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WESTERN CAPE – Two suspects will appear before the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court today after they were found in possession of a hijacked vehicle and a prohibited firearm on Saturday, 22 August 2026. The duo was arrested by members of the Flying Squad who were patrolling in the Industrial area at around 17:00. The members …

CAPE TOWN – Western Cape police are appealing for information that could assist their investigation into the murder of four individuals whose charred bodies were discovered metres apart in Du Noon on Sunday afternoon. Police reports indicate that Milnerton police were called out to the N7 off ramp on Malibongwe Drive where they discovered burnt …

WESTERN CAPE – Operation Prosper’s decisive actions to restore safety in communities remains commendable. An operation to combat crime was carried out on Thursday, 20 August 2026, in Muizenberg in which two male suspects, aged 27 and 47, were apprehended in Mountain Road, Overcome Heights for possession of drugs and possession of a schedule 5 …

WESTERN CAPE – The South African Police Service is appealing to any additional victims and persons with information regarding a series of rape and robbery cases in the Muizenberg area to come forward. A 35-year-old man is currently facing charges relating to seven rape and robbery cases reported in Muizenberg between 2023 and 2026. The …

WESTERN CAPE – Police members attached to Operation Lockdown III, arrested a Nigerian national on Tuesday, 17 August 2026, for the possession of drugs and bribery in Bellville. The members followed up on information about drugs at a premises in Parksig, Bellville. The members searched the premises and found 148,3 gram crystal meth, 31 small …

The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has commended the swift and courageous intervention by SAPS members during a prolonged armed standoff in Robertson, Western Cape, which resulted in the death of a 40-year-old gunman. Lieutenant General Dimpane particularly commended the members of the Robertson Police Station …

WESTERN CAPE – The South African Police Service (SAPS), in close collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, arrested a 16-year-old teenager in Malmesbury, Western Cape, on Monday, 17 August 2026, for accessing, possession, facilitation, and downloading of child sexual abuse material. SAPS’ National Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations (SECI) Team operationalised intelligence received from the …

WESTERN CAPE – The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi has issued a stern warning to members of SAPS in the Western Cape who are involved in corrupt activities following an incident on Sunday, 16 August 2026, and said that he is taking a zero-tolerance stance against officers who are taking …

WESTERN CAPE – Efforts to remove firearms from communities which are vulnerable to gang violence led to the arrest of two suspects on Monday morning, 17 August 2026. Members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and Provincial Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team conducted an intelligence driven operation in Uitsig, Ravensmead, to combat gang violence …

CAPE TOWN – A coordinated response to the high incidence of extortion related crime afflicting local businesses within the Stellenbosch area has culminated in a take-down operation that saw the arrest of four suspects on Sunday evening, 16 August 2026. The take down operation led by provincial serious violent crime detectives was executed in Bellville …

WESTERN CAPE – The Hawks’ Crimes Against the State (CATS) in collaboration with the National Intervention Unit (NIU) and Manenberg SAPS members re- arrested Ignatius Logan Beukes (62) on 17 August 2026 after a warrant of arrest was issued against him. During October 2025, the team executed a search and seizure warrant at his residence …

CAPE TOWN – The SAPS in the Western Cape is reeling from shock after an off-duty police official was shot and killed in Nyanga on Saturday evening in circumstances that are currently probed by DPCI detectives. Reports indicate that Nyanga police on patrol responded to gunshots heard in the area at approximately 21:20 when they …

On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde and provincial Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, will officially launch the “Lawyers in Police Stations Project” in the Mitchells Plain Policing Precinct. The Premier and Minister will be joined by senior South African Police Service officials as well as representatives of …

WESTERN CAPE – The vigilance and determination by members of Public Order Police in conjunction with Provincial Organised Crime detectives led to the arrest a 29-year-old foreign national for possession of four unlicensed firearms and illegal possession of ammunition on Friday, 14 August 2026 at 16:00 in Milnerton. The members conducted a self-initiated intelligence driven …

The endeavours of the respective SAPS units to bring stability to crime ridden areas have proved fruitful as indicated by the results achieved during this week’s operations. On Friday, 14 August 2026, members attached to Anti-Gang Unit deployed in Beacon August Valley area, to combat gang violence, followed up on information which led them to …

WESTERN CAPE – Two abalone peddlers were arrested by SAPS members for possession of abalone without documentations, in Brackenfell before the highly valued shellfish could reached its intended destination. An intelligence driven operation was conducted in Brackenfell, where information regarding a storage facility in Brackenfell Industrial area containing abalone was received and followed up on …

WESTERN CAPE – Early Wednesday morning, 12 August 2026 at approximately 03:15 members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and Provincial Counterfeit and Illicit Policing Team conducted an intelligence driven operation after receiving information of a suspect having illegal firearms in his possession at a premises in Derby Road, Lansdowne. The members acted swiftly and …

WESTERN CAPE – A multi-disciplinary law enforcement operation yielded success yesterday. 12 August 2026, resulting in the shutdown of an illegal scrap yard, the recovery of critical municipal infrastructure, and a major narcotics bust. Members of Napier SAPS, Cape Agulhas Municipality Traffic and Law Enforcement and Cape Agulhas officials executed a targeted raid on an …

WESTERN CAPE – An operation carried out to find a black Proton hatchback that was hijacked in Goodwood resulted to the arrest of two male suspects. At approximately 23:15 on Wednesday, 13 August 2026 members of Flying Squad were on a mission to find the vehicle that was reported hijacked. They spotted it in Voortrekker …

On Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at approximately 06:40, members attached to SAPS Anti-Gang Unit and DCS Emergency Support Team conducted a target driven roadblock at Goodwood Prison. A vehicle driven by a prison warden was stopped and searched. The members found 600 mandrax tablets, 100 grams of tik, 300 grams of dagga, 23 cellular telephones, …

CAPE TOWN – Provincial Serious Violent Crimes Unit detectives are investigating three separate shooting incidents in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha after 11 people were shot and killed overnight. In one incident three men aged 25, 31 and 35 were shot dead in the TR Section at Lingelethu West in Khayelitsha at approximately 22:50 on Saturday …

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has noted Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia’s comments that he has an “open mind” to investigative powers for Metro Police. The Acting Minister was addressing the Police Portfolio Committee, which is this week reviewing the SAPS Act Amendment Bill ‘Minister Cachalia continues to state he has an open mind to …

WESTERN CAPE – Kuilsriver Crime Prevention Unit members arrested a 24-year-old male suspect following a business robbery in Kalkfontein on Wednesday, 05 August 2026. The team was patrolling in the area when they received a complaint of a robbery in progress at Brenda Street. On arrival, they spotted a white Toyota Quantum and a white …

WESTERN CAPE – The Provincial Counterfeit and Illicit Goods policing team in collaboration with the Western Cape Liquor board and SARS Customs unit confiscated illicit liquor worth R420 000 on Monday 03 August 2026. The teams conducted an intelligence driven operation in the West Coast area and recovered various illicit liquor brands and an undisclosed …

WESTERN CAPE – The Western Cape Hawks’ Head Major General Makgato applauded the resilience, perseverance and meticulous investigation and prosecution by the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority after yet another accused was sentenced for the murder of a police official. The Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa, Cape Town, on …

WESTERN CAPE – A 38-year-old male suspect will make his first court appearance before the Bellville Magistrate’s Court after he was found in possession of several sim cards at his residence in Delft. The arrest was effected on Tuesday 04 August 2026 by members of Crime Intelligence and Flying Squad during a tracing operation for …

WESTERN CAPE – Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Sizakhele William Dyantyi issued a stern warning to all members that corruption amongst the ranks of the Western Cape police will not be tolerated, and if you find yourself on the wrong side of the law, you will be prosecuted. This follows the arrest of a …

Serious Violent Crime detectives have launched an investigation following a mass shooting in Nyanga on Saturday night, 01 August 2026, in which four adult men were shot and killed. Preliminary reports indicate that at approximately 21:55, the victims were travelling in a Toyota Avanza along Old Klipfontein Road when they stopped to repair a flat …

Rondebosch police are seeking the assistance of the public in their search for an elderly couple Jan and Sandra Kotze who went missing on Saturday, 01 August 2026. According to reports the 76-year-old couple left their home in Rondebosch in a Grey Fiat SUV at about 11:00 and has not returned home yet. Anyone with …

The swift action of Western Cape police members resulted in the arrest of three suspects for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in two unrelated operations conducted on Thursday, 30 July 2026. In the first incident, members attached to the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and the Counterfeit and Policing Team acted on intelligence regarding …