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Elsie’s River community gripped by fear following shooting of 14-year old boy

The Elsies River community has been devastated by yet another shooting incident on 18th Avenue and Norwood Street, which claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy on Friday. Five suspects aged 16, 21, 23, 27, and 30 are scheduled to appear in Goodwood Magistrates' Court on Monday after being arrested on murder charges. SAPS Spokesperson Captain F.C. Van Wyk believes the motive is gang-related, stating: "Members responded to a shooting […]

today21 September 2025

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Nyanga Sub-District to host Silencing the Gun Campaign in Manenberg

By Rachel Mohamed The Nyanga Sub-District, in partnership with the Community Policing Forum, SAPS, and local government, is set to host a "Silencing the Gun" event at Phoenix High School in Manenberg this Saturday, 9 August, from 10 am to 3 pm. The campaign aims to combat gun violence in the Cape Flats community. Speaking to VOC News, Reginald Maart, Chair of the Delft CPF and Nyanga Sub-District Public Relations […]

today7 August 2025

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Lentegeur community reeling after another fatal gang shooting

Residents of Lentegeur in Mitchells Plain are devastated after yet another shooting incident rocked the area on Tuesday. The attack, believed to be gang-related, left one man dead and two others injured in Montrose Park. Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk confirmed that unidentified suspects opened fire on a group of men standing outside a house on Veronica Street. One adult male died on the scene, while two others were […]

today31 July 2025

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Three due to appear in court for illegal gun possession

Three adult males are due to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court on Friday for the illegal possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday after a case of robbery was reported at the Khayelitsha community service centre. “South African Police Services (SAPS) members immediately responded to the complaint and saw an unknown man fitting the description running towards a […]

today27 February 2025

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Cape Flats Safety Forum calls for special probe to address gun violence

By Ragheema Mclean From Manenberg to Hanover Park to Mitchells Plain, gang and gun violence continues to spiral out of control across the Cape Flats, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. In the latest incident, SAPS in Mitchells Plain has opened three murder and three attempted murder cases following a tragic shooting at a park on Bosduif Street in Rocklands on Friday night. Authorities have yet to make […]

today26 August 2024

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Mitchells Plain shooting claims two lives

By Ragheema Mclean Gun violence continues to ravage the Cape Flats, claiming more young lives each day. In a recent incident, two individuals were fatally shot, and two others were wounded in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, on Wednesday night. SAPS Media Liaison Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed that among the deceased is a 15-year-old girl. Twigg said that police arrived at the scene to find the four victims with gunshot wounds. “The […]

today22 August 2024

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Golden Arrow guard ‘shoots man dead’: Homeless man killed in ‘confusion’

A golden Arrow Bus Service employee allegedly shot and killed a homeless man in Mowbray. Stanton Daniels, 53, was killed on Thursday morning at the bus terminus. Golden Arrow Bus Services' corporate affairs executive, John Dammert, explained their bus, which sells passenger smart cards, arrived at Mowbray bus terminus at 4:50am, to drop off staff at the sales kiosk. Dammert says: “A homeless person reportedly drew a knife and proceeded […]

today30 June 2024

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Gun violence claims more than 100 lives

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) said that 125 people were killed in under two weeks as gang violence and sporadic shooting incidents has rocked the Cape Flats. Crime has increased in at least five townships regarded as crime hotspots in the Western Cape, despite the latest crime statistics showing that the overall provincial picture is improving. Gugulethu, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha are among the areas […]

today19 October 2023

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Six-year-old boy held after shooting teacher in US

A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said. No students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary School in the coastal city of Newport News. "The individual is a six-year-old student. He is right now in police custody," local police chief Steve Drew told a news conference, adding that "this was not […]

today7 January 2023

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