Dwarskersbos: AfriForum requests clarity about investigation on Pedro

AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit requested clarity about the number of investigations currently being conducted into the behaviour of Jerome Pedro, a traffic officer in...

AGU arrest double murder suspects, Muizenberg

Members attached to Anti-Gang Unit upheld the mission of the South African Police Service by preventing crimes that may threaten the safety of the...

Abalone heist, kidnapping: Dangerous criminal sentenced to 20 years

Zukisa Sibango (28) was slammed with a 20 years sentence by the Atlantis Regional Court for several charges that include amongst others kidnapping and...

Western Cape violent crimes – 20 firearms recovered, 34 arrests

Concerted efforts to rid certain identified crime hotspots of firearms that generate other serious violent crimes in the Western Cape, are yielding much-needed results...

Girl (16) raped by group of 5 men, Nyanga

In a quest to fight the scourge of crime, SAPS members in the Nyanga Cluster are conducting frequent operations. Two suspects were arrested on a...
30 000 beds needed in the Western Cape

30 000 beds needed in the Western Cape

The Western Cape needs about 30 000 beds as the number of Coronavirus infections in the province is expected to continue to surge. Health Minister,...
30 000 beds needed in the Western Cape

All hands on deck to save lives in Western Cape

The Western Cape’s staffing and money shortages will be prioritised as a matter of urgency, as government attempts to deal with an upsurge of...
Swartland law enforcement wait for protesting residents to emerge from Silvertown. Photo: Peter Luhang

Swartland police fire rubber bullets and teargas at shack dwellers

Residents say police in Malmesbury fired rubber bullets and teargas canisters at a peaceful protest in Silvertown informal settlement on Groene Rivier Farm, Chatsworth,...

Father and toddler (2) gunned down in the street, Bonteheuwel

Bishop Lavis police is hard at work probing a shooting incident where a two year old child died after he and his father came...

Guns and drugs: Cape winelands cluster operation successes

The Winelands Cluster Crime Prevention Units held various operations within the cluster on 2 June 2020. As a result of effective team work,...

Abalone valued at R4.1 million seized in Paarl

The illegal trade in marine resources was dealt a blow on 2 June 2020, when Paarl police arrested two suspects for the possession of...

Illegal firearm, hijacking and armed robbery -5 arrested, Cape Town

Focused operations conducted on Monday evening, 1 June 2020 led to the arrest of five suspects for crimes ranging from the possession of an...