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Police are investigating the death of a Bellville detective sergeant who is believed to have shot himself in his office on Tuesday morning.

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with the murder of a five-year-old Kuilsrivier girl and the rape of her grandmother.

Three suspects to appear after Cape Town man shot dead in front of child By IOL Reporter Share Cape Town – Three suspects were arrested last night after a 41-year-old man was shot and killed in front of his child in his Thornton, Cape Town, residence on Monday. The trio are due to make a court appearance in the Goodwood Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge on Monday, while an additional drug charge will be heard at the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court, Western Cape police spokesperson Colo...

Mitchells Plain shootings: Reformed gangster killed The incident follows just days after multiple children lost their lives to gang violence. A 27-year-old man was allegedly gunned down in Westridge, Mitchells Plain on Friday afternoon, 5 March 2021. At the time of publishing, it was the 13th incident this month. As reported by Radio 786, the victim was “reportedly a reformed gangster who had voluntarily left the witness protection programme”. This is a developing story, more to follow. Mi...

Suspect arrested for murder of two police officers to appear in court By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - The 32 year-old suspect linked to the killing of two police officers in Kraaifontein is expected to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s court this morning. Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale said the Hawks’ National Priority Violent Crimes Team, together with members of Kraaifontein police, crime intelligence and K9 have, in an intelligence driven operation, arrested the suspect ...

Pressure on church to mend its ways and root out corruption ahead of Apostles’ gathering Share Cape Town - Ahead of the Old Apostolic Church of Africa (OAC) annual conference this month, questions have been raised about the churchs seriousness in rooting out alleged corruption and fraud and implementing transformation within its ranks. The churchs Apostles attend a conference twice a year, usually in March and September, where a particular theme and teaching is decided on and channelled to...

Samantha Lee-Jacobs Leader of the Cape Flats Safety Forum, Abie Isaacs, has labelled this "urban terror". Isaacs has called for the deployment of more officers to Mitchells Plain. "Urban terror" were the words a crime activist used to describe the gun violence which claimed the lives of six people in three days on the streets of Mitchells Plain. "I have been saying this for the past two, three years. There is urban terror in Mitchells Plain and on the Cape Flats and it seems there is no will to...

iStock A 15-year-old girl from Lotus River, Cape Town, was shot and killed while sitting outside a house on Friday night. One person was arrested and charged with murder. The local CPF says her family had been left shattered by their loss. The killing of a teenage girl in Lotus River, Cape Town, has left her family shattered and distraught, the local Community Policing Forum (CPF) said on Saturday.  The 15-year-old girl was sitting in front of a house with a group of other youngsters on Friday...

Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais A teenaged boy has been shot dead and three others have been wounded in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. In another incident, the body of an 18-year-old has been found in the same area. Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz says children should not grow up in fear of being shot. A 13-year-old boy was killed and three teenagers were injured in a shooting in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, on Thursday night. Police are investigating the circumstances of the shooting, Colone...

WATCH: Two teens shot dead, three wounded in Mitchells Plain drive-by shooting By Mandilakhe Tshwete Share Cape Town – Five teenagers were shot in a drive-by in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain, on Thursday night. Police have confirmed the deaths of two of the victims, aged 13, and 18 years old, while three others, aged 14, 16 and 18, were wounded. Three of the boys were standing on the corner of Cadillac and Riley streets when they came under attack just before 9pm. Video: Ayanda Ndamane / Afr...