Nine Arrested in Atlantis After Truck Arson, 17 TVs Recovered

Nine Arrested in Atlantis After Truck Arson, 17 TVs Recovered

 Nine male suspects were taken into custody during an operation at the Covid informal settlement in Atlantis on the morning of 16 April 2026....
Six Dead in Separate Cape Flats Attacks as Army Deployment Fails to Quell Violence

Six Dead in Separate Cape Flats Attacks as Army Deployment Fails...

Six people have been shot and killed in two separate attacks on the Cape Flats, including a 13-year-old boy who was executed alongside three...
US Marines Fitness Session with Cape Town Metro Police Cadets Sparks Calls for Investigation

US Marines Fitness Session with Cape Town Metro Police Cadets Sparks...

A crime activist has called for a formal investigation into a once-off fitness training session held last week between Cape Town metro police cadets...
Gugulethu Triple Shooting Sparks Calls for Stronger Action Against Illegal Guns and Gang Violence

Gugulethu Triple Shooting Sparks Calls for Stronger Action Against Illegal Guns...

The Gugulethu Community Policing Forum has urged police to intensify operations aimed at removing illegal firearms from the community, following a triple shooting in...
50-Year-Old Man Arrested on Drug Possession and Dealing Charges

50-Year-Old Man Arrested on Drug Possession and Dealing Charges

A 50-year-old man was arrested at his residence in Rooi Els Street, Bonteheuwel, on Sunday, 12 April 2026, and faces charges of possession of...
Anti-Crime Raid in Khayelitsha Nets Three Suspects, Firearms

Anti-Crime Raid in Khayelitsha Nets Three Suspects, Firearms

On Friday, 10 April 2026, at approximately 02:00, members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and the Counterfeit and Illicit Policing Team conducted a...
Child Caught in Gang Crossfire: Six-Year-Old Girl Shot in Head in Valhalla Park

Child Caught in Gang Crossfire: Six-Year-Old Girl Shot in Head in...

Western Cape police are searching for suspects after a six-year-old girl was shot in the head and wounded in Valhalla Park on Thursday morning. According...
Political Parties Ramp Up Criminal Complaints Against Officials Amid Questions Over Police Accountability

Political Parties Ramp Up Criminal Complaints Against Officials Amid Questions Over...

Cape Town — A rising trend of political parties turning to the police to lay criminal charges has highlighted ongoing concerns about whether such...
Government to Enforce Court Order and Contain Knoflokskraal Land Occupation in Western Cape

Government to Enforce Court Order and Contain Knoflokskraal Land Occupation in...

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has announced that the government will pursue legal action to restore the rule of law at Knoflokskraal...
SANDF Deployment in Western Cape Fails to Curb Gang Violence, Says Bishop Lavis Crime Prevention Forum Chairperson

SANDF Deployment in Western Cape Fails to Curb Gang Violence, Says...

One week after the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed to the Western Cape as part of Operation Prosper, gang-related killings continue unabated...
Cape Flats Gang Violence Persists Despite SANDF Deployment, Premier Calls for Urgent Intelligence and Policing Overhaul

Cape Flats Gang Violence Persists Despite SANDF Deployment, Premier Calls for...

The Cape Flats continues to be plagued by brazen gang-related shootings, even as South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops have been deployed to...
Police Arrest Three Suspects, Seize Five Firearms in Hout Bay Extortion Operation

Police Arrest Three Suspects, Seize Five Firearms in Hout Bay Extortion...

An intelligence-driven operation targeting extortion-related crime in the Western Cape resulted in the arrest of three suspects and the recovery of five firearms in...