Violent crime on Table Mountain is on the increase, volunteer groups have warned. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Violent crime on Table Mountain crime is increasing, volunteers warn

Volunteer groups have signed a petition calling on SANParks to tackle crime on Table Mountain. Signatories to the #SaveTableMountain petition, driven by Friends...
Muizenberg Reels After Dual Mass Shootings as Gang Violence Escalates

Muizenberg Reels After Dual Mass Shootings as Gang Violence Escalates

The quiet streets of this coastal community have become the latest epicenter of Cape Town’s spiraling gang wars, with eight people dead and 14...
'Crime Makes No Exemptions': MPs' Attack a Stark Reminder of National Problem, Says DA

‘Crime Makes No Exemptions’: MPs’ Attack a Stark Reminder of National...

Three Democratic Alliance (DA) Members of Parliament sustained injuries on Thursday in an attempted robbery after their vehicle was attacked in the Philippi area...
Western Cape Police Announce Crackdown After Wave of Gang Violence Claims 30 Lives

Western Cape Police Announce Crackdown After Wave of Gang Violence Claims...

Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, has announced a heightened security strategy—including area lockdowns and targeted raids—in response to a devastating surge...
From Oversight to Under Attack: Icy Reality Check for DA MPs in Philippi

From Oversight to Under Attack: Icy Reality Check for DA MPs...

Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, sustained serious facial injuries, including broken teeth, after his vehicle was ambushed by attackers...
DA MPs Targeted in Violent Robbery Attempt in Philippi, One Hospitalized

DA MPs Targeted in Violent Robbery Attempt in Philippi, One Hospitalized

Police have announced they anticipate further arrests after an 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody for the attempted robbery and assault of three Democratic...
Cape Town Reels as Gang Violence Claims Over 30 Lives in a Single Week

Cape Town Reels as Gang Violence Claims Over 30 Lives in...

A surge of gang-related violence has plunged several Cape Town communities into a state of crisis, with over 30 murders reported in just seven...
Western Cape Grapples with Surge in Gang Violence, Calls for Police Devolution

Western Cape Grapples with Surge in Gang Violence, Calls for Police...

The Western Cape has been rocked by a fresh wave of gang-related shootings, with at least 13 people killed in the past week alone....
Silent March in Cape Town Honors Journalists Killed in Gaza

Silent March in Cape Town Honors Journalists Killed in Gaza

Veteran South African journalists, international media members, and solidarity organizations staged a silent march along the Cape Town promenade on Tuesday, protesting the killing...
Eight suspects arrested in murder incidents reported in the Garden District, Western Cape

Eight suspects arrested in murder incidents reported in the Garden District,...

Police arrested eight suspects in connection with unrelated murder incidents reported in the Garden District, Western Cape this weekend. On Saturday, 16 August 2025 at...
Police Arrest Eight Suspects in Connection with Unrelated Murder Cases Across Garden Route District

Police Arrest Eight Suspects in Connection with Unrelated Murder Cases Across...

Police have apprehended eight suspects in connection with separate murder incidents reported in the Garden Route District over the past weekend and in a...
Triple Homicide in Muizenberg: Police Launch Manhunt After Fatal Shooting

Triple Homicide in Muizenberg: Police Launch Manhunt After Fatal Shooting

Police have opened an investigation following the discovery of three bodies—one male and two females, aged between 29 and 32—at Mike Place in Xakabantu,...