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...
Two Killed in Second Shooting at Mitchells Plain Taxi Rank as Gang Violence Concerns Mount in Cape Flats

Two Killed in Second Shooting at Mitchells Plain Taxi Rank as...

Cape Town – Two people have been shot and killed at the Mitchells Plain Taxi Rank in a second incident at the same location...
Two Arrested After Gunshots Heard in Elsies River

Two Arrested After Gunshots Heard in Elsies River

Members of Operation Prosper were conducting crime prevention operations in the Clarke Estate area on the evening of Thursday, 2 April 2026, when they...
Police Arrest Two Suspects in Steenberg Following Firearm Seizure

Police Arrest Two Suspects in Steenberg Following Firearm Seizure

Efforts to curb gang violence and shootings in the Steenberg policing area led to the arrest of two suspects on Sunday morning for the...
Crime Prevention Unit Apprehends Two Suspects After Shooting

Crime Prevention Unit Apprehends Two Suspects After Shooting

Members of the Delft Crime Prevention Unit responded to reports of gunshots in Assegaai Street on the night of Friday, 27 March 2026. Upon arriving...
Police Seize R5.6 Million in Methamphetamine, Arrest Suspect

Police Seize R5.6 Million in Methamphetamine, Arrest Suspect

Western Cape police dealt a blow to drug distribution networks on Monday, 23 March 2026, following the arrest of a suspect found in possession...
National Solidarity Brings Relief to Drought-Stricken Farmers in Gouritz Area Near Mossel Bay

National Solidarity Brings Relief to Drought-Stricken Farmers in Gouritz Area Near...

Farmers in the Gouritz region near Mossel Bay are facing some of the toughest conditions in years, with ongoing drought leaving grazing lands barren,...