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• Drive-By Mass Shooting in Ottery Leaves Four Injured Including 12-Year-Old Child

  Published: May 2, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Police are searching for suspects following a mass shooting in Ottery on Friday afternoon that left four people, aged 12 to 23, wounded. The victims were targeted by gunmen in a wh...

• Third Deadly Shooting in Three Weeks Hits Delft Taxi Rank as Violence Escalates in Western Cape

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Africa

  A 29-year-old taxi driver was shot and killed at the Leiden Avenue taxi rank in Delft early Thursday morning. This latest fatality marks a surge in regional taxi-related violence,...

• ActionSA Appoints Parliamentary "Firebrand" Dereleen James to Lead Growth as Western Cape Chairperson

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Following a three-day strategic senate meeting in Johannesburg, ActionSA has named Member of Parliament Dereleen James as its new Provincial Chairperson for the Western Cape. James...