Cape Town family pleads for chance to 'bare our hearts' to alleged killers on their loss

Nophumela Makeleni sold cow head meat in Kraaifontein to supplement a state grant and support her family

19 September 2024 - 21:45 By Philani Nombembe

The family of a 64-year-old breadwinner who believe she was shot dead last month by extortionists demanding protection fees in Cape Town is relieved police have arrested two suspects, but want to “share the depth of our loss” with them...

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