A suspect appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court on 2 July following a hit-and-run incident in Bonteheuwel that left a local grandmother with severe injuries. The court granted the accused bail of R3,000, a decision that has sparked significant frustration within the victim’s family and the surrounding community. Community...
Three men lost their lives in a drive-by shooting in Bonteheuwel. Among those killed was an innocent bystander. The incident has heightened fears of escalating gang violence in the area. Drive By Shooting Claims Three Lives Residents of Bonteheuwel were left reeling after a drive-by shooting resulted in three fatalities....
The Bonteheuwel community is on edge after the son of a man jailed for the 2007 Woodstock massacre was fatally shot. The incident occurred on Monday. Residents now fear possible retaliation in the area. The victim was the son of one of the individuals serving a life sentence for the...
Emergency medical workers were targeted during a callout in Bonteheuwel. The crew was attending to an elderly patient when the incident occurred. Community members quickly intervened, resulting in two arrests. The robbery took place as ambulance staff were providing care to a senior citizen in the area. The medics were...
Bonteheuwel residents witnessed a brutal execution on Good Friday afternoon. A man suspected of firing upon community members in Kalksteenfontein met a violent end when pursuers chased him to Redberry Street. There, more than forty attackers descended upon him with concrete slabs and blades under the midday sun. The victim’s...
A 75-year-old woman has died after being struck by a car in Bonteheuwel. The incident has left residents shocked and grieving. Valma Matthews was identified as the victim. The Bonteheuwel community is reeling after the sudden death of Valma Matthews. Many residents described her as a familiar and beloved figure...
Ryan “Swaggy” Swartz, the alleged leader of the Dixie Boys gang, was fatally shot in his home in Bonteheuwel. The assailants, who are reportedly affiliated with the Hard Livings gang, entered Swartz’s property on Yellowwood Street on Saturday morning and opened fire. The 38-year-old Swartz was struck in the upper...
