A 61-year-old man was fatally shot at the Nyanga taxi rank on Wednesday night, prompting police to open a murder investigation. SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said the motive is believed to be taxi-related. “Officers on patrol heard gunshots and rushed to the taxi rank, where they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Medical personnel declared him dead on the scene. The suspects fled and have not yet been […]
By Ragheema Mclean Police have launched an investigation into a mass shooting that occurred at a barbershop in Nyanga on Wednesday afternoon. Two individuals were fatally shot at the scene, while six others were rushed to the hospital, where a third male later succumbed to his injuries. SAPS spokesperson Andrè Traut reported that the shooting took place in Browns Farm at a local barber shop, where four assailants, armed with […]
By Ragheema Mclean Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to tackling extortion and related crimes that continue to plague several regions in South Africa. Speaking before Parliament last week, Mchunu emphasized the ongoing efforts of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to combat these crimes, particularly in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape. In several Cape Town communities such as Philippi, Samora Machel, Gugulethu, Nyanga, and […]
By Ragheema Mclean As gang violence and crime persist on the Cape Flats, Western Cape SAPS have called on the public to assist with information regarding the murder of four men in their twenties and the attempted murder of four others in Nyanga last night (5 May 2024). Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC, Reagen Allen, has strongly condemned the attack. Allen stated, “It cannot continue in this […]
By Ragheema Mclean Four individuals were shot and killed inside a shack in the Lloyd informal settlement in Nyanga on Sunday night (28 April 2024). SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut confirmed the incident, stating that police have launched an investigation into the matter. "Police members were summoned to the crime scene in Lloyd informal settlement in Govan Mbeki Road at around 21:40 where the bodies of three men and one […]
Western Cape Police say four people have been gunned down in the Lloyd informal settlement in Nyanga on the Cape Flats. Police Spokesperson André Traut says the bodies of three men and a woman were found with gunshot wounds in a shack last night. Traut says a fifth victim was wounded and is being treated in hospital. He says, “Police members were summoned to the crime scene in Lloyd informal […]
By Kouthar Sambo More than 15 firefighting resources and 70 staff members were attending to the blaze that was being fanned by strong winds in Nyanga, Cape Town, on Friday, 5 April. The Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRM) has deployed staff to the affected area. According to the DRM, officials are currently conducting assessments and facilitating the relevant services and humanitarian relief efforts. So far, the humanitarian organisation Gift of […]
By Kouthar Sambo Crime in the Western Cape has reached high levels, particularly gang-related, as media reports indicated a spike in high jackings to construction mafias and extortions. The Institute for Security Studies has helped design an evidence-based intervention piloted in the Tafelsig area on visible policing, which has seen levels of crime declining by 20%. Speaking on VOC's Drive Time show on Monday, Senior Researcher of the Justice and […]
Residents and civic organisations gathered in Nyanga on Saturday for a safety prayer campaign. The Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) said the aim of the campaign was also to bring all relevant stakeholders under one roof to find solutions that can be implemented to reduce crime in the area. Over the past few years, Nyanga has been considered the ‘murder capital’ of South Africa. Recently, a tourist from the United States was […]
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