South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Wednesday 7 September 2022

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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Wednesday 7 September 2022

We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Wednesday, 7 September.

The gun-toting man, Corrie Pretorius, who allegedly assaulted a teenager in Groblersdal, will remain in custody while waiting for a new lawyer.

Car hijacking and heist kingpin Prince ‘Mongol’ Mahlangu is reportedly no more after he was shot at in Pretoria, Gauteng.

According to reports, the fleshly kingpin was shot dead in Sunnyside Pretoria by a suspect driving a white VW Polo on 4 September at 00:40.

You have to go a long way to find a killing more stomach-churning than this. It has been confirmed that a 31-year-old woman was found dead in Calvinia on Monday – with the crime scene even managing to shock some of the Northern Cape’s most hardened cops.

The pilot and lone survivor of the HORRIFIC SAPS aircraft crash of a week ago is still fighting for his life in ICU.

Lastly, a Cape Town street vendor’s dreams came true after he bagged the massive R86.9 million Lotto jackpot, which was drawn on Saturday, 3 September.

TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Wednesday, 7 September

Groblersdal assault: Corrie Pretorius remains in custody while waiting for a new lawyer

The case of a man accused of assaulting a teenager outside a fish and chips shop in Groblersdal, Limpopo, has been postponed.

Corrie Pretorius appeared in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of pointing a firearm and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

National Prosecuting Authority NPA spokesperson in Limpopo Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said:
“Pretorius appeared without his attorney. As a result, the matter was postponed… for a new legal representative.”
Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi

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Heist kingpin killed in a hail of bullets

Car hijacking and heist kingpin Prince ‘Mongol’ Mahlangu is reportedly no more after he was shot at in Pretoria, Gauteng. According to reports, the fleshly kingpin was shot dead in Sunnyside Pretoria by a suspect driving a white VW Polo on 4 September at 00:40.

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According to Fly News ZA, it is alleged that Mongol was part of a syndicate that hijacked 4×4 bakkies.

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One of SA’s most vile murders? Calvinia woman found ‘sliced open’

We advise viewer discretion for the rest of this article. It gets fairly dark from here…

Two men, aged 21 and 41 respectively, are now in police custody. They were arrested shortly after the body was discovered, and it is expected they will be processed by the courts soon. However, SAPS now has the unenviable task of finding out what sparked such a depraved act.

Police are yet to confirm if there is anything ‘satanic’ linked to the murder, but the details are absolutely abhorrent.

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Pilot of HORRIFIC SAPS aircraft crash still in ICU fighting for his life [UPDATE]

The pilot and lone survivor of the HORRIFIC SAPS aircraft crash of a week ago is still fighting for his life in ICU.

Captain Casper Swanepoel, the pilot, was the lone survivor of the crash that claimed the lives of five people last week. He is a senior pilot with 16 years of service.

According to a family member, Casper broke both his legs and his sternum in the accident.

It is believed a CT scan showed that Casper also injured his spinal cord. He sustained an open cut on his head and broke almost all his front teeth.

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Cape Town street vendor claims R86.9 MILLION Lotto jackpot

A Cape Town street vendor’s dreams came true after he bagged the massive R86.9 million Lotto jackpot, which was drawn on Saturday, 3 September.

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National Lottery Operator, Ithuba, said the man makes his living as a street vendor and his prayers were answered when he won.

The man reportedly realised he had hit the jackpot on Sunday. He purchased the winning ticket at a Shoprite store in Durbanville, Cape Town, and opted for the manual selection method.

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