A father and daughter have been arrested following a high-speed chase and crash in Gustrouw, Strand, on Tuesday. The pair, aged 63 and 37 respectively, were accused of stealing a generator during a house robbery in the early hours of the morning. Members of a local security company had initially responded to the incident. Western Cape police spokesperson, Anelisiwe Manyana, said when police officers arrived on the scene, the private security members
The Chairperson of Parliament’s Police Committee Ian Cameron has condemned the acquittal of eight VIP Protection Unit officers – widely known as the #BlueLightMafia – calling it “a shameful day” for the South African Police Service (SAPS). The officers were filmed in July 2023 assaulting civilians on the N1 highway in an incident that shocked the nation. Despite the widely circulated footage and intense public outcry, all eight have now been cleared by
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA have shut down a K9 training company in Retreat and arrested the owner of the company, after it found that animals on the property were subjected to animal cruelty. K9 Patrol Pet Army Founder Jamie Pieterse and co-accused Marizelle Swanepoel were arrested on Friday following a raid at their property. Pieterse allegedly tried to flee the scene but was later apprehended in Scarborough by the City’s Traffic
The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of the Democratic Alliance in a landmark case protecting the citizenship of South Africans with dual nationality. After a 10-year legal battle, the court declared Section 6 of the Citizenship Act unconstitutional — a section that saw thousands lose their South African citizenship for not applying for permission before taking on a second nationality. The ruling means all those who lost their citizenship this way
Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, has initiated legal action against the South African Police Service (SAPS), challenging the legality of the raid on his office earlier this year. Smith lodged an application with the Western Cape High Court, alleging that the search and seizure operation was conducted in bad faith and based on misleading information. “On 17 April 2025 I lodged an application with the
