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.

Seven men were killed in a mass shooting in Cape Town, Western Cape Province of South Africa, on Friday night, local police ...

Gang-related violence in Cape Town often makes local and international headlines. In September 2025, when six people were ...

It's been a bloody September in Cape Town and for residents across the Cape Flats, it’s not just a headline, it’s a daily reality.

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Police in the Western Cape have launched a manhunt following the tragic shooting of seven men in Better Life Informal ...

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The shootings happened across the metro in areas including Mfuleni, Mitchells Plain, Lotus River, Lavender Hill, and Khayelitsha.