#heroism

A five-year-old girl was rescued from a sand collapse in Wetland, Khayelitsha, after local residents quickly intervened. They used their bare hands and spades to dig her out, preventing a potentially fatal situation.

Jags Raja, a grandfather, was shot in the thigh while defending his family from gunmen during a home invasion in Stanger. The bullet remains lodged in his thigh as medical professionals assess the safest method for its removal.