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Police are investigating the women’s killings as well as the ambush of two anti-gang unit officers. Picture: (Michelle Banda) The families of 27-year-old Jaydin Magerman and Rolene Lessing, two of the four people gunned down in Reiger Park, Boksburg, on Friday night, believe the women were deliberately targeted.
Chris Landsberg, who is representing both families, told Sowetan that the circumstances surrounding the shooting suggested the women were deliberately singled out.
“Whoever shot at the girls made sure it was close range — literally execution-style. No belongings were taken from the scene,” Landsberg said.
National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams walks free after being granted R10,000 bail at the Pinetown magistrate’s court on May 15 2026. Picture: (Sandile Ndlovu) The appearance of National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams at the Madlanga commission will be significant in establishing the circumstances surrounding the allegations that triggered investigations into senior crime intelligence officials.
This is according to crime analyst Chris de Kock who said Adams’ testimony would establish whether he was being used or was part of those who executed “orchestrated attacks” on crime intelligence officers.
A total of five mountain passes in the high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape remain closed to traffic as snowfall continues to affect parts of the province. Picture: (Eastern Cape department of Transport) Gauteng residents have been urged to brace for extremely cold weather as a cold front continues to affect the province, with light snowfall possible in southern areas.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has forecast cloudy and cold conditions across Gauteng, accompanied by scattered showers and thundershowers. Light snowfall is possible in the south of the province in the evening.
The weather conditions form part of a broader cold front and cut-off low-pressure system affecting several parts of the country, including the Free State, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and the interior of KwaZulu-Natal.