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WESTERN CAPE – Efforts by Western Cape police to rid communities from firearms in the hands of criminals who use it to commit serious crimes yielded success following the arrests of suspects in separate crime prevention initiatives on Thursday, 17 September 2026. Members of Mfuleni Crime Prevention Unit followed up on information about suspects who …

WESTERN CAPE – Crime prevention operations carried out by Operation Lockdown III and the Anti-Gang Unit separately led to the arrests of three suspects for possession of drugs on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. At around 12:00, the police apprehended a 38-year-old male suspect at the corner of Beaufort and Voortrekker Road after he was found …

WESTERN CAPE – Members of Operation Prosper conducted searches at identified premises in Bellville on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, and arrested suspects for the possession of drugs. In Marits Street, the members searched a premises and found 100 bundles of Khat in the house. They arrested a 28-year-old male for the possession of drugs. The …

WESTERN CAPE – An intelligence driven operation by members of Operation Prosper led to the arrest of suspects for the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and murder on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. The members searched a premises in Carnation Avenue, Uitsig, where they found two 9mm pistols with 12 rounds of ammunition in the …

WESTERN CAPE – A 28-year-old male suspect from Eastridge is in police custody after members attached to Operation Prosper discovered 22 units of Stilpane syrup and cash in his residence. Upon following up on information received at approximately 17:15 on Sunday,13 September, the members arrived at the aforesaid address and conducted a search in which …

WESTERN CAPE – The Western Cape recorded encouraging reductions in a number of serious and violent crime categories during the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year. The figures were released and unpacked today by Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Sizakhele Dyantyi, marking his first crime statistics release since taking the helm of the …

The City’s enforcement agencies made a record 533 arrests in the past week, and issued 87 009 fines during weekly enforcement patrols. And in a flurry of confiscations, they recovered seven firearms and 72 rounds of ammunition between the evening of Thursday, 10 September and Sunday, 13 September. LEAP officers recovered six of the firearms. …

In the past week, tracing operations between SAPS and City services, utilising City tech, have resulted in numerous arrests, including half a dozen suspects for smash and grab crimes. In one of the latest incidents, they tracked and arrested a second suspect in the murder of Traffic Officer, Walter Van Rooyen. Officer Van Rooyen, 49, …

WESTERN CAPE – Swift response to information on a consignment of illicit drugs yielded excellent results when several police units confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R5,85 million during an operation on the N1 at Beaufort West. On Thursday, 10 September 2026 at about 22:40, members attached to the Western Cape Organized Crime …

WESTERN CAPE – The vigilance and commitment of SAPS members to combat crime in Western Cape have yielded positive results on 09 September 2026. Upon following up on intelligence received, the members arrived at a residence in Da Gama Street, Parrow around 01:30 and conducted a thorough search which led to 27 270 mandrax tablets …

WESTERN CAPE – Anti-Gang Unit members arrested a 32-year-old male suspect for two counts of attempted murder and firearm related offences at a flat in Roodewal on Tuesday, 08 September 2026. The police followed up on intelligence after a shooting that occurred on Monday night. They arrived at the suspect’s home at around 09:30 and …

WESTERN CAPE – Various SAPS units in the Western Cape were deployed on an intelligence driven tracing operation alongside members of Operation Prosper this morning, 09 September 2026. The operation targeted gangs in Valhala Park and Belhar, following recent violent tensions in both areas. The operation led to the arrest of a 30-year-old male suspect, …

WESTERN CAPE – Flying Squad members arrested four male suspects between the ages of 16 and 27 following a hijacking at the airport on Monday, 07 September 2026. The team responded to reports of a hijacking at about 17:15. They rapidly intercepted the white VW Polo in Bonteheuwel and arrested the four male occupants for …

WESTERN CAPE – Western Cape SAPS management welcomes the arrest of four suspects for drug related offences in the past 24 hours. Members of Operation Prosper conducted operations in Nyanga, Elsies River, Bellville and Kraaifontein on Sunday 06 September 2026, resulting in the seizure of an assortment of drugs. Police seized bundles of khat, mandrax …

WESTERN CAPE – Members of Public Order Policing followed up on information about drugs in Tyhilani Street, Asanda village, Lwandle, early on Sunday morning, 06 September 2026, and searched a premises where they found 74 mandrax tablets, two small packets containing crystal meth and 15 rounds of ammunition. They arrested a 25-year-old male for the …

WESTERN CAPE – Western Cape police have secured a significant breakthrough in the investigation into the brutal murder of four men who were assaulted and set alight in Du Noon last month. On Sunday, 23 August 2026, at approximately 13:30, police responded to a report of four men who had been assaulted and set alight …

WESTERN CAPE – Members of Operation Prosper and Samora Machel detectives conducted a tracing operation in Delft area on Wednesday, 02 September 2026, where they searched for a suspect wanted in an attempted murder case which occurred in Samora Machel. The members searched a premises in Hurricane Street, Delft, where they found the suspect. A …

CAPE TOWN – The South African Police Service in the Western Cape held a wreath-laying ceremony at the Provincial SAPS building in Alfred Street, Green Point, to honour the late TRT Captain Z Mzayiya, who was shot and killed during a shootout with a suspect in Knysna on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Lieutenant General Sizakhele …

CAPE TOWN – The SAPS 10111 Call Centre in Maitland is currently experiencing technical problems due to a Telkom line breakage, which is receiving technical attention. At this stage, the source of the breakage has not yet been determined by the relevant service provider. In the interim, communities are urged to make use of the …

CAPE TOWN – Crime prevention initiatives led to the arrest of three suspects for the possession of firearms, ammunition and drugs. On Sunday night, 29 August 2026, members of Operation Lockdown III followed up information about firearms at a premises in Reenberg Street, Bishop Lavis, and searched the identified premises. During the search they found …

WESTERN CAPE – The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi has issued a stern warning to SAPS members who are busy with corrupt activities following an incident in which a police constable was arrested for corruption on Monday, 31 August 2026, at Delft SAPS. The arrest followed after members of the …

WESTERN CAPE – Members of Public Order Policing followed up on information about drugs at a premises in Buffelshoek Street, Heideveld, on Monday morning, 31 August 2026. They ensued with a search at the premises and found an assortment of drugs comprising mandrax tablets, crystal meth, heroin and cocaine in the house. A 54-year-old female …

WESTERN CAPE – Rapid response by members of Citrusdal SAPS led to the recovery of two unlicensed firearms and ammunition at Park 55, Citrusdal on Saturday, 29 August 2026. The members received information about unlicensed firearms on Saturday 29 August 2026, at about 01:30. They immediately went to the suspect’s address and conducted a thorough …

WESTERN CAPE – Atlantis Crime Prevention Unit members arrested two teenagers for possession of an unlicensed firearm at a high school in Hermes Avenue, Atlantis. The members conducted a search on the school premises on Friday 28 August 2026, after receiving a tip-off about a firearm. They found the firearm in a backpack and arrested …

WESTERN CAPE – Police arrested a 24-year-old male suspect at Eyadini informal settlement, Khayelitsha on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, following a series of armed street robberies and carjackings in Makhaza and Harare. The arrest was a result of a joint operation by members of the Makhaza Anti-Hijacking Team and Harare Crime intelligence. The members followed …

Cape Town Central detectives are appealing to the public for assistance to locate the family of Mr Andrew Tebogo Ngubane. He was found deceased in Table Mountain in June 2026. Efforts to trace his next of kin yielded no results. Anyone with information that could assist is kindly requested to contact the investigating officer, Warrant …

A tactical operation carried out by the Anti Economic Crime Task Team in collaboration with the Provincial Counterfeit and illicit Policing Team yielded positive outcomes after the members found a consignment of drugs in Thaleni Square, Khayelitsha. The members received intelligence on Wednesday, 26 August at around 05:30 about suspected drug activities happening at the …

WESTERN CAPE – The Anti-Economic Crime Task Team continues to clamp down on drug networks in the Cape Flats. In collaboration with the Provincial Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team, they seized 340 mandrax tablets at Kleinvlei Eerste River, in the early hours of Tuesday, 25 August 2026. The teams acted on intelligence and conducted …

WESTERN CAPE – Anti-Gang Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding two separate shooting incidents that occurred on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at about 21:10 and Monday morning, 24 August 2026 at 01: 45. According to reports, on Sunday, 23 August 2026, Athlone SAPS members received a complaint of a shooting incident at premises in …