Friday, July 3rd, 2026
Administrateur verduister na bewering R4,6-m
Vrou tronk toe oor skoolgeld
JONGSTE! Die beskuldigde, Maria Jessica Kuhn (43), het vandag in die hof verskyn, waar die saak tot 7 Julie 2026 uitgestel is vir ‘n borgtogaansoek. Die beskuldigde bly in aanhouding.
MISDAADTONEEL: Kathu, Noord-Kaap: ‘n Voormalige skooladministrateur is gearresteer vir die verduistering van R4,6-miljoen skool fondse.
Die 43-jarige vrou is angekla vir, onder meer, bedrog en vervalsing. Sy is Donderdagoggend, 2 Julie 2026 by haar woonplek in Kathu, naby Kuruman deur die Valke se ernstige handelsmisdaad-ondersoek- en die polisie se ernstige georganiseerde misdaad-eenhede, gearresteer.
Die beskuldigde, wat voorheen as ‘n finansiële administrateur by Kathu Hoërskool gewerk het, het na bewering aparte private bankrekeninge geskep waarin sy skoolgelde betaal het.
Volgens die polisie is daar in Oktober 2025 onraad vermoed toe ‘n oudit onreëlmatighede in die skool se finansiële rekords opgetel het.
Die betrokke fondse sluit in leerders se skoolfooie en geld van skenkers, wat gebruik word om salarisse te betaal vir onderwysers wat deur die Skoolbeheerliggaam (SBL) aangstel word.
Die Valke se ondersoek het aan die lig gebring die beskuldigde het na bewering fiktiewe fakture geskep wat voorgekom hegt of dit wettige skoolverskaffers is en dan die betalings aan haar private rekening vir haar eie voordeel gemagtig het.
Daar word verder beweer dat die beskuldigde haarself oortyd betaal het ten spyte van die skool se beleid wat sulke betalings verbied.
Die beskuldigde sal môre, Vrydag 3 Julie 2026, voor die Kathu-landdroshof verskyn vir ‘n moontlike borgtogaansoek.
Woman allegedly paid herself from school funds
School worker jailed for R4,6m
UPDATE! The accused, Maria Jessica Kuhn (43), appeared in court today, where the matter was postponed to 7 July 2026 for a bail application. The accused was remanded in custody.
CRIME SCENE: Kathu, Northern Cape: A middle-aged former school administrator has been arrested for embezzling R4,6 million of her school’s funds.
The 43-year-old woman faces charges of fraud, forgery and uttering following her arrest by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation and the police’s Serious Organised Crime units.
She was arrested on Thursday morning, 2 July at her place of residence in Kathu, near Kuruman.
The accused, who previously worked as a financial administrator at Kathu High School, allegedly created separate private banking accounts to which school funds were diverted. According to the police financial discrepancies were identified in October 2025 when an audit detected irregularities in the school’s financial records.
The affected funds included school fees and donor funds, which are used to pay School Governing Body (SGB) teachers’ salaries.
The Hawks’ investigation revealed that the accused allegedly created fictitious invoices purporting to be legitimate school suppliers and authorised payments to her private account for her own benefit.
It is further alleged that the accused paid herself overtime despite the school’s policy prohibiting such payments.
The accused will appear before the Kathu Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, Friday, 3 July 2026, for a possible bail application.
Bende-eenheid kry ook 100 Mandrax tablette
Tiener met vuurwapen betrap
MISDAADTONEEL: Hanover Park, Kaapstad: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) het ‘n tiener gearresteer nadat hulle hom Donderdag, 2 Julie 2026 op heterdaad met ‘n vuurwapen betrap het.
Die Anti-Bende-eenheid was besig met patrollies om bendegeweld in Hanover Park te bestry toe hulle ‘n verdagte persoon in die pad sien loop. Toe hy die polisie sien, het hy begin hardloop.
Die SAPD het gesê die lede het die verdagte agternagesit, hom aangekeer en deursoek. Hulle het ‘n .22-pistool met 13 rondtes ammunisie in sy besit gevind. Die 19-jarige verdagte is gearresteer vir die besit van ‘n ongelisensieerde vuurwapen en ammunisie.
Die lede het toe ‘n perseel, ook in die Hanover Park-gebied, deursoek en 100 Mandrax-tablette en 10 rondtes ammunisie gekonfiskeer, wat hulle in die huis gevind het. Hulle het ‘n 38-jarige verdagte gearresteer vir die besit van Mandrax en die onwettige besit van ammunisie.
Die SAPD het gesê die doel van die operasies is om gemeenskappe te beskerm en vuurwapens uit die hande van misdadigers te verwyder.
Gang Unit catches up to 19-year-old
Teen nabbed with gun
CRIME SCENE: Hanover Park, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested a teenager after catching him red handed with a gun on Thursday, 2 July 2026.
The Anti-Gang Unit were conducting patrols in Hanover Park to combat gang violence when they noticed a suspicious-looking male walking in the road. When he saw the police, he started to run.
SAPS said the members chased after the suspect, apprehended him, and searched him. They found a .22 pistol with 13 rounds of ammunition in his possession. The 19-year-old suspect was arrested for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
The members then went on to search a premises, also in the Hanover Park area, and confiscated 100 Mandrax tablets and 10 rounds of ammunition, which they found in the house. They arrested a 38-year-old suspect for the possession of Mandrax and the illegal possession of ammunition.
SAPS said this formed part of crime prevention interventions to safeguard communities and remove firearms from the hands of criminals.
Twee by Viking Park doodgeskiet
Moord by haarkapper
MISDAADTONEEL: Viking Park, Kaapstad: Twee mans is Vrydagoggend, 3 Julie 2026 koelbloedig by die Viking Park- sentrum doodgeskiet, een binne ‘n haarkapper se winkel.
Volgens ‘n skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, kaptein FC van Wyk, het die polisie ‘n moordsaak geopen na ‘n skietvoorval om 10:45 by ‘n haarkapperswinkel in Viking Park, Elsies Rivier.
“’n 31-jarige man is in die haarkapperswinkel doodgeskiet. Ná hierdie voorval is ‘n nog man op die veld oorkant Viking Park, rigting Ruyterwacht, doodgeskiet. ‘n Derde persoon het van die toneel gevlug en dit is onbekend of hy beserings opgedoen het.
“Die motief vir beide skietvoorvalle vorm deel van polisie-ondersoeke,” het Van Wyk gesê.
Enigiemand met inligting oor die voorvalle word versoek om Stop Misdaad by 08600 10111 te bel.
Man gunned down inside barber shop
Two killed in horror shootings
CRIME SCENE: Viking Park, Cape Town: People watched in horror on Friday morning, 3 July 2026, when two people were shot and killed, one inside a barber shop, at the Viking Park commercial and retail centre.
According to a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, Captain FC van Wyk, police registered a murder following a shooting incident at 10:45 in a barber shop at Viking Park, Elsies River.
“A 31-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded at the barber shop. Following this incident, another unidentified man was shot and killed on the field opposite Viking Park, direction Ruyterwacht, while a third person fled the scene. It is unknown if he sustained injuries.
“The motive for both shooting incidents forms part of police investigations,” said Van Wyk.
Anyone with information about these fatal shooting incidents is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
Slagoffer verskeie kere in kop geskiet
Man in straat afgemaai
MISDAADTONEEL: Delft, Kaapstad: ‘n 35-jarige man is Donderdagaand, 2 Julie 2026, in ‘n straat hier doodgeskiet.
Volgens ‘n skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, Thembakazi Mpendukana, is die man omstreeks 19:50 in Tornado Sirkel, The Hague, Delft, geskiet.
“Toe Delft-polisie op die toneel aankom het hulle die liggaam van ‘n 35-jarige man gevind met veelvuldige koeëlwonde aan sy kop. Hy is op die toneel dood verklaar. Die polisie ondersoek tans die omstandighede rondom die moord en geen arrestasie is nog gemaak nie,” het Mpendukana gesê.
Shot multiple times in the head
Man gunned down in street
CRIME SCENE: Delft, Cape Town: A 35-year-old man was gunned down in a street on Thursday night, 2 July 2026.
According to a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, Thembakazi Mpendukana, the man was shot in Tornado Circle, The Hague, Delft at about 19:50.
“Delft police arrived at the scene to find the body of a 35-year-old male victim who was shot and fatally wounded with multiple bullet wounds to his head. The police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder and no arrest has been made yet,” said Mpendukana.
Man koelbloedig in straat afgemaai
Twee verdagtes blitsig vas
MISDAADTONEEL: Bonteheuwel, Kaapstad: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) het twee moordverdagtes gearresteer minute nadat ‘n man in ‘n bendeverwante skietery Donderdag, 2 Julie 2026 gesterf het.
Volgens die SAPD het lede van die Bishop Lavis-polisie Donderdagmiddag gereageer op ‘n skietery terwyl hulle naby op patrollie was.
“Hulle het vinnig reageer en met hul aankoms op die hoek van Boekenhout-straat en Bramble-weg, Bonteheuwel, het hulle ‘n 31-jarige man gevind wat skietwonde aan sy liggaam opgedoen het. Die slagoffer is op die toneel dood verklaar,” het die SAPD gesê.
Die Blitspatrollie wat ook op die skietvoorval gereageer het, het toe twee mans opgemerk wat van die toneel vlug en hulle agternagesit.
Volgens die SAPD is die verdagtes gearresteer en deursoek.
“Hulle het ‘n .38 Special-rewolwer met ammunisie en ‘n 9 mm-pistool in hul besit gehad. Die 25- en 39-jarige verdagtes is gearresteer op aanklagte van die onwettige besit van vuurwapens en ammunisie en moord.”
Volgens die wyksraadslid vir Bonteheuwel, Angus McKenzie, het die gemeenskap ook ‘n rol gespeel in die arrestasies deur inligting via hul anonieme wenk-lyn te verskaf.
“Dit is ‘n groot oorwinning vir die mense van Bonteheuwel en stuur ‘n duidelike boodskap iuiot dat wanneer inwoners saam met wetstoepassing werk, misdadigers nêrens het om weg te kruip nie.
“’n Opregte woord van dank gaan aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens se Blitspatrollie, watse vinnige reaksie en beslissende optrede tot hierdie suksesvolle arrestasies gelei het.
“Aan elke inwoner wat voortgaan om anoniem inligting te verskaf, dankie. Julle bereidwilligheid om te praat, help om ons gemeenskappe veiliger te maak,” het McKenzie gesê.
Man gunned down in street
Murder: Cops make quick arrests
CRIME SCENE: Bonteheuwel, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested two murder suspects within minutes of a man dying in a gang related shooting on Thursday, 2 July 2026.
According to SAPS members of Bishop Lavis police responded to the sound of gunshots going off near to where they were patrolling on Thursday afternoon.
“They swiftly responded and headed in the direction where they heard the gunshots. Upon arrival on the corner of Boekenhout Street and Bramble Way, Bonteheuwel, they found a 31-year-old male who sustained gunshot wounds to his body. The victim was declared deceased on the scene,” said the SAPS.
The Flying Squad who also responded to the shooting incident then noticed two males fleeing the scene and gave chase.
According to SAPS the suspects were apprehended and searched.
“They were found with a .38 Special revolver with ammunition and a 9mm pistol in their possession. The 25 and 39-year-old suspects face charges for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and murder.”
According to the ward councillor for Bonteheuwel, Angus McKenzie, people in the community also played a role in the arrests by providing information via their anonymous tip-off line.
“This is a massive victory for the people of Bonteheuwel and sends a clear message that when residents work together with law enforcement, criminals have nowhere to hide.
“A sincere word of thanks goes to the South African Police Service Flying Squad, whose rapid response and decisive action on the information received led to these successful arrests.
“To every resident who continues to provide information anonymously thank you. Your courage and willingness to speak up are helping make our communities safer,” said McKenzie.