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Gang Tensions Rise After Deadly Mitchells Plain Shooting
A late night shooting in Mitchells Plain has sparked suspected gang retaliation in Lentegeur.
On Sunday, a 34 year old was shot and killed in Tracy Crescent, Montrose Park.
Lentegeur Community Policing Forum (CPF) spokesperson Byron De Villiers says tension remains high in the area following the attack which, left another person injured.
“The shooting has sparked retaliation as a new gang war is currently under way. We urge the authorities to continue their efforts to clamp down on crime and we are appealing to the greater community to come forward with any information that could assist in tracking down those involved.”
De Viilers believes the attack may have been in retaliation for a gang member that was shot and wounded earlier this month.
Lentegeur police have since registered a murder and an attempted murder case.
Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says the deceased was involved in a car chase, in which he was struck by a bullet.
“A 34-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded and another injured. The injured victim was transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment. According to reports four unidentified males in a M1 blue VW Golf chased them and randomly shot at them fatally wounding the 34-year-old victim. Motive is believed to be gang related.”
De Villiers says gang related crimes has increased in the area and believes that no one should die such a gruesome death, whether they are involved in gang crimes or not.
British tourist saved from Platteklip Gorge on her first day in Cape Town
A 33-year-old tourist was rescued on Platteklip Gorge on Sunday, on her first day in the Mother City, after she slipped and fell while descending the popular hiking trail.
The fall resulted in multiple injuries, which left her in significant pain and unable to continue.
Thankfully, passing hikers quickly called the emergency Wilderness Search and Rescue number – 021 937 0300, prompting a carefully coordinated response.
It again highlights the importance for all hikers to have this number stored before they set off on their hikes.
The visitor was treated on scene by a Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS paramedic before being flown by helicopter to a nearby landing zone, where she was transferred to an awaiting ambulance and transported to the hospital.
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WATCH: Western Cape prisons to be monitored as DCS flags serious incidents in 2025
The Department of Correctional Services is closely monitoring prisons in the Western Cape after several serious incidents last year, describing the situation in the province as unstable.
National Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale made the remarks during a briefing on the Department of Correctional Services’ festive season operations on Monday.
The concerns follow investigations into three incidents between August and October.
“These investigations were conducted in terms of the Correctional Services Act, 111 of 1998, with the objectives of establishing facts, determining accountability, restoring public confidence and ensuring appropriate corrective and disciplinary action,” said Thobakgale.
One investigation focused on the Oudtshoorn Medium A Correctional Centre, where four officials were stabbed, and an inmate named Simphiwe Celise died in August 2025, during a contraband search operation.
“The investigation also found that this situation could have been mitigated… There was inadequate risk assessment, insufficient coordination of operational responses, and a lack of decisive leadership to stabilise the unit once the initial search had concluded.”
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Thobakgale said disciplinary action will be taken against implicated officials, managers and medical personnel.
Another investigation related to an administrative error that saw the release of inmate Thembalethu Inganathi Daba from Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in September. He was re-arrested 12 days later the release.
“The investigation identified failures in inmate supervision, advance availability of court lists and management oversight, including the functionality of biometric systems. Criminal and disciplinary processes are underway, alongside corrective measures to prevent recurrence,” Thobakgale said.
The third investigation related to another incident at Pollsmoor, this time in October, when two correctional officials came under attack and were stabbed by detainees. Thobakgale said the investigation established that three detainees had died following that incident due to the officials’ reaction.
“[The probe] found that some of the officials, who responded to the incident, applied force outside the prescripts. The investigation also identified significant shortcomings in risk assessment processes, gang management protocols and the supervision of inmates.”
Disciplinary action will also be taken against officials implicated in this matter.
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Thobakgale said these incidents prove that correctional facilities in the Western Cape require “sustained intervention” for stabilisation.
As such, he has recommended that disciplinary and criminal matters be dealt with “independent and external to the Western Cape region”.
“The nature of these incidents, combined with the province’s high levels of crime, gangsterism, and the alleged orchestration of criminal activity within our correctional centres, necessitates the implementation of extraordinary measures.”
