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Police clashed with Mitchells Plain residents on Tuesday afternoon. File photo.Image: Esa Alexander
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‘We are hungry’: Lockdown food parcel protests hit Mitchells Plain and Alex

Several people were arrested and stores looted after protests over expected food parcel deliveries at Mitchells Plain in Cape Town. Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said residents from Tafelsig took to the streets on Tuesday after…

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Police officer. File photo.Image: SA Police Service
BRIG NOVELA POTELWA

Skollie alert: Police stations are not closing due to coronavirus

Western Cape police are the latest to be hit by fake news linked to the coronavirus. In a statement on Tuesday, provincial police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said there were fake reports on social media that a number of Cape Town…

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Sergeant Marlon Appollis, who took the stand as the investigating officer in the Henri van Breda triple murder case in the Cape Town High Court, is now facing a charge of culpable homicide. File photo.Image: Anthony Molyneaux
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Detective who cracked Van Breda, Rohde cases held for killing colleague at a braai

A top police detective who nailed high-profile killers Henry van Breda and Jason Rohde stands accused of shooting a colleague dead at the weekend. Sgt Marlon Appollis, 41, appeared in the Franschhoek magistrate’s court on Monday to face a…

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