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Three alleged extortionists burned to death
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Janet Myburgh of Rocklands and Jerome Mentor of Westridge read the TygerBurger during a community engagement that the newspaper’s staff had with readers in Westgate last week. Novus Media staff handed out newspapers and chatted to residents on the corners of Vanguard Drive and Morgenster Avenue on Wednesday 12 November.
DANGER LOOMS AT PORTLAND PRIMARY PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AS DRIVERS FLOUT RULES
Crossing safety grows LAUREN O'CONNOR-MAY
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T
he pedestrian crossing opposite Portland Primary School is a tragedy waiting to happen, say neighbourhood watch members. Richard Small, a retired Portland resident, assists the
scholar patrol at the crossing most days. He told TygerBurger that in the mornings, during peak traffic, several motorists speed through the crossing, whether the traffic lights are red or not, whether the scholar patrol booms are up or down or whether there are
pedestrians on the crossing or not. PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE He showed TygerBurger several photographs that he took of motorists and taxis driving over the crossing while the lights were red or the booms up or both.
“There are some taxi drivers that respect the rules but about 60% of them don’t stop - Richard Small TO PAGE 3
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LAUREN O’CONNOR-MAY Three men were set alight and burnt to death in Isiqalo informal settlement over the weekend. Provincial office spokesperson Col Andrè Traut said police have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of the bodies of three men in the settlement in Weltevreden Road in the early evening of Saturday 15 November. “Preliminary indications suggest that the incident is linked to vigilantism,” Traut said. “The South African Police Service condemns vigilantism in the strongest possible terms. Acts of mob justice are criminal and pose a direct threat to the safety and stability of our communities. No individual or group has the authority to take the law into their own hands, regardless of the circumstances. Such actions undermine the justice system and fuel further violence.” Elton Jansen mentioned the incident in his chair’s address to the Sub-council 17 meeting on Monday. He said the victims were allegedly extortionists. “I also want to condemn the senseless killings of the three individuals. I was told they allegedly went to collect protection money and as a result of that they were attacked and killed. I condemn those killings but we also must condemn bribery. We also must condemn the extortionist and extortion.” Jansen also mentioned that his office at the Strandfontein Community Hall had been broken into on Sunday. “This is the second attempt at breaking in at my office,” Jansen said, adding that he had opened a case with the police. He said many government facilities are being targeted. Jansen said that office had been closed and he apologised for the inconvenience. GUNS RETRIEVED Over the weekend, police also recovered several guns and ammunition. On Saturday 15 November, law enforcement officers recovered the nine firearms including a revolver and three rounds of ammunition in Portlands. A 19-year-old was arrested.
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