Full coverage
Cape Town
South AfricaSix men shot dead in two Khayelitsha attacks hours apart
South AfricaSouth Africa arrests undocumented workers in Cape Town construction raid- South AfricaUnused Military Bases a Solution to Cape Town Housing CrisisThe South African government is considering the release of unused military land to help address the housing shortage in Cape Town, according to Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson. Minister Macpherson said the department is in the process of formalising discussions with the…April 2, 2026
- South AfricaEFF files criminal complaint against O'Sullivan for Parliament contemptSouth Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) filed a criminal complaint on Friday against forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan for contempt of Parliament, escalating a dispute triggered by his walkout from a committee hearing the previous day. EFF leaders including National Chairperson Nontando…February 27, 2026
- South AfricaMalema warns Phala Phala scandal will never die in SONA debateEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema warned President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday that the Phala Phala farm scandal would remain a live political issue for as long as the opposition party held seats in Parliament. Malema delivered the warning during a joint sitting of the National…February 18, 2026
- South AfricaParliament subpoenas Mogotsi after he rejects state security, demands private detailSouth Africa's parliament resolved on Thursday to subpoena North West businessman Brown Mogotsi after he refused to appear before an ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system, demanding instead that lawmakers fund his private security for seven days…January 28, 2026
- South AfricaCape Town warns SANDF deployment won’t solve gang violenceThe City of Cape Town has warned that deploying the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to crime-hit communities will not address the underlying causes of gang violence, unless it is accompanied by effective policing and a stronger criminal justice system. JP Smith, the city’s mayoral…January 27, 2026
- South AfricaRamaphosa condemns wave of killings across South AfricaSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday condemned a series of violent attacks that left at least 37 people dead in the past week, directing the national police commissioner to step up crime-fighting efforts. The spate of killings included mass shootings, a courthouse attack and a…January 25, 2026
- South AfricaMcBride says counter-intelligence unit had no authority to investigate MatlalaFormer Independent Police Investigative Directorate chief Robert McBride told South African lawmakers on Tuesday that a counter-intelligence structure he helped form with Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo was limited to monitoring businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and was never…January 20, 2026
- South AfricaSeven killed in suspected extortion-linked shooting in Cape Town settlementGunmen shot dead seven people and wounded three others in an informal settlement on Cape Town's Cape Flats in the early hours of Saturday in what police said was a suspected extortion-related attack. The victims, six men and one woman aged 30 to 50, were killed at around 12:15 a.m. local time in…January 17, 2026
- South AfricaSouth Africa crime intelligence chief says nearly all Gauteng police work for cartelSouth Africa's crime intelligence chief told parliament on Thursday that internal assessments revealed nearly all police officers in the country's economic hub of Gauteng were working for a criminal cartel, and that elite combat units were moonlighting for crime syndicates. Lieutenant General…January 16, 2026
- South AfricaEx-police commissioner Phahlane set to testify as South Africa graft probe resumesFormer South African acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane is set to testify before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday as lawmakers resume hearings into corruption allegations within the criminal justice system. Phahlane will be questioned about decisions made during his tenure as the…January 14, 2026
- USAmerican base jumper dies on Table MountainAn American base jumper has died after attempting an illegal jump near Table Mountain in Cape Town, South African authorities have confirmed. Brendan Weinstein, a well-known and experienced base jumper from the United States, was killed on Monday when he crashed onto the Platteklip Gorge hiking…January 7, 2026
- South AfricaDA lays trafficking charges against Zuma-Sambudla over Russia recruitmentSouth Africa's Democratic Alliance laid criminal charges against uMkhonto weSizwe Party lawmaker Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla on Thursday over allegations she recruited young men to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine. The DA filed the charges at Cape Town Central police station, citing new evidence…November 27, 2025
- South AfricaSouth African prosecutor boss to face Parliament on interference claimsSouth Africa's National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi will testify before Parliament on Tuesday to answer allegations of interference against prosecutors and questions about operations at the country's anti-corruption unit. Batohi, who has led the National Prosecuting Authority…November 11, 2025
- South AfricaMaitland Fire Leaves Hundreds of Asylum Seekers HomelessA Maitland fire has left at least 248 asylum seekers and undocumented migrants homeless after a blaze destroyed makeshift shelters near the Maitland cemetery in Cape Town on Thursday evening. According to Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, emergency teams were called to the…November 7, 2025
- South AfricaRamaphosa confident government plans will tackle Cape Town gang violenceSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed confidence that government intervention will halt gang violence and extortion in Cape Town, despite escalating killings in the city's townships. Answering questions in the National Assembly on Thursday, Mr Ramaphosa responded to concerns from…November 7, 2025
- South AfricaMP Adams threatens charges against Sibiya over R1m monthly bribesNational Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams said Thursday he will file criminal charges against suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya if allegations of receiving up to R1 million monthly in bribes prove true. The threat follows explosive testimony at the Madlanga Commission…October 31, 2025
- South AfricaMbalula announces Western Cape ANC leadership shakeupThe African National Congress reconfigured its Western Cape leadership structure Wednesday, establishing a Provincial Task Team with former premier Ebrahim Rasool proposed as convenor to rebuild party support in the province. Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula announced the move at a press briefing…October 29, 2025
- South AfricaElsies River community outraged after stray bullet injures teenagerCAPE TOWN, 29 October 2025- Residents of Elsies River in Cape Town have expressed deep anger and sorrow after a 14-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet on Tuesday afternoon. The teenager was reportedly hit in the stomach and remains in hospital in a stable condition, according to local…October 29, 2025
- South AfricaBheki Cele tells MPs bail enables repeat crimes, corruptionFormer police minister Bheki Cele urged parliament on Friday to reform South Africa's bail and parole systems, citing corruption concerns and repeat offenders who target witnesses after their release. Cele testified before parliament's ad hoc committee investigating corruption allegations made by…October 25, 2025
- South AfricaFormer minister says police believed Anele Tembe was murderedFormer police minister Bheki Cele told parliament on Thursday that investigators believed Anele Tembe, the fiancée of late rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, was murdered when she fell from a Cape Town hotel in 2021. Cele made the explosive claim during testimony before parliament's ad hoc committee…October 24, 2025
- CrimeThree men shot dead in Cape Town vehiclePolice launched a manhunt Wednesday after discovering three unidentified men shot dead inside a vehicle in Cape Town's Imizamo Yethu informal settlement, with investigators examining possible links to extortion activities in the area. The bodies were discovered in a silver Hyundai i20 at Holomisa…October 15, 2025
- South AfricaTwo shot dead in Delft gang attack on Cape FlatsTwo people were shot dead inside an informal dwelling in Delft on the Cape Flats on Saturday in what police suspect is a gang-related attack. Police discovered the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies after responding to reports of a shooting in the area. Both were declared deceased at the…September 27, 2025
- South AfricaHelen Zille named DA Johannesburg mayor candidate for 2026The Democratic Alliance named veteran politician Helen Zille as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg on Saturday, positioning the 74-year-old former Cape Town mayor to challenge for control of South Africa's economic hub in 2026 local elections. DA leader John Steenhuisen announced Zille's…September 20, 2025
- South AfricaANC veteran backs Ramaphosa praise of DA-run municipalitiesAfrican National Congress veteran Omry Makgoale backed President Cyril Ramaphosa's admission that Democratic Alliance-run municipalities outperform ANC-led councils, calling it necessary learning from better performers. Ramaphosa unveiled the party's Service Delivery Action Plan at FNB Stadium on…September 16, 2025
- South AfricaANC's Chikane tells councillors to stop stealing from South AfricansJOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - African National Congress integrity commission chairperson Frank Chikane told party councillors Monday to stop stealing from government coffers, warning they were robbing the people they served. Speaking to approximately 4,800 ANC councillors at the Golden…September 16, 2025
- South AfricaEFF proposes automatic voter registration for 16-year-oldsThe Economic Freedom Fighters has introduced legislation to automatically register all South African citizens as voters at age 16, using national population data to address declining electoral participation. The private member's bill, tabled in Parliament on Monday, seeks to amend the Electoral…September 15, 2025
- South AfricaEx-minister Cele snubs police corruption investigationFormer police minister Bheki Cele has not responded to parliament's invitation to testify before the committee investigating corruption allegations within South Africa's police service, the committee chairperson said Wednesday. Soviet Lekganyane confirmed that "with regards to Mr Bheki Cele, we…September 11, 2025
- South AfricaPupil Stabs Three Classmates at Mitchells Plain High SchoolCAPE TOWN, South Africa- A pupil at Mitchells Plain High School stabbed three classmates during class on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Police arrested the attacker, a 16-year-old boy, and took the victims to a local hospital for treatment. Motives remain unclear as investigators question witnesses…September 10, 2025
