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Masuku Blasts School Killings

CONDEMNED: Gauteng Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee on Community Safety chairperson Bandile Masuku said the murders of Principal Ruth Nozibele Tabu, aged fifty eight and administrative assistant Nobantu Njombini, aged fifty five inside the school premises illustrated the urgent need for intensified action against illegal firearms. Photo: GP Legislature

Gauteng Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee on Community Safety chairperson Bandile Masuku has condemned the killing of two staff members at Inxiweni Primary School in Tembisa, calling the attack a grave indication of rising gun violence in the province. His remarks come as Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza prepares to visit the school on Thursday following… Continue reading Masuku Blasts School Killings

Community Outrage and Police Action Follow Westbury Teen Shooting

The shooting of seven teenagers in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon has triggered widespread outrage and renewed calls for decisive action against gangsterism, illegal firearms, and youth recruitment into criminal networks. Police confirmed that two teenagers aged 14 and 19 were killed while five others, all under 19, are being treated in hospital following what… Continue reading Community Outrage and Police Action Follow Westbury Teen Shooting

South Africa’s Deadly Weekend: 11 Killed in Separate Gauteng Shootings

FATAL: Gauteng residents were left reeling following two separate shooting incidents that claimed the lives of six people and left several others injured. Photo: Supplied

Gauteng residents were left reeling on Monday morning following two separate shooting incidents that claimed the lives of six people and left several others injured — one in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, and another in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria. The deadly incidents have once again drawn attention to the province’s growing crisis of gun… Continue reading South Africa’s Deadly Weekend: 11 Killed in Separate Gauteng Shootings