CRUEL SUMMER - Four shot dead in gun violence on the Cape Flats as holiday season begins

Kim Swartz|Updated

A drive-by shooting in Manenberg left one man dead and another injured on Thursday morning, with police arresting one suspect after responding to the scene. Hours ...

Family: ‘Killer’ was never Kerwin Burt’s bra

Kim Swartz|Updated

A family in Kalksteenfontein is left heartbroken after 20-year-old Kerwin Burt was fatally stabbed in a senseless attack allegedly over a cellphone he was wrongfully ...

Cops bust illegal alcohol plant making fake dop in Lansdowne

Marsha Dean|Published

THE start of December is off to a busy start for police after cops bust down an illicit alcohol plant in Lansdowne where fake dop is being manufactured.

Undisputed Breaking World Championship back at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront

Marsha Dean|Published

THE Amphitheatre at the V&A Waterfront is about to be lit this Saturday as the FUJIFILM Instax Undisputed Breaking World Championship returns to Cape Town for a ...

Modack: 'Mask' payments had nothing to do with pinging

Kim Swartz|Published

The trial of alleged crime boss Nafiz Modack unfolds as the State questions him about payments linked to pinging operations, with Modack maintaining his innocence ...

Boy, 9, brutally killed in Rocklands mass shooting

Marsha Dean|Updated

A NINE-YEAR-OLD tragically lost his life in a mass shooting on Tuesday evening where five people were shot inside a house in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain.

FILTHY BELHAR KFC MAKES PATRON 'NAAR'

Marsha Dean|Published

IT’S NOT so finger lickin’ good at KFC in Modderdam Road, Belhar after a viral video by a patron has grabbed the attention of the public which shows the filthy kitchen. ...

Fisherman shot in armed robbery at Monwabisi Beach

Kim Swartz|Updated

A fisherman is recovering in hospital after being shot during an armed robbery at Monwabisi Beach, prompting an investigation by local police

NO FLAT JOKES - Elsies River actor aims to bring smiles amid the violence in the Mother City

Marsha Dean|Updated

Known as Elsies River’s Most Wanted on the socials, Tristan du Preez, 29, has been making the rounds on social media recreating the daily lives mense face in Coloured ...

Baruch Entertainers host carnival for good cause

Marsha Dean|Published

Baruch Entertainers host carnival for good cause

'SUITCASE KILLERS' DUO GUILTY, BUT ONE 'ON THE RUN'

Kim Swartz|Updated

Two suspects in the notorious Suitcase Killers case have been convicted, but the third has mysteriously disappeared, leaving questions about justice in this chilling ...

Belhar: 'We are tired of the bloodshed

Marsha Dean|Published

Crime groups were updated throughout the day with shots being fired in Hanover Park, Philippi, Ottery, Bonteheuwel, Elsies River and Facreton to name a few areas. ...

MISSING TEENS FOUND - ‘Runaway’ besties found at GrandWest four days later

Kim Swartz|Updated

Two 16-year-old friends, Chelsey Koopman and Rihanna Julies, went missing after a trip to GrandWest, prompting a community search. They were later found safe, raising ...

‘DIRTY COPS’ VAS - City offices arrested by Hawks for extortion charges

Kim Swartz|Published

Two law enforcement officers in Cape Town have been arrested for allegedly extorting over R600,000 from foreign spaza shop owners, raising concerns about corruption ...

DALA FLATS - Communities and experts back City's call for policing powers

Kim Swartz|Published

Residents of the Cape Flats face escalating violent crime as the festive season approaches. Despite calls for devolving policing powers, national government action ...

KILLED IN A ‘HIT-AND-RUN’ - Kraaifontein family in mourning after boy, 8, was struck by delivery driver

Marsha Dean|Published

Kayden du Plooy, a Grade 2 learner from Petunia Primary School, was walking with his 12-year-old brother to get food when he was hit by a delivery driver on a motorbike ...

Man, 36, shot dead in Manenberg

Kim Swartz|Published

Two men were shot dead in separate incidents in Manenberg and Eerste River as gang and crime violence continues to tear through Cape communities.

MODACK DENIES OWNING 18 SIMS

Kim Swartz|Published

In a gripping murder trial, alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack faces accusations of using multiple sim cards for illegal communication linked to the murder of ...

FAMILY DIE IN FIRE - Mom and three kids lose their lives in Langa blaze

Marsha Dean|Published

A LANGA mother and her three minor children died when they were trapped inside their home during a devastating fire in the Siyahlala Informal Settlement.