Mon séjour en Afrique du Sud (Cape Town)

The SANDF yesterday released the name of the corporal who shot dead his wife and then killed himself in Centurion on Sunday. “It is alleged that Corporal Solomzi Nombewu shot and killed Warrant Officer Class 2 Ntombikayise Nombewu, and thereafter opened fire on the Military Police at 101 Air Supply Unit, Centurion, before allegedly shooting himself,” a statement read. – Sapa

A Cape Town tour guide who was checked into the Milnerton Medi-Clinic is not in danger of having contracted swine flu, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said yesterday. Deputy director Dr Lucille Blumberg said there had initially been some incorrect information about where and with whom the tour guide had been in contact. – Sapa

A 42-year-old Mozambican man was arrested in Thabong near Welkom for alleged possession of a suspected stolen car, Free State police said yesterday. The man was due to appear in the Welkom Magistrate’s Court today. – Sapa

A child was killed and eight other people were injured in a Riebeeckstad collision on Monday, Free State paramedics said. ER24 spokesman Tristan Wadeley said the accident occurred at the corner of Lois and Blenheim roads around 5pm. – Sapa

A man was shot dead by police and a 15-year-old boy was arrested after a robbery in Alrode in Katlehong on Monday, Ekurhuleni metro police said. Inspector Jimmy Maboko said officers saw two men struggling with a woman on the Old Heidelberg Road about 3.25pm. One of the men fled and shot at a officer, who returned fire. The suspected thief was later found dead of gunshot wounds. The 15-year-old was due to appear in the Alberton Magistrate’s Court on an armed robbery charge. – Sapa

Two people were arrested for damaging police vehicles in Chatsworth on Monday. Police spokesman Superintendent Vincent Mdunge said the two were due to appear in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court. Meanwhile, nine people have appeared in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court for allegedly burning down a councillor’s house on Sunday. All nine were released on a warning and the case was postponed to June 10. – Sapa

A leading Nigerian private airline, Arik Air, said yesterday it would begin daily flights from Lagos to Johannesburg next month. Flights will start on June 1. – Sapa-AFP

A recommendation has been made to charge five suspended Durban teachers with misconduct after they were accused of sexually abusing pupils, a report revealed yesterday. The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department suspended the five male Makhumbuza High School teachers on full pay pending an investigation. – Sapa

The ritual slaughter of animals on a beach at Port St Johns has been blamed for two fatal shark attacks there this year. The Natal Sharks Board team of experts made the finding in a report released yesterday. – Sapa

Three men were arrested for allegedly raping children in three separate incidents in Themba outside Pretoria at the weekend, police said yesterday. Two victims were nine years of age and one was 14. The three men were expected to appear in the Themba Magistrate’s Court today. – Sapa