Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Een dood, 2 gewond in skietery
Bloedige aand in Lavender Hill
MISDAADTONEEL: Lavender Hill, Kaapstad: Een persoon is vermoedelik in St. Christopher-laan in die Cuban Heights informele nedersetting, Lavender Hill, doodgeskiet.
Volgens berigte is twee mense ook gewond in dieselfde voorval, wat vroegaand op Dinsdag 24 Februarie 2026 plaasgevind het.
One killed, two apparently wounded in shooting
Bloody night in the Hills
CRIME SCENE: Lavender Hill, Cape Town: One person has reportedly been shot dead in St. Christopher Avenue in the Cuban Heights informal settlement, Lavender Hill.
According to reports two people were also wounded in the same incident, which happened early evening on Tuesday, 24 February 2026.
This is a developing story.
Skieters vlug gou van toneel
Talle afgemaai
MISDAADTONEL: Milnerton, Kaapstad. – Twee mans en ‘n vrou in die vroeë oggendure van Maandag 23 Februarie 2026 koeelbloedig by die Ekuphumleni informele nedersetting in Du Noon, Milnerton, doodgeskiet.
Die slagoffers is voor ‘n shack geskiet volgens verlsae vanaf dioe toneel. Speurders van die Wes-Kaapse eenheid vir ernstige geweldsmisdade is op soek na die moordenaars wat van die toneel gevlug.
Maandag se voorval volg kort op die hakke van die moord op drie mense op Saterdag, 23 Februarie 2026 in die Joe Slovo informele nedersetting, ook in Milnerton. Die drie is ook geskiet.
Enigiemand met inligting wat die ondersoek kan help, word versoek om die polisie te kontak by 08600 10111 of via die MySAPS App.
MISDAADTONEL: Marikana, Kaapstad. – Die verdagte wat gearresteer is vir die massaskietery in Marikana waarin nege mense op 17 Januarie 2026 dood is, sal volgende maand weer in die hof verskyn.
Nkcubeko Libala (21) is in die vroeë oggendure van Vrydag, 20 Februarie 2026, by sy woning in Lower Crossroads, Philippi, deur speurders van die eenheid vir ernstige geweldsmisdade gearresteer.
Hy het Maandag, 23 Februarie 2026 in die Mitchells Plain-landdroshof verskyn waar die saak tot 2 Maart 2026 vir verdere ondersoek uitgestel is.
Die beskuldigde bly in aanhouding terwyl speurders op soek is na nog verdagtes.
Marikana 'shooter' appears in court
Manhunt for killers
CRIME SCENE: Milnerton, Cape Town. – Detectives from the Western Cape Serious Violent Crimes Unit are hunting for the killers of two men and a woman who were shot and killed at the Ekuphumleni informal settlement in Du Noon, Milnerton in the early hours of Monday morning, 23 February 2026
According to the police reports from the scene indicate that the victims were shot in front of a shack. The gunmen fled the scene.
Monday’s incident follows the murder of three people on Saturday, 23 February 2026 in the Joe Slovo informal settlement, also in Milnerton. The three had been shot.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact the police on 08600 10111 or via the MySAPS App.
CRIME SCENE: Marikana, Cape Town. – The suspect who was arrested for the mass shooting in Marikana in which nine people died on 17 January 2026 will be back in court next month.
Nkcubeko Libala (21) was arrested by Serious and Violent Crime Unit detectives in the early hours of Friday, 20 February 2026, at his residence in Lower Crossroads, Philippi.
He appeared in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 23 February 2026 where the case was postponed to 2 March 2026 for further investigation.
The accused remains in custody while detectives are in pursuit of more suspects.