Police in the Western Cape have launched a murder investigation after three people were shot and killed in a suspected targeted attack in Joe Slovo, Milnerton, on Saturday night. SAPS confirmed that detectives are probing a triple murder following a shooting incident that took place at about 10:30 pm on 21 February 2026 along Freedom Way. According to police, officers responding to reports of gunfire found a silver Toyota Avanza riddled
The Hout Bay Community Policing Forum (CPF) has once again urged the community to refrain from speculation and the sharing of unverified information, following the discovery of a female body in the Seaview area of Hangberg earlier this week. The three accused, who were arrested in connection with Tuesday’s incident and charged with murder, appeared before the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The accused have been remanded in custody for a period
Egyptian national sentenced for burying his brother in the Wolfgat Nature Reserve
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The Mitchells Plain Regional Court has sentenced Egyptian national, Moustafaa Gamal Abdelhamid Elsharbiny, to 40 years direct imprisonment after his conviction for the kidnapping, assault and murder of his brother following a business dispute. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the State led evidence that the deceased, Elsaid Abdelgunnad Mohamed Mansour, and Elsharbiny moved to South Africa from the same region in Egypt and did business together, selling meat to various shops
Crime expert Simon Howell has welcomed the decline in murders and violent crime following the release of the latest crime statistics earlier today. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirmed that murder dropped by 8.7% in the last quarter, with 602 fewer deaths recorded compared to the previous year. “During this quarter, total violent crime decreased again by 6.7%, or 12,682 fewer cases reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) compared with
Fallen but not forgotten – an initiative to help families of police officers who lose their lives in the line of duty
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Former Springbok James Dalton joined us in studio together with Hubert Paulse from the ICS Foundation. Most recently the work they have been doing is aimed at helping the families of SAPS officials who lost their lives in the line of duty. The ICS Foundation is not just another organisation but a catalyst safer communities, a bridge between business and society and a partner for sustainable impact. Padel with a purpose The South African Police
