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Police investigate the murder of a teen shot outside Mfuleni High School

Local authorities are investigating a murder case following a shooting incident in which a 17-year-old student was killed outside a high school in the Mfuleni township on Wednesday. According to police spokesperson Captain F.C. Van Wyk, officers responded to the shooting on Inkonjane Street Extension 3 shortly after school let out. "Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the body of a 17-year-old male lying in the street with multiple […]

31 July 2025

Local

Reward offered after Mfuleni Taxi Rank Shooting

The Western Cape’s Taxi Violence Unit, operating under the Serious and Violent Crime Detectives, has launched a full investigation following a deadly shooting at the old taxi rank in Mfuleni on Friday morning. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa said four people were fatally shot, while three others sustained serious injuries in the incident. Initial reports suggest that one of the injured victims is a commuter who was caught in the crossfire. […]

6 June 2025

Local

Business robbery suspects nabbed in Mfuleni

Four men, aged between 21 and 32, were arrested in Mfuleni on Wednesday (11 December 2024), in connection with a business robbery that took place in Elsies River. SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie explained, “Members of the Maitland Flying Squad were conducting crime prevention duties in Mfuleni when they received information about the robbery. While on alert, they spotted a vehicle matching the description of one involved in the […]

12 December 2024

Local

Three men killed, one wounded during shooting at a shack in Mfuleni

Cape Town police are looking for unidentified gunmen who ambushed and opened fire in a shack in Intambane Street, Phola Park, at 11.40 pm on Tuesday, killing three men and wounding another. According to reports, there were seven men gathered at the shack at the time of the incident. Three men managed to escape the shack, while the other three died on the scene. The wounded men were rushed to […]

26 October 2023

Local

Police officials arrested two suspects on charges of possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition today

By Kouthar Sambo Police officials arrested two suspects on charges of possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition in two separate incidents today. This comes after officers conducted a search in Mfuleni when a man attempted to escape through the back door. Police detected the suspects and recovered a 9mm Norinco Star pistol and six 9mm hollow points rounds. "A further search of the premises led the offices to recover four […]

6 October 2023

Local

Mfuleni informal settlement rocked by killings

The bodies of two couples were found fatally wounded in an Mfuleni informal settlement yesterday. According to SAPS Spokesperson Novela Potelwa, a vehicle entered the Covid-19 informal settlement at 23h00 on Wednesday evening and shortly after gunshots were heard. Subsequently, residents found the four bodies on Thursday morning in two different dwellings. The identities of the victims are yet to be determined and the motive for the murders is yet […]

3 February 2023

Local

Raid at Mfuleni home uncovers mandrax, fraudulent driver’s licenses issued in Ghana

Detectives from the Organised Crime Unit have raided a residence at Mfuleleni near Khayelitsha as part of ongoing efforts to rid communities of drug dealing that lead to serious violent crime. They seized more than a thousand mandrax tablets as well as fraudulent driver's licenses purportedly issued in Ghana. Police spokesperson, Brigadier Novella Potelwa, says detectives also confiscated cash, cell phones and electronic items. Potelwa says the arrest and seizures […]

21 December 2020

Local

Alleged knife-wielding robber arrested on Signal Hill in Cape Town

An alleged armed robber has been arrested on Signal Hill in Cape Town a few hours after two people were robbed at knife-point of their valuables this weekend, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape said on Sunday. "Cape Town Central Police Station’s B Relief shift members responded to a robbery on Signal Hill where two persons were robbed of high-end cellphones by a knife-wielding suspect on […]

15 June 2020

Local

Police plead for help to find Mfuleni child rape suspect

Cape Town police are urging residents to assist them in apprehending a man wanted for the rape of a 7 year old girl in Mfuleni. According to police spokesperson, Noliyiso Rwexana, the girl was approached by the suspect around 7:30am on Friday while making her way to school in Nqilo Street, near Corner House Chilas in Extension 3. He then allegedly dragged her into a nearby field and raped her. […]

17 May 2018

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