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Mass shooting at Steenberg park leaves toddler wounded as community lives in fear
26+ min ago (506+ words) In a shocking incident, police are investigating a shooting in Steenberg Park that left a four-year-old and three others injured during a memorial service. A four-year-old was among four people who were shot during a memorial service on an open…...
Concerns grow as seized firearms remain unchecked in Cape Town police evidence rooms
58+ min ago (554+ words) Scrutiny over firearms storage. The alarm has been raised that a number of firearms and ammunition seized during April have been left sitting in SAPS 13 stores (evidence rooms) at several Cape Town police stations instead of being sent to the…...
Western Cape High Court to decide on Ramaphosa's Phala Phala interdict next week
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (786+ words) The Western Cape High Court reserved judgment in Ramaphosa's Phala Phala interdict bid, with a ruling expected by the end of next week. Closing arguments were heard in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, marking the conclusion of President…...
Metrorail commuter recounts alleged assault by security guards on Cape Town train for not flirting
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (461+ words) Metrorail commuter and influencer Lumka Mbele. A video of a Metrorail commuter claiming that she was roughed up by security guards because she didn’t return their colleague's ‘flirtatious’ greeting has gone viral on social media. As the tears streamed across…...
14 alleged Ugly Americans gang members face serious charges in Cape Town
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (476+ words) Illustration: The Ugly Americans gang's reign of terror. The State, together with police, are determined to bring more alleged members of the Ugly Americans gang to justice, with 14 arrests already made. This comes as the case against them at the…...
Evicted family claims ancestral ties to Constantia farm amid trespassing complaint
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (691+ words) Police officers removing the family from Pagasvlei Farm during the eviction process. Image: screenshot supplied video A family at the centre of a trespassing complaint and a formal inquiry by police after they were removed from Pagasvlei Farm in Constantia…...
Camps Bay abalone bust: Three arrests signal rising poaching crisis
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (248+ words) The abalone seized during the operation. Three suspects have been arrested after law enforcement officers intercepted a major abalone shipment in the heart of Camps Bay. Police spokesperson, Thembakazi Mpendukana, confirmed the suspects were arrested and detained at Camps Bay…...
Western Cape police seek help in Ghanaian national's murder case, offering R50 000 reward
13+ hour, 16+ min ago (260+ words) R50,000 reward offered as police hunt killers of Ghanaian national in Nyanga extortion murder. Western Cape police have offered a cash reward of up to R50,000 for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of suspects responsible for the murder…...
Cape Town's R100 million Eye in the Sky project becomes 'too expensive', says mayor
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (572+ words) Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has dropped a bombshell, revealing that the controversial Eye in the Sky project was cancelled because the City could no longer afford the rand to dollar exhange. This comes after Saftey and Security mayco member…...
Jody the Bhai tuck-shop targeted by criminals to ‘pay their gangster debt’
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (268+ words) A suspect is seen inside the shop. The "Jody the Bhai" tuckshop became a TikTok sensation due to its young owners’ creative marketing video, but now it looks as if their brainchild has become the place where people break in…...