A case of public violence and assault is being investigated by Grabouw SAPS, after officers came under attack at a shebeen in the area. Members of the Caledon Public Order Police were shutting down an illegal liquor establishment in the Covid Informal Settlement there yesterday afternoon when the violence broke out. The Western Cape SAPS’s Thembakazi Mpendukana said one of the officers was injured. “According to reports, the members asked the
A Weekend of Relentless Gun Violence has Left Mitchells Plain and Surrounding Communities Devastated
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A bloody and deeply disturbing weekend has been reported in Mitchells Plain, where two separate mass shootings left two people fatally wounded and five others injured on Sunday (24 May 2026). In the first shooting incident, two people were gunned down, and two others injured during an alleged gang-related attack in Towerkop Street, Tafelsig. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg confirmed that two cases of murder and two cases of attempted murder are being
Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the announcement by the SAPS that lifestyle audits will be conducted on senior SAPS managers. The announcement was made by the Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane. “The reality is that SAPS, in its current form, is not winning the fight against violent and organised crime, said MEC Anroux Marais. Decision welcomed that lifestyle audits will
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A Dutch national is set to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court today after being arrested at OR Tambo International Airport last week for alleged drug trafficking. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the suspect was intercepted while he was preparing to board a flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk said more than 40 kilograms of khat hidden in the man’s luggage were seized during the
