Crime
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City calls for expanded policing powers after alarming crime stats
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for urgent action to strengthen conviction rates for gang, gun and drug-related crimes.
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Former police officer arrested after more than 20 years on the run
Acting on critical intelligence, Milnerton police officers swooped on the former police captain last Thursday, 20 November, in Table View, where he had been living undetected for more than two…
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Men urged to stand up against violence after Nomzamo shooting
Lwandle police officers registered a murder case after a woman was gunned down by unknown people at Ndzuzo Street in Nomzamo on Wednesday.
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Two women dead, eight people wounded in Nyanga Taxi Rank shooting
The shooting occurred when Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) members were ambushed at Nyanga Taxi Rank while on their way to an association meeting at Airport Industria.
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One killed, three wounded in Covid shebeen shooting
Mfuleni police registered murder and attempted murder cases for investigation after unknown men entered a shebeen in the Covid informal settlement in Mfuleni and opened fire on patrons, on Wednesday…
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Young male (24) shot dead in Samora Machel
Samora Machel police registered a murder case for investigation following a shooting incident on Monday 3 November in the area.
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Somali shop owner shot dead in Nyanga amid rising extortion violence
A Somali national was shot and killed in what officers believe was another extortion-related incident in Nyanga on Friday 31 October, highlighting the escalating violence plaguing foreign-owned businesses in Cape…
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Robbery turns deadly in Gugulethu — Courier assistant fires back in self-defence
Gugulethu police registered an inquest case for investigation after a courier driver’s assistant allegedly shot and killed a man and wounded another at Godongwana Street, Lusaka, Gugulethu today (Thursday 30…
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Illegal medicine dealer arrested in Khayelitsha raid
Zimbabwe national arrested for selling illegal medicines in Ilitha Park raid.
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Lwandle taxi violence fears after shooting leaves one dead, two injured
Lwandle police registered a murder and two counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident on Monday 27 October.
