Sidelined Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has repeatedly cited extreme violence in Cape Town’s apartheid dumping grounds – the Cape Flats – as one of the reasons he ordered a police team’s disbandment.

Factreton, Steenberg and more Cape Town areas saw bloodshed on Sunday morning, 2 November 2025, with the South Africans ...

Authorities said the additional officers have made significant progress in tackling gang activity in areas including Tafelsig, Muizenberg, Grassy Park, and Manenberg.

In December last year, two teenagers aged 13 and 17 were killed in a drive-by shooting in Lavender Hill in Cape Town. Videos ...

The arrests follow the April deployment of nearly 1,000 additional officers into gang hotspots across the city.

The National Police Commissioner General, Fannie Masemola, says the Western Cape police remain relentless in their pursuit to detect, dismantle and dislodge gang-related activity in hotspot areas ...

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola highlights the Western Cape police' s efforts in combating gang violence ...

Cape Town witnessed one of its deadliest weekends in recent memory, as gun violence claimed at least 20 lives across multiple neighborhoods. Disturbing videos ...

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has issued a stark warning about a significant drop in the number of South African Police ...

A high-stakes arrest with apparent links to a suspected gang boss. An unlawful police raid. And the City of Cape Town in effect blowing the whistle on itself in a corruption investigation that police ...

A night of celebration in Lentegeur, Cape Town, turned deadly when two armed men stormed a party and opened fire before ...

The City of Cape Town faces accusations of politicising police challenges, igniting a heated debate over Mayor Geordin ...