offered to private developers but will contain no fully subsidised homes, and the number of affordable units is not stipulated.

This is despite the development on the 71.8-hectare municipal property known as Annandale Farm having been presented to Dunoon residents as a solution to overcrowding in a township where no government housing has been built in the last 26 years.

The Annandale Farm was bought by the City in 2017 and then-mayor Patricia de Lille announced at the Dunoon community hall that it would be used to provide subsidised homes for the community.

But the City has confirmed the planned Annandale development will not contain any fully subsidised Breaking New Ground (BNG) homes, nor will affordable housing be reserved for residents of Dunoon or adjoining informal settlements.

The City plans to sell the land to a private developer for a mixed-use project aimed at households earning between R3,500 and R34,800 a month.

Unemployed residents and households earning less than R3,500 a month will not qualify.

The City’s housing records show 2,679 applicants have recorded Dunoon as their residence on Cape Town’s Housing Needs Register. Of these, 1,708 have been waiting for at least 20 years.

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27/08/2026

Two women aged between 35 and 40 were killed and about 28 people were seriously injured in a head-on crash involving two minibus taxis on the N7 opposite Dunoon. Western Cape police spokesperson Captain Frederick van Wyk says one taxi was travelling on the gravel towards oncoming traffic when the driver lost control. Bothasig police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.

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23/08/2026

Warning: Images and footage from the scene are disturbing.

Four men burnt to death in suspected Dunoon mob attack

Four men accused of theft were burnt to death in a suspected mob-justice attack near New Rest informal settlement in Dunoon on Sunday afternoon.
The men were attacked just off the N7 and set alight using tyres. Police later cordoned off the scene.
Iliso Labantu News has approached police for an official account of what happened and further details surrounding the killings.
Our journalists are following the story. Read the full report in the August month-end edition of Iliso Labantu News, on the streets Tuesday, 25 August.

30/07/2026

SIYAXOLISA: Sibhale kakubi. Ngomhla wamashumi mabini anesithandathu kwinyanga ka July sibhale ukuba amapolisa abambe umrhanelwa malunga nokudutyulwa kubulawe uSinovuyo Dyokhwe, ongumgqatswa we DA. Sibhale ukuba le ngxelo isuka kwi ANC, endaweni yokuthi isuka kumabonakude i eNCA. Sixolisa kakhulu ngale mpazamo.

26/07/2026

Breaking: Police have arrested the alleged mastermind in the killing of Democratic Alliance councillor candidate Sinovuyo Dyokwe, eNCA reports. Investigators allege Dyokwe was followed home after participating in voter registration activities in Dunoon, where two armed suspects allegedly opened fire, killing her.

04/06/2026

Iintsapho zaseDunoon zisokola ebusika zingenambane

Amanzi abandayo neefowuni ezingatshajiyo njengoko umbane ungekabuyi

INTATHELI YETHU

Abahlali baseDunoon bachithe iintsuku ezininzi bengenambane, nto leyo enyanzelise iintsapho ukuba zihlambe ngamanzi abandayo, zisokole ukutshaja iifowuni zazo zize zichithe ubusuku basebusika emnyameni, ngelixa uEskom ezama ukulungisa iziseko zombane ezonakaliswe yimozulu embi kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zeNtshona Koloni.
Kwingxelo yombane ekhutshwe ngoLwesithathu, uEskom uqinisekise ukuba iDunoon iphakathi kweendawo ezichatshazelwe ziziphene ezintsha kuthungelwano lombane ezinxulunyaniswa neemeko zemozulu embi, kwaye okwangoku akukabikho xesha liqikelelweyo lokubuyiselwa kombane.
Lo mboneleli wombane uthe amaqela awo okulungisa ayaqhubeka nomsebenzi wokubuyisela iinkonzo kwiindawo ezichaphazelekayo kwiphondo liphela, kodwa umsebenzi lo uye wajamelana nemiqobo emitsha emva kokufunyanwa kwezinye iziphene kuthungelwano.
“Amagcisa kaEskom ayaqhubeka nokunciphisa inani leziphene kumbane kwiNtshona Koloni ngokulungisa iziseko ezonakeleyo. Nangona kunjalo, lo msebenzi uye wabuyiselwa umva kukufunyanwa kwezinye iziphene ezintsha,” utshilo uEskom.
Ukuqhubeka kokunqongophala kombane kuye kwandisa ukudana nokukhathazeka kubahlali, uninzi lwabo oluxhomekeke kumbane ekuphekeni, ekufudumezeni amanzi, ekutshajeni iifowuni nakunxibelelwano neentsapho zabo kunye neenkonzo ezingxamisekileyo.
Njengoko amaqondo obushushu ehla ngenxa yengqele yasebusika, amanye amakhaya anyanzelekile ukuba ahlambe ngamanzi abandayo, logama amanye engakwazi ukugcina iifowuni zawo zitshajiwe kangangeentsuku.
UEskom uthe imozulu embi eqikelelweyo kulindeleke ukuba iqhubeke nokuphazamisa umsebenzi wokulungisa, kodwa zonke izixhobo nezakhono ezikhoyo zithunyelwe ukuze umbane ubuyiselwe ngokukhawuleza nangokhuseleko.
Lo mboneleli wombane ubulele abathengi ngomonde wabo ngelixa amaqela awo esebenza phantsi kweemeko ezinzima ukulungisa iziseko ezonakeleyo.
IDunoon idweliswe phakathi kweendawo ezijongene neziphene ezintsha kuthungelwano lombane apho ixesha lokubuyiselwa kombane lingekaziwa. Ezinye iindawo ezichaphazelekayo ziquka iinxalenye zeGarden Route, iTheewaterskloof kunye neendawo ezijikelezileyo zamafama.
Le ngxelo ikhutshwe nguEskom ngomhla we-3 kweyeSilimela ka-2026.

04/06/2026

Dunoon families struggle through winter without power

Families endure cold washes and dead phones as power outage drags on

By Staff Reporter

Dunoon residents have endured days without electricity, forcing families to bathe in cold water, struggle to charge their phones and navigate winter nights in darkness as Eskom races to repair weather battered infrastructure across the Western Cape.
In an electricity update issued on Wednesday, Eskom confirmed that Dunoon is among several areas affected by new network faults linked to severe weather conditions, with no estimated time of restoration yet available.
The power utility said recovery teams were continuing repairs across the province but had suffered setbacks after additional faults were reported.
“Eskom teams continue to reduce the number of faults across the Western Cape through ongoing repairs to damaged infrastructure but faced a setback with additional faults reported,”the utility said.
The prolonged outage has deepened frustration among residents, many of whom rely on electricity for cooking, heating water, charging mobile phones and staying connected to family members and emergency services.
With temperatures plunging during the winter cold spell, some households have been forced to wash with cold water while others have been unable to keep phones charged for extended periods.
Eskom said forecast adverse weather conditions were expected to hamper restoration efforts and that all available resources had been deployed to restore supply as quickly and safely as possible.
The utility thanked customers for their patience while teams worked under difficult conditions to repair damaged infrastructure.
Dunoon was listed among areas experiencing new network faults where restoration times remain unavailable. Other affected areas include parts of the Garden Route, Theewaterskloof and surrounding farming communities.
The update was issued by Eskom on 3 June 2026