Police Operations Net Drug Arrests in Khayelitsha and Manenberg

Police Operations Net Drug Arrests in Khayelitsha and Manenberg

Two separate police operations in the Cape Town metro resulted in drug busts and arrests over the weekend, according to official reports. In the first...
Firearm and Ammunition Seized in Ottery, One Arrested

Firearm and Ammunition Seized in Ottery, One Arrested

A coordinated police operation in the Ottery area led to the seizure of an Uzzi semi-automatic weapon and a significant quantity of ammunition on...
Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated

Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated

The Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association want Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms to be regulated. Families who have lived in Bo-Kaap...
GBV victims travel nearly 200km to reach nearest state shelter

GBV victims travel nearly 200km to reach nearest state shelter

A local resident in Beaufort West in the Western Cape’s Central Karoo region has turned her four-roomed home into a safehouse for women...
Two men were shot and injured at this Somali-owned shop in Harare, Khayelitsha, in two separate incidents on Friday and Saturday. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Extortion gangs terrorise Cape Town’s immigrant shop owners

A man was shot dead and two other were shot and injured in three separate incidents in Khayelitsha on Friday and Saturday. These...
Drug Bust Nets Two Suspects, Hundreds of Mandrax Tablets Seized

Drug Bust Nets Two Suspects, Hundreds of Mandrax Tablets Seized

A targeted operation by the Tygerberg District Crime Combatting Unit (CDCU) on Friday night led to the arrest of two men and the seizure...
The Helen Bowden Nurses Home, renamed Ahmed Kathrada House by housing activists, is home to about 800 people. It is a stone’s throw from the V&A Waterfront. Photo: Matthew Hirsch

MPs condemn unsafe living conditions at occupied Cape Town building

Members of Parliament conducted an oversight visit to Helen Bowden Nurses Home on Friday, which was unlawfully occupied in 2017 as part of a...
Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse. That, in a nutshell, is my experience as an attorney who has worked in these courts...
Man Gets 15-Year Prison Term for 2024 Fatal Stabbing in Woodstock

Man Gets 15-Year Prison Term for 2024 Fatal Stabbing in Woodstock

A year after the tragic death of Byron Gelandt, the Cape Town Regional Court has delivered a measure of closure by sentencing his killer...
Imitation Firearm and R100,000 in Abalone Seized in N2 Traffic Stop

Imitation Firearm and R100,000 in Abalone Seized in N2 Traffic Stop

A routine patrol by the Maitland Flying Squad led to a significant bust on the N2 Highway near Macassar on Wednesday morning. According to officials,...
One Dead, Four Arrested in Police Shootout with Armed Suspects in Mitchell’s Plain

One Dead, Four Arrested in Police Shootout with Armed Suspects in...

A high-risk police operation escalated into a dramatic shootout on Jakes Gerwel Drive on Wednesday morning, resulting in one suspect fatally wounded and four...
Three Arrested, Drugs and Firearm Seized in Beaufort West Police Raid

Three Arrested, Drugs and Firearm Seized in Beaufort West Police Raid

A coordinated police operation in the early hours of Tuesday morning led to the significant seizure of illicit drugs, including 600 mandrax tablets and...