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Mar
14
2024
By The African Mirror
Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in S.Africa, Coptic Orthodox Church says

Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in S.Africa, Coptic Orthodox Church says

NEWS
THREE Egyptian Coptic monks were killed in a "criminal assault" inside a Coptic monastery in South Africa, the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt said, and South African police said they were investigating a triple murder. "Three monks were subjected to a criminal assault inside our Coptic monastery," the spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement posted on Facebook, without elaborating. A South African police spokesperson said that authorities were investigating the murder of three priests at a church in Cullinan, a town near Pretoria. All three victims were found with stab wounds while a fourth who…
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Jul
13
2023
By The African Mirror
Manhunt in SA after 6 die in mass shooting

Manhunt in SA after 6 die in mass shooting

NEWS
SOUTH African police have launched a manhunt after six people were killed and four others wounded in the latest mass shooting in a country with one of the world's highest murder rates. The shooting took place on Tuesday evening in the Kwanobuhle township in the Eastern Cape province, on the outskirts of the town of Kariega where Volkswagen has a car plant. Three unknown men entered a yard in Kwanobuhle and opened fire, police said. Two women were shot at the gate, one of whom succumbed to her injuries. A further eight people were shot, five of whom were killed.…
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Oct
15
2022
By The African Mirror
South African police conduct mass raid in Cape Town crime hotspot

South African police conduct mass raid in Cape Town crime hotspot

NEWS
RIFLES in hand and dogs in tow, hundreds of uniformed police descended on townships and settlements in Cape Town for a two-day raid on one of South Africa's most violent areas. High rates of unemployment and drug abuse in the crime-ridden Cape Flats area have fuelled activity by gangs who the City of Cape Town said extort protection money from residents. More than 750 officers, canine units and helicopters were deployed in the raid on Wednesday and Thursday. Several people were arrested, authorities said. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jul
11
2021
By The African Mirror
SA army deployed as looting, arson continue

SA army deployed as looting, arson continue

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER  SOUTH Africa deployed soldiers today to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma's jailing, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Police said disturbances had intensified and 219 people arrested as the controversial ex-leader challenged his 15-month prison term in the country's top court. Smoke from burning buildings swirled in the air as items from burgled shops lay strewn by the side of the road in Pietermaritzburg in Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The sporadic pro-Zuma protests that broke out when he handed himself over last week have…
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Mar
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Protests by SA varsity students spreads

Protests by SA varsity students spreads

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE South African government and tertiary institutions are battling waves of student protests, over the financial exclusion of those who cannot afford fees. Over 24 students were arrested yesterday as protests that started in Johannesburg, spread to Pretoria, Free State and Cape Town. The South African police have been heavily criticised for their heavy-handedness after a bystander was shot dead after he was caught in the middle of rubber bullets fired on protesting students.  SA President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday offered his condolences to the family of Mthokozisi Ntumba, a father of three and civil servant, who was…
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Nov
21
2020
By The African Mirror
South African police fire tear gas during Cape anti-racism march

South African police fire tear gas during Cape anti-racism march

NEWS
SOUTH African police have fired tear gas and stun grenades to stop a large crowd of Economic Freedom Front (EFF) supporters from reaching a high school in Cape Town following a racial spat over a matriculation party. Hundreds of protesters belonging to South Africa's second-largest opposition party gathered in Brackenfell, a mainly white Afrikaner community in Cape Town's northern suburbs, to protest against perceived entrenched racism at the school. On November 9, a smaller protest outside the school was marred by violence when concerned parents and community members, mainly white, overwhelmed a group of EFF members with bats and fists.…
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Jul
25
2020
By The African Mirror
South African police nab 63 prisoners from mass escape

South African police nab 63 prisoners from mass escape

NEWS
A South African police and security dragnet recaptured 63 out of 69 prisoners who escaped on Friday after overpowering guards during exercise at Malmesbury prison, the department of correctional services said. The prisoners, who were awaiting trial, escaped around noon from the facility, situated along the west coast some 66 kms (41 miles) from Cape Town, officials said. At the time, there were 451 inmates in the prison and 20 officials on duty. "The escapees overpowered officials, took the keys and locked three officials in a cell and opened other cells before escaping through the main entrance and over the…
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