It’s been 11 years since the country was shaken by the story of Ellen Pakkies, who made news headlines for murder in 2007 after she strangled her 20-year-old tik-addicted son Abie to death. At the ...

Cape Town – In 2007 Ellen Pakkies made headlines when she killed her abusive tik-addicted son. The mother from Lavender Hill was given a three year suspended sentence and community work. And now her ...

The story of Ellen Pakkies will be screened at an international film festival in America. "Ellen, The Ellen Pakkies Story" which was released in South African cinemas in September, has landed a spot ...

Towards the close of 2010 it was announced with some fanfare that the translated (from My Fat Friend) Vettie! Vettie!, produced by Kosie House of Theatre, would debut from the end of January in ...

Ellen Pakkies, the Lavender Hill mother who made international headlines for the 2007 killing of her drug-addicted son, has announced her candidacy for Mayor of Cape Town. Representing the National ...

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Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly, has been accused of being 'bewitched' and like a 'zombie' due to long-term tik use. Friday 19 April marked two months since the tragic disappearance of the six-year-old ...

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