PUBLIC ORDER POLICE ARREST A SUSPECT FOR GANG-RELATED ACTIVITY IN MITCHELLS...
At approximately 01:00 on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, members of the SAPS Public Order Policing (POP) unit conducted a crime-combating operation in Mitchells Plain.
During...
Little Karoo Isolated: Floods Cut Off Communities, Cripple Tourism
A small farming community near Oudtshoorn in South Africa's Little Karoo remains cut off more than two weeks after severe flooding, with residents warning...
Mitchells Plain Launches ‘Safe Zones’ to Combat Gang Violence and Youth...
CAPE TOWN – The Mitchells Plain Safety & Development Forum has launched one of the first “Safe Zones” in the area, a targeted crime-fighting programme...
George Man, Arrested for Unlawful Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
Members of the Garden Route Crime Combatting Team deployed in George arrested a 39-year-old man on Saturday night after confiscating an unlicensed firearm and...
March Against Undocumented Migrants Draws 300 in Cape Town, But Foreign...
BELLVILLE – Approximately 300 people marched from Bellville to Parow on Saturday as part of a growing anti-illegal immigration movement spreading across South Africa, while...
Seven Dead in 24-Hour Shooting Spree Across Kayamandi Township
KAYAMANDI – A violent 24-hour period in the Stellenbosch township of Kayamandi has left seven people dead in a series of separate shootings, sparking...
Western Cape Suspect, 24, Faces Drug and Ammunition Charges
A 24-year-old suspect is set to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates’ Court on Monday, following his arrest on Friday, 22 May 2026, for...
Manhunt Underway After Seven Killed in Multiple Shooting Incidents
Provincial serious violent crime detectives have launched a manhunt for suspects linked to several shooting incidents in Khayamandi on Friday evening and Saturday morning....
Peaceful March Against Illegal Immigration Underway in Cape Town
Cape Town residents gathered in Bellville on Saturday morning for a march against illegal immigration, calling for stricter immigration enforcement and stronger border controls....
Storm Damage to Western Cape Agriculture Could Reach Billions, Export Chairman...
CAPE TOWN – One of the largest and most destructive storms in decades struck South Africa’s Western Cape last week, claiming 11 lives and leaving...
UWC Students Disrupt Exams Over Residence Maintenance Grievances
Protesting students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) are opposing the continuation of the examination period until their grievances about poor living...
Vigilant Police Operation Leads to Arrest of Four Suspects in Makhaza
Members of the Makhaza Crime Prevention Unit arrested four suspects on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, following a self-initiated operation in Lindela Road.
At approximately 17:00,...
