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Namhla Mdleleni

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CRIME SCENE: Forensic investigators searching a vehicle at the scene of a double murder in Komani Street on Sunday Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

Heavy police presence as four men appear for Komani double murder

Four Pakistani nationals accused of beating to death two street dwellers in Komani and ditching their bodies in shallow graves near a farm about 10km away, appeared in court under close police watch earlier today. Farman Mohammed, Rashid…

CORDONED OFF: The scene where two men were allegedly murdered this past weekend Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

Double murder rocks Komani

Four men who allegedly beat two suspected thieves to death in Komani and dumped their bodies in shallow graves near Roydon Farm this past weekend, are set to appear in the Queenstown magistrate’s court tomorrow on murder charges. On…

SUCCESSFUL OPERATION: The police and members of the Ezibeleni community got together last weekend to fight crime in the area with positive results Picture: SUPPLIED

Ezibeleni residents’ actions to save lives, says top district cop

In a combined effort to curb contact crimes in the Ezibeleni area, the police, the CPF and members of the public recovered 136 dangerous weapons and a TV set last weekend. “The focus of the operation was to decrease contact-related…

Devastated Komani family confirms missing relative’s body found

The search for Michael Matoto Betya from Newtown in Mlungisi, who went missing on Saturday, has ended in tragedy after his body was found in one of the areas in Komani this week. Niece Ayanda Betya, who had appealed to the public to help…

UNDER INVESTIGATION: At about 9am today, The Rep spotted a group of people, including a policeman, standing outside the cordoned Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality traffic department building that had caught fire in the early hours of the morning Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

Police investigating EMLM traffic department fire

An ‘enquiry docket’ has been opened to investigate the cause of a fire that broke out at the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality traffic department in the early hours of this morning, bringing numerous essential services to a halt. Police…

Foreign shopowners say they fear for their lives

“We live in constant fear, not only with theft-related matters but ultimately, our own lives too.” These were the words of Pakistani nationals living and owning shops in Komani in a letter to the local head of police and CPF chairman…

Mlungisi police seek public’s assistance

The body of an elderly man found next to Komani River last month has not yet been identified and Mlungisi police are calling on the public for assistance. In a statement, Capt Namhla Mdleleni said police were informed about the decomposed…

VICIOUS: Two pitbull terriers bit a 70-year-old man to death in Ezibeleni in Komani in the early hours of this morning Picture: ACCIDENTINJURYATTORNEYAZ.COM

Pitbulls maul man, dog to death in Ezibeleni, Komani

Police have opened an inquest docket after two pitbulls bit a 70-year-old man to death in Zone 2, Ezibeleni in the early hours of this morning. “It is alleged that during the early hours of this morning neighbours heard dogs grumbling. On…

DEADLY WATERS: A 13-year-old boy drowned in this river near Nomzamo Location in Komani yesterday afternoon Picture: LUVUYO MJEKULA

Community in shock after teen drowns in Komani river

A Nomzamo teenager drowned in a river on the outskirts of the location yesterday afternoon, living the local community in shock. The Rep learnt that the boy had been sitting with his friends a distance away from the water at about 3pm…