5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (313+ words) The City of Cape Town has confirmed the arrest of a second suspect in connection with the 2020 murder of traffic officer, Walter Van Rooyen. 49-year-old Van Rooyen was gunned down in March that year, after arresting a taxi driver, Craig…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (143+ words) Western Cape Police Oversight MEC Anroux Marais has warned the public against taking the law into their own hands following the fatal shooting of an unidentified man during an alleged robbery in Bellville on Tuesday, 8 September 2026. Durbanville police are investigating…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (249+ words) A smash-and-grab suspect, who was caught on camera attacking a motorist on Jakes Gerwel Drive on 3 September, has been arrested in Langa. The City’s SSIU teamed up with SAPS to arrest the suspect in Langa early this morning, 9 September. The…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (358+ words) The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has welcomed the convictions and sentencing of Ncubeko Hloni, widely known as the “Dunoon puppy seller”. Hlone faced charges for animal cruelty, illegally selling animals and escaping from lawful custody. The 22-year-old appeared before…...

1+ week, 10+ min ago   (304+ words) A former Senior Superintendent has been jailed for corruption. Elvis Frank Nontyi was employed at the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Driver's Licence and Testing Centre. He was recently found guilty of issuing learners' and/or driver's licences to applicants in…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (327+ words) An Edgemead man fought off a smash-and-grabber on Jakes Gerwel Drive last Thursday, 3 September, at the same spot where retired teacher Karin van Aardt was stabbed to death in December last year. Bishop Lavis police are investigating attempted robbery and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (212+ words) Authorities have arrested five suspects linked to multiple smash-and-grab incidents in Elsies River. Following several incidents over the last few weeks, the City of Cape Town’s intelligence teams reportedly analysed available data and reviewed CCTV footage to identify and profile…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (360+ words) The City of Cape Town has ordered an additional 750 body-worn cameras for its law enforcement agencies, which will bring the total deployment to 3,000 in the Metro. The rollout of bodycams started in August 2023 and has grown to 2,250 deployed in the…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (157+ words) Two teenagers have been arrested in Atlantis after being found in possession of a firearm on school grounds. The 16- and 18-year-olds were arrested, and police later found that the firearm belonged to a deceased person. The Western Cape Education Department…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (244+ words) A combined consignment of drugs worth an estimated R3.5 million has been seized in two separate drug raids in Khayelitsha this week, with two suspects arrested in the area as police intensify their crackdown on drug networks. SAPS says drugs worth…...