Crime
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Armed response officers nab robbery suspect in Kraaifontein
A man was taken into custody in Kraaifontein yesterday morning after allegedly robbing people at gunpoint near a pedestrian footbridge.
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Police say killing of foreign shop assistant not about xenophobia
A foreign shop assistant was shot and killed inside a spaza shop in Bonteheuwel’s Assegaai Street in what police say may be an extortion attack.
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Eight killed in three Cape Flats shootings over two days
Eight people were killed and five injured in three Cape Flats shootings in Mitchells Plain and Philippi East on 8 and 9 July 2026.
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Brazilian woman sentenced for drug dealing
A Brazilian woman, Gleyiane da Silva, received an eight-year sentence for cocaine trafficking, with three years suspended.
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Cape Town turns up the heat on Parklands drug trade — and the ‘forex traders’ driving R2.6m cars with fake plates
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis joined a Metro Police operation in Parklands responding to mounting drug-related complaints.
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Ward 5 neighbourhood watches receive R200k safety equipment
R200,000 safety equipment was donated to four neighbourhood-watch groups in Ward 5, supporting community safety initiatives and volunteers.
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Minibus-rowers by Hoërskool Bellville betrap
‘n Roetine-inspeksie het in ‘n hoë-risiko-operasie ontaard toe SJC-gewapende-reaksie-sekuriteitswagte skelms betrap het wat Hoërskool Bellville se minibusse wou steel.
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Community must not take law into own hands, says community leader
Faith and Hope Missing Persons Unit founder Veranique Williams says she understands community frustration but does not support vigilantism.
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Man handcuffed and stabbed multiple times in Kraaifontein — three suspects arrested within 24 hours
Three men were arrested after their victim was handcuffed and stabbed multiple times by his attackers in Kraaifontein suburb.
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Three arrested in separate drug busts across Cape Town
Operation Prosper led to the arrest of three suspects as Western Cape police intensified efforts to tackle drug dealing in local communities.
