Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Valke, polisie red Egiptenaar
Twee vas vir mensehandel
Die elite Suid-Afrikanse polisie eenheid, die Valke, het ‘n 49-jarige vermeende menshandelaar, Emaed Ibrahim Hikal, agter tralies gesit.
Die Valke se George-gebaseerde ernstige misdaad ondersoek-span is deur die Bredasdorp-polisie bygestaan nadat hulle inligting ontvang het oor ‘n moontlike mensehandel slagoffer in Oudtshoorn.
Die Valke se ondersoek het getoon Emaed het die slagoffer na bewering vanaf Egipten na Suid-Afrika gelok omdat hy werkloos was. Die verdagte het na bewering aangebied om die slagoffer in Suid-Afrika in diens te neem.
Dinge het egter lelik uitgedraai toe die verdagte die slagoffer se reisdokumente konfiskeer, hom na bewering sonder betaling laat werk en aangerand.
Eamed het op 28 April 2026 sy eerste verskyning in die Oudtshoorn-landdroshof gemaak. Die saak is uitgestel tot 30 April 2026.
Hy is die tweede verdagte wat in die saak gearresteer is. Amado Hikal (27), is op 24 Maart 2026 gearresteer en het reeds in die hof verskyn. Amado sal ook weer op 30 April 2026 verskyn vir ‘n borgtogaansoek.
Egyptian lured to SA and assaulted
Arrests in human trafficking case
While South Africans celebrated Freedom Day on 27 April 2026, the Hawks’ George based Serious Organised Crime Investigation team took away the freedom of 49-year-old suspected human trafficker, Emaed Ibrahim Hikal.
The Hawks, the elite South African police unit, was assisted by Bredasdorp police after receiving information about a possible victim of trafficking in Oudtshoorn.
Meticulous investigation by the Hawks revealed that the victim was lured by the suspect to come to South Africa from Egypt as he was unemployed. The suspect allegedly offered to employ the victim in South Africa.
When he arrived his travel documents were confiscated by the suspect and the victim allegedly worked without pay and was assaulted.
Eamaed made his first appearance in the Oudtshoorn Magistrates Court on 28 April 2026. The matter was postponed to 30 April 2026.
This is the second suspect who is behind bars in this matter. Amado Hikal (27), was arrested on 24 March 2026 and has already appeared in court. Amado will also appear again on 30 April 2026 for a bail application.
Two arrested after e-hailing incident goes viral
The dash cam and the robbers
The South African Police Services (SAPS) are on the hunt for two men who were caught on camera robbing an e-hailing driver.
The incident happened in Parkwood on Saturday night, 25 April at 8:47pm. The video has since gone viral on social media platforms.
Western Cape SAPS media liaison officer, Serg. Wesley Twigg confirmed the incident happened in Pers Road when the driver responded to a pickup request. Two unknown men entered the vehicle and one of them produced a firearm.
On the video it is clear the suspect sitting on the back seat is armed, while the one sitting next to the driver keeps on threatening him. They robbed the driver of personal belongings, including his cell phone and cash before the suspects got out of the car and disappeared.
Grassy Park police have opened a robbery with firearm case and confirmed that no arrests have been made so far.
Police have appealed to the public for assistance. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS mobile App anonymously.
News update: Reports are coming in two men were arrested on 28 April 2026 in connection with the case. According to the reports the two were caught in Lavender Hill by members of the community and handed over to the City of Cape Town Metro Police, who in turn handed them over to the SAPS.
Twee vas na video viral gaan
Kamera wys hoe twee bestuurder beroof
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) is op soek na twee mans wat ‘n e-hailing bestuurder in sy kar beroof het.
Die voorval het Saterdag 25 April om 20:47 in Parkwood plaasgevind. Die roof is deur die kar se dash cam video opgeneem en het sedertdien viral op sosiale media-platforms gegaan.
‘n Polisiewoordvoerder in die Wes-Kaap, sersant Wesley Twigg, het bevestig die voorval het in Persweg plaasgevind toe die bestuurder op ‘n versoek op ‘n rit aanvaar het.
Toe hy by die optelplek aankom, het twee mans by die voertuig ingeklim. Op die video is dit duidelik die verdagte op die agtersitplek is gewapen, terwyl die een wat langs die bestuurder sit, hom aanhou dreig.
Hulle het die bestuurder van persoonlike besittings, insluitend sy selfoon en kontant, beroof voordat die verdagtes uit die motor geklim en in die donkerte verwyn het.
Die Grassy Park-polisie ondersoek ’n gewapende roof saak.
Die polisie het ‘n beroep gedoen op mense met inligting om Crime Stop by 08600 10111 te kontak of die MySAPS App anoniem te gebruik.
Nuusflits: Verskeie bronne dui aan beide verdagtes is op die middag van 28 April 2026 in Lavender Hill deur die Stad Kaapstad se Metro-polisie gearresteer en aan die SAPD oorgegee. Gemeenskapslede het vroeër die mans gevang en aan die Metro-polisie oorhandig.