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Mass prayer service held in Nyanga for safe festive season & reducing crime

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 […]

3 December 2023

Local

Police investigate extortion, revenge as motives for triple shooting in Nyanga

Detectives are investigating whether extortion or an act of retaliation is behind the fatal shooting of three men who were ambushed by gunmen in Nyanga in Cape Town on Sunday. “The three yet to be identified victims were ambushed by their killers at around 4pm in Ntlangano Crescent and killed on the scene,” said police spokesperson Col Andrè Traut. “One victim was found inside his white Toyota Avanza, one next […]

16 October 2023

Local

Nyanga police investigating double murder case after two women shot dead in CT

Nyanga police in Cape Town are investigating a double murder case after two women were shot dead in Chris Hani Crescent in Crossroads. Police said one of the victims was found lying in the street covered with a blanket, while the other was found in a yard on Tuesday afternoon. This was the latest fatal shooting incident to rock Cape Town. "Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by […]

11 October 2023

News

Refuse collection suspension leads to polluted areas

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The City of Cape Town's [COCT] waste collection department has suspended services in several township areas due to extortion and attacks on workers. Gugulethu is the latest area where the city had to withdraw refuse collection staff due to threats of attack unless the city pays protection fees. Other affected areas are Philippi East/Lower Crossroads and Nyanga. In addition, a flare up of gang violence in […]

5 October 2023

Local

LEAP officer fatally wounded in Nyanga shooting amid taxi stay-away

By Aneeqa du Plessis A case of murder is being investigated after a Law Enforcement Officer was shot and killed in Nyanga last night. According to SAPS, the deceased was a passenger in the back of a vehicle when an unknown gunman opened fire along Miller Road. The officials were en route to Bishop Lavis in an attempt to restore calm amid the taxi stay-away. “Possibility that the attack is […]

5 August 2023

News

Concerns raised over escalating violence during taxi protests in WC, seven arrested

LOCAL Western Cape officials have raised concerns that increasingly violent demonstrations by the taxi industry in the province, is becoming life-threatening. At least seven suspects are expected in court on Monday, following renewed protests on Friday morning. Cape Town motorists were left infuriated, with many unable to reach their workplaces, due to severe traffic disruptions and the closure of main roads. Members of the taxi industry have cited ongoing concerns, […]

3 September 2022

Local

MEC Mitchell taking steps to declare Nyanga high-risk zone

The Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell is on Friday taking steps to declare the Nyanga area a high-risk zone in respect of taxi violence. This follows violence that coincided with a march in Cape Town's CBD on Thursday and a disruptive slow-moving convoy on the highway. Taxi operators highlighted various grievances including issues around operating licences and the impounding of taxis. During the unrest, three Golden Arrow busses were […]

26 March 2022

Local

Ten suspects arrested for alleged kidnapping to appear at Bellville Magistrate’s Court

Ten suspects aged between 20-years-old and 30-years-old are expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, on Tuesday. They were arrested in Nyanga on the Cape Flats at the weekend following the robbery and kidnapping of a 47-year-old businessman from Bellville. The armed suspects allegedly accosted the businessman in Voortrekker Road last Thursday. Police launched a search operation with crime […]

30 March 2021

Local

Burnt body discovered in Nyanga

Nyanga police in Cape Town are investigating a murder case after the burnt body of man was found at a school in the area. Western Cape Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana says the body was found in Dyamara Street in Brown's Farm earlier today. She says, “According to information, police attended to the crime scene at a school and found a burnt body of an identified man. The circumstances around this […]

30 March 2021

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