A former Mitchells Plain magistrate, who was sentenced in 2004 for shooting a motorist to death, was shot dead himself in an apparent hijacking this week. Sithembele Elvis Tebe, 49, was killed at his home in Frederick Street, Kuils River. Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said they[…]
The City of Cape Town has urged the police to track down the people who stoned and then tried to petrol bomb a MyCiTi bus in Dunoon on Thursday night. “The South African Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the incident, and the outcome will hopefully shed some light on the[…]
A tow truck driver has been murdered in an early morning shooting in Athlone, Western Cape police have confirmed. The 50-year-old was gunned down at about 04:20 in Klipfontein Road, spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said. “The deceased sustained gunshot wounds to his head and was declared dead on the[…]
Western Cape authorities confirmed that four suspects were arrested on Tuesday for being in possession of an illegal firearm as well as live rounds of ammunition in Delft South. Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said vigilant members attached to Western Cape Flying Squad reacted on information and arrested four[…]
The father of twin boys who died in a fire in their Kleinvlei home in Eerste River on Friday has taken to social media to express his grief. Earl Eksteen’s four-year-old boys, E-Jay and Em-Jay, and their three-year-old cousin were in an upstairs room of their home when the bed[…]
A total of 120 suspects were arrested from Friday 4 January 2019, until Sunday 6 January 2019 in the Blue Downs cluster. Forty-five people were arrested for the possession of different drugs; eleven for the possession of dangerous weapons and the rest for various crimes including rape and assault. According[…]
Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said local authorities in the Western Cape are following up all possible leads that may assist them in establishing the cause of fire in Wupperthal. Dozens of homes and other structures were gutted on Sunday as a blaze tore through the community. Half of the[…]
A 26-year-old alleged gang member has been arrested for allegedly terrorising some community members of the Cape Flats including Lavender Hill and Steenberg. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said following a protracted investigation, members of the Anti Gang Unit detective team pounced on an estate in Paarl on Friday night[…]
Western Cape police are seeking information on how a baby boy came to be floating in a plastic bag in the waves at Muizenberg. The infant was spotted in the water on November 16 at the Muizenberg beach front. He was wrapped in a blanket inside the plastic bag. Miraculously,[…]
Two police officers from the Bothasig Police Station in Cape Town have been dismissed from the South African Police Service after they were found guilty of theft. 38-year-old Sergeant, Zandisile Ruka and 35-year-old Constable, Thulile Ruka were found guilty of stealing R45 000 during a burglary investigation. The officers kept[…]
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