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 ...

At least 22 people were killed and 16 critically injured across the Cape Flats in three days, as rampant violence escalated ...

Six people were killed and several others injured in a series of gang-related shootings across Cape Flats over the Halloween ...

The Lavender Hill community is grappling with the aftermath of another violent incident after a 19-year-old man was shot and ...

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

After a weekend of deadly violence that left 22 people dead and 16 critically injured, ACC leader Masizole Mnqasela is urging ...

Two teens killed in a gang shooting highlight Westbury’s growing crisis as drugs and illegal guns fuel violence and fear.

Absent fathers, socio-economic challenges, poverty, unemployment, and societal pressure to provide and be leaders are some of the factors pushing men and boys towards gangsterism. This was revealed ...

Evangelist Angus Buchan blamed the devil for the scourge of gang violence tearing through the Cape Flats in Cape Town - as thousands of men gathered at Athlone Stadium to pray for healing and hope.

Benedicta van Minnen MPP, DA Western Cape Spokesperson on Police Oversight and Community Safety said: “Our communities are ...

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia recently admitted SAPS didn’t have a plan to tackle gangsterism in Cape Town. This week, he introduced one, focusing on collaboration with communities and other ...