Police find the vehicle of a dead police officer
Police confirmed that the vehicle recovered from the Henop River in Centurion was a VW polo driven by three missing officers, EWN reports. Officer Sevekul Linda, Keamogetswe Buys and Boipelo Senoge went missing after moving from Bloemfontein to the field deployed to Polokwane. Their bodies were later recovered and identified. Police spokesman Athlenda Mathe said South African Police (SAPS) and Tshwane Divers confirmed the vehicle’s identity by checking the number of VINs and chassis.
The city of Jobrug to remove illegal residents from hijacked buildings
The city of Johannesburg has identified 11 hijacked municipally owned buildings that require evacuation, the IOL reports. Many of the buildings are in a terrible, devastated state with broken windows, leaking sewage, piles of garbage, and overcrowded, with many residents considered undocumented immigrants. The CASA MIA building has confirmed an evacuation order, and inside, evidence of a recycling operation was found and horrifying living conditions were found. Residents who have lived there for over three years and ran an informal recycling business refused illegal occupancy, claiming they paid rent to an unknown individual. However, Human Settlements MMC Mlungisi Mabaso said that Casa Mia is owned by the city of Johannesburg and no rental payments have been received from those who occupy the property. The hijacked building problem has long plagued Johannesburg, attracting new attention after the 2023 Marshalltown fire killed 77 people.
The body of a missing Roodepoort infant has been found
The body of 3-year-old Mojalefa Savhuli was recovered from a stream in Roodepoort, Enca reports. Li, a spokesman for Gauteng Police, during Mavela Maveando, confirmed the findings and said the circumstances surrounding the death of the child remained unknown and an investigation is ongoing. An investigation case was held to determine whether the boy was drowned or killed and abandoned. Savhuli reportedly took other children to a local store. His loss of failure caused community outrage, with some police blaming the inaction. Masondo claimed they were practical in the case and were looking for a boy.
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