Looking back at 2013 – July
A sad month during July as Alberton was shocked by the murder of two girls and a suicide on Mandela Day, followed by another murder in New Redruth.
Drug dealer caught with pethidine, dagga
A man suspected to be the supplier of both dagga and scheduled drugs to dealers in Alberton and greater Ekurhuleni was arrested on June 26 after metro police received a tip-off.
Ekurhuleni takes on a mountain for Mandela:
City of Ekurhuleni launched their Trek4Mandela challenge on July 8 and had sent off its tam of experienced mountaineers led by famous Sibusiso Vilane to climb Mount Kilamanjaro in celebration of former President, Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday and to wish him a then speedy recovery.
Father kills daughters – kills himself
Intentions to shoot the family, confusion of how the incident happened left the family questioning and linda Nothangel had been moved to a general ward where she had to have recovered. Daughters were shot by father.
