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Cape Town in the News 21 October 2024

‘Colombian cocaine kidnapping’ — Cape Town men found dead in Free State: The two bodies were tightly wrapped.

When police removed the material and chains wound around them, they saw several tattoos on each and that the hands of both were cuffed, while their feet were bound with cable ties.

A tattoo of a cross and fire was visible on the right calf of one of the bodies.

The words “international crook” were tattooed on the back of the second body and pointed to that person’s identity – Peter Jaggers.

Colombia, cocaine, kidnapping

Jaggers, along with William Petersen, both from Cape Town, went missing earlier this year – in July – and suspicions did the rounds they had peeved off Colombian cocaine traffickers who had retaliated.

The overriding suspicions were that Jaggers and Petersen were linked to a major cocaine……. continue reading HERE.

 

Glenrose Xaba smashes Cape Town Marathon and SA Marathon records on debut: South African long-distance runner Glenrose Xaba made a stunning debut at the Cape Town Marathon, shattering the national marathon record by over a minute.…. continue reading HERE.

 

Cape Town fire services have hands full with raging building fire, burning train: Fire and Rescue Services in Cape Town had to extinguish a building fire in Victoria Road, Woodstock on Saturday.…. continue reading HERE.

 

Spurs held by Upington City in Cape Town: Cape Town Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw in a fierce contest with Upington City in the Motsepe Foundation Championship at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday evening, leading to a share of the points in the Mother City.

The match was intense from the very beginning, with City being awarded a free kick and Spurs defending the danger well.

Unfortunately, Trevor Mokwena opened the scoring for the away team in the 27th minute and the Urban Warriors found themselves behind.

Mervin Boji scored for Spurs towards the end of the first half after receiving a pass from captain Asanele Velebayi in the 39th minute, making matters level.

Both teams continued with high energy to grab the lead, but the scoreline remained 1-1 well into the 70th minute.

In the 79th.…. continue reading HERE.

 

 

Paarl: World’s Largest Wine Barrel – The Paarl Winery has the world’s largest wine barrel, a massive structure that can hold 1,700 liters of wine

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