Bishop Lavis detectives are investigating two counts of murder, after two men, aged 32 and 40, were gunned down in Vlamboom Street in Bonteheuwel on Thursday night, 2 October. Both sustained gunshot wounds to the head. Ward Councillor of Bonteheuwel, Angus McKenzie, says the victims are two known gang members, and are linked to the ongoing rivalry between the Hard Livings and the Dixie Boys gangs. He says the area
Four people, including a 13-year-old boy, were wounded in a suspected gang-related shooting in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein, on Thursday evening. Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said officers registered four cases of attempted murder after the victims were brought to a local hospital around 18:30. According to reports, SAPS members were alerted by hospital staff after the group arrived in private vehicles for emergency treatment. The victims include: A 13-year-old boy,
The City of Cape Town has deployed 40 new Metro Police officers to improve safety along the N2 highway, Airport precinct and Borcherd’s Quarry, as part of its biggest policing investment in more than a decade. The new officers form part of 700 recruits now being rolled out across the metro, including dedicated neighbourhood policing in every ward. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith,
The Minister of Correctional Services says there is an urgent need for parole reform. In a parliamentary reply following the recent National Parole Summit the Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald confirmed that more than 18000 parolees reoffended in the past three years. Among them were 493 accused of murder and 624 of rape. Between 2022 and 2024, more than 46 000 inmates were released on parole, but the department recorded over
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Government of the State of Israel to release South Africans and other nationals, who he says were “abducted” as part of the Israeli authorities’ interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla comprised humanitarian vessels seeking to deliver aid to Gaza. On Wednesday night, organisers confirmed that several vessels were intercepted and boarded by Israeli forces in international waters off Gaza. Organisers say ship
