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Man accused of starting one of Table Mountain fires granted bail Share Cape Town - The man alleged to have started one of the mountain fires in Cape Town, which firefighters battled for more than three days, was granted bail in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The charge against Frederick Mhangazo, 35, was changed from arson to lighting or causing an open fire without proper authority. If convicted, Mhangazo could be imprisoned for five years or be fined for his actions, or both if so ordered by the court. According to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Eric Nta...

Duo killed, two wounded in alleged gang-related crossfire in Kuils River Share Cape Town – Police are investigating two murders and two attempted murders following a suspected gang-related shooting in Kuils River at the weekend. Police responded to a shooting in Van Riebeeck Road at around 1.30pm on Saturday. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said: “Two men, aged 23 and 41, were shot and killed, while two others, aged 22 and 30, were wounded. ’’It is suspected that one of the fatal victims was the target of a possible gang-related attack and the other three were caught in the ...

iStock Angry residents allegedly assaulted a group of five. Three people were admitted to hospital with serious injuries. Two people have died in an apparent mob attack by angry residents of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, who accused them of breaking into houses in the area. Residents allegedly stoned the men to death in 41 Block, Makhaza, on Tuesday. They were accused of breaking into houses and stealing items. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the residents allegedly assaulted five people. Two died and three were admitted to hospital with serious injuries. WATCH | "Initial investigati...

The DA has called on the police to answer to the Western Cape legislature following an accident involving a police van transporting inmates to court, in which several people were injured and hospitalised.

Police stations in the Western Cape owe more than R1.7 million for water and electricity. The Kuils River police station, where the  Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit was situated, was closed f or five days. Western Cape police stations' water and electricity arrears add up to a shocking R1.7 million. This emerged in a national parliamentary reply, according to the DA's Western Cape spokesperson on community safety, Reagen Allen. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure pays municipal services on behalf of client departments, such as the SA Police Service, ...