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Three die in R67 crash

Three people died as a result of an accident near Manley Flats on the R67 between Makhanda and Port Alfred around 1.15pm on Sunday November 17. Police spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said allegations were that a vehicle with eight…

Three die in R72 crash

Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a fatal head-on collision between a Honda and a VW Polo claimed three lives near Klipfontein on Friday, September 29. At around 8.35pm, police were summoned to an accident scene…

Woman killed by car while crossing R67

A case of culpable homicide is under investigation after an elderly woman was knocked over by a car and killed on the R67 at Thornhill on Friday March 5. Talk of the Town asked police for details of the accident after a resident said her…

NOT THE END: A car was retrieved from the Kowie River last Tuesday and a woman’s body recovered. However, another body, that of a male, was discovered on Saturday connected with the incident. and rumours abound that a third body was also discovered on Friday

FOLLOW UP: Another body discovered after tragic Kowie River car crash

Another body washed up from the Kowie River on Saturday, but is this the end of the saga? When Talk of the Town investigated the incident where it was reported a female driver had accidentally plunged her Nissan bakkie into the Kowie…

Port Alfred detectives police seek community assistance in a culpable homicide case

Port Alfred detectives are appealing to the community to assist in identifying a male who was fatally injured by a motor vehicle travelling towards Port Alfred from the direction of Port Elizabeth on October 26 2020 at approximately…

Learner driver alleged to have run over and killed gardener

Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide following an accident at the traffic lights at the intersection of Causeway and the R72 in Port Alfred on September 30. TotT was told about the accident by a source close to the…

Duduzane Zuma acquitted of culpable homicide after Porsche crash

Duduzane Zuma has been found not guilty of culpable homicide. Phumzile Dube, mother to a young daughter, died after Zuma’s Porsche was involved in a collision with the minibus she was travelling in on the M1, near the Grayston turnoff in…

A City of Cape Town law enforcement officer faces charges of culpable homicide after his involvement in a collision which claimed the life of the driver in private vehicle on Sunday morning .Image: City of Cape Social Services

Law enforcement officer charged with culpable homicide after fatal crash

A City of Cape Town law enforcement officer will be facing charges of culpable homicide after he was involved in a collision on Sunday morning. Wayne Dyason‚ a City law enforcement officer‚ said the accident occurred early on Sunday. “On…