By Kouthar Sambo Firefighters came under attack with stone-throwing in the Elsies River area on Thursday in an attempt to respond to a structural fire. In an unrelated incident this week, firefighters were attending to a structure fire in Greenville, Kraaifontein when they experienced another attack. “In both instances, firefighters[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Days after the provincial crime stats were released for the third quarter of 2022, yet another mass shooting has rocked Wallacdene, Kraaifontein, where four men were gunned down in an informal settlement on Tuesday evening. According to SAPS, officials were called out to an informal[…]
Sunday evening at 18:16, a collision took place on the N1 in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. It is reported that the driver of a light motor vehicle lost control of the vehicle which resulted in a rollover. According to the medics who assessed the scene, seven passengers were found with injuries[…]
LOCAL Health concerns have been raised after an extensive arson attack at a sewer pump station in Kraaifontein damaged critical structures at the weekend. According to the City of Cape Town, both the electrical and mechanical equipment required for the pump station to transport sewage from homes and businesses were[…]
LOCAL Members of the Western Cape Flying Squad arrested an 18-year-old suspect for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in Kraaifontein on Friday night. According to police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, the members were busy with stop and search operations. They found the suspect in possession of a[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority says there was a woman in the van with the two policemen who were killed near Kraaifontein in Cape Town last weekend. Spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila says she was shot in the head and is being treated in hospital. 45-year-old Sergeant Mnakwazo Mdoko and 28-year-old Constable Mninawa[…]
Three suspects, aged 17, 18, and 19, have been arrested in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy in alleged gang violence in Kraaifontein in Cape Town this week, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape said on Saturday. On Friday, SAPS detectives attached to the[…]
Police are investigating the murder of a teen who was shot dead during a protest in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. The area has been volatile for weeks, and there has been a heavy police presence, after City of Cape Town law enforcement officials demolished structures on a piece of land in[…]
The Western Cape member of the executive committee for community safety, Albert Fritz has condemned the murder of a young girl in Kraaifontein. In a statement released on Monday, Fritz expressed outrage at the death of six-year-old Gaylin Cupido, from Scottsdene who was struck by a stray bullet during the[…]
Community members and ANC leaders gathered in Bloekombos, near Kraaifontein in Cape Town, at the home of slain Ward 101 councillor Luyanda Mbele on Monday. Mbele and his cousin, Mzwandile Mathenjwa, were shot dead on Sunday night. “Why did they kill my child?” the councillor’s mother, Joyce Mbele, cried. “Last[…]
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