Enyobeni survivor recalls ‘dying’
Witnesses relive the day they nearly lost their lives.
Crime
Enyobeni inquest hears from witnesses
The first group of witnesses speak of seeing no visible injuries on the bodies of the victims while a police officer noted foam in their noses.
Enyobeni inquest resumes in East London
Parents and family members of the 21 young people who died in Enyobeni Tavern in East London are hopeful that the inquest will bring justice.
New Khayelitsha police station has no forensics capacity, computer or phone
The new police station in Makhaza that came as result of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry of 2012 is not living up to the recommendations.
Khumbulani Pride march remembers victims of hate crimes
The march in Gugulethu remembered those killed for their sexual orientation and raised a number of unsolved cases with the police.
Liquor board, police and municipality all complicit in Emoyeni deaths – EC Human Rights Commission
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board is woefully understaffed yet has been unrestrained in issuing licenses.
Pens Down party mayhem in East London
Despite the 21 deaths of youth two years ago in the Enyobeni Tavern, drunken pens down parties continue.
Prasa promises trains for Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain by year-end
Prasa promises trains to be running on Cape Town’s busiest line by the end of the year but has yet to relocate hundreds of families who built homes along the railway during the Covid lockdown.
Beware the future plots to capture the state
Civil society organisations have collectively responded to the Zondo Commission report on state capture.
Enyobeni owners fined for selling alcohol to a minor
The inquest into who is responsible for the deaths in June 2022 of 21 young people in Enyobeni Tavern, resumes on 29 February.
Victim families say July unrest report falls short
Critics say the report on the July 2021 unrest is inadequate to understand the context behind the violence as it does not make links between the unrest and the arrest of Jacob Zuma.
Mitchells Plain residents protest police silence over guns stolen from the cop shop
Mitchells Plain residents are worried that the guns stolen from SAPS will be used to commit more violent crime in the area.
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