Thursday, May 21st, 2026
Police target Khayelitsha and Siqalo
Operasie Lockdown maak arrestasies
MISDAADTONEEL: Khayelitsha, Kaapstad: ‘n 48-jarige vrou is omstreeks middernag Donderdag 21 Mei 2026 gearresteer vir die onwettige besit van ammunisie.
Lede van Operasie Lockdown 3 het die verdagte in Guqukastraat, Dorp Twee, in besit van 18 rondtes ammunisie gevind.
Phillipi: Lede van Operasie Lockdown 3 het ‘n 39-jarige man in die Siqalo Informele Nedersetting in Phillipi in hegtenis geneem vir die besit van ‘n onwettige vuurwapen.
Die polisie het inligting ontvang en na die man se informele huis gegaan. Hulle het die plek deursoek en ‘n .38 Special-rewolwer sonder ‘n reeksnommer en sewe rondtes ammunisie onder die verdagte se matras ontdek.
Man tries to hide gun under mattress
Operation Lockdown nets 2 suspects
CRIME SCENE: Khayelitsha, Cape Town: A 48-year-old woman was arrested at around midnight on Thursday 21 May 2026 for illegal possession ammunition.
Operation Lockdown 3 members found the suspect in possession of 18 rounds of ammunition at Guquka Street, Town Two.
Phillipi: Members of Operation Lockdown 3 arrested a 39-year-old man in the Siqalo Informal Settlement in Phillipi for possession of an illegal firearm
The police received information and proceeded to the man’s informal house. They searched the place and discovered .38 Special revolver without a serial number and seven rounds of ammunition under the suspect’s mattress.
Lasbriewe reeds uitgereik
Polisie in Vredenburg soek dié vier
MISDAADTONEEL: Vredenburg, Weskus: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) in Vredenburg doen ‘n beroep op die publiek om hulle te help om die volgende gesoekte persone op te spoor.
Mandlawonke Hlahla (55) word gesoek vir ‘n klag van aanranding-ernstig wat hy in Oktober 2011 gepleeg het.
Xola Frank Nyanzela word gesoek vir ‘n strafbare manslag klag wat in 2016 teen hom aanhangig gemaak is.
Nyanzela
Gaynore Cheryl Snell word gesoek vir bedrog wat in 2021 gepleeg is.
Charles Dindikwa word gesoek vir ‘n saak van dronkbestuur wat in 2025 teen hom aanhangig gemaak is.
Lasbriewe vir die arrestasie van diie verdagtes is reeds uitgereik.
Mense met inligting of wat weet waar die gesoekte persone hulself bevind, word vriendelik versoek om die ondersoekbeampte, adjudant-offisier Chantelle Grundlingh, te kontak by 0798941258 of Crime Stop by 08600 10111.
Warrants out for suspects
Wanted in Vredenburg
CRIME SCENE: Vredenburg, West Coast: The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Vredenburg are calling on the public to help them find the following wanted people.
Mandlawonke Hlahla (55) is wanted for an Assault GBH he committed in October 2011
Xola Frank Nyanzela is wanted for a culpable homicide case that was opened against him in 2016.
Nyanzela.
Gaynore Cheryl Snell is wanted for fraud committed in 2021.
Charles Dindikwa is wanted for a drunken driving case opened against him in 2025.
Warrants of arrest have been issued for the suspects.
Anyone with any information or who knows the whereabouts of the wanted persons is kindly requested to contact the investigating officer Warrant Officer Chantelle Grundlingh on 0798941258 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
Jongman in sy gesig geskiet
Vermoorde se liggaam in bos gevind
MISDAADTONEEL: Atlantis, Kaapstad: ‘n Jongman is brutal vermoor toe hy in die gesig geskiet en sy liggaam in ‘n bos agtergelaat is.
Volgens sersant Wesley Twigg van die Wes-Kaapse polisie se mediakantoor het die Atlantis-polisie Dinsdagoggend 19 Mei 2026, omstreeks 07:45 gereageer op ‘n klagte van ‘n liggaam wat in die bos in die Ou Mamre/Darling-weg lê.
“Met die lede se aankoms op die toneel het hulle ‘n 21-jarige man gevind wat ‘n skietwond in sy gesig opgedoen het. Die slagoffer is op die toneel deur mediese personeel dood verklaar. Die omstandighede rondom die voorval word ondersoek en geen arrestasies is nog gemaak nie,” het Twigg gesê.
‘n Moordsaak word ondersoek.
Volgens berigte het bure ‘n skoot net voor 22:00 op Maandagaand 18 Mei 2026 gehoor en Woensdagoggend op die liggaam afgekom.
Enigiemand met inligting oor die voorval kan Crime Stop kontak by 08600 10111 of die MySAPS-App anoniem gebruik.
People heard one gunshot the night before
Man’s body found in bush
CRIME SCENE: Atlantis, Cape Town: A 21-year-old man has been shot in his face and dumped in the bush.
According to Sergeant Wesley Twigg of the Western Cape police media office, Atlantis police responded to a complaint of a deceased person laying in the bush in the Old Mamre/Darling Road, on Tuesday morning , 19 May 2026, at about 07:45.
“Upon arrival on the scene they found a 21-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to his face. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation and no arrests have been made,” said Twigg.
A murder case has been opened.
Initial reports stated that neighbours heard a gunshot just before 22:00 on Monday night 18 May 2026, and came across the body on Wednesday morning.
Anyone with any information about the incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile MySAPS-App anonymously.
Killers flee in white vehicle
Panel beat boss murdered inside shop
CRIME SCENE: Strand, Cape Town: The owner of a panel beat workshop in the Strand, was brutally shot in cold blood inside his business on Wednesday evening, 20 May 2026.
Reports indicate that the 40-year-old Ben Zandamela, owner of Ben Panel Beaters, and his employees were busy working around 18:00.
Thembakazi Mpendukana of the Western Cape police media office said two unknown males entered the premises and started shooting at the victim.
“Strand SAPS members responded to a complaint regarding a shooting incident that occurred at the panel beat shop in Smith Street, Strand. He was declared deceased on the scene, and no other injuries were reported,” said Mpendukana.
According to reports both suspects have been described as African males. Following the shooting, they fled in a white vehicle that had been waiting outside.
Zandamela is originally from Mozambique.
A murder case was opened for further investigation, and no arrest has been made yet, said Mpendukana.
Twee stap by werkswinkel in, begin skiet
Besigheidsman koelbloedig vermoor
MISDAADTONEEL: Strand, Kaapstad: Die eienaar van ‘n paneelklop-besgheid in die Strand is Woensdagaand, 20 Mei 2026 koelbloedig doodgeskiet.
Volgens berigte was die 40-jarige Ben Zandamela, eienaar van Ben Panel Beaters, en sy werknemers omstreeks 18:00 binne die werkswinkel besig om te werk.
Thembakazi Mpendukana van die Wes-Kaapse polisie se media kantoor sê twee onbekende mans het die perseel binnegegaan en op die slagoffer geskiet.
“Strand SAPD-lede het gereageer op ‘n klag rakende ‘n skietvoorval by die paneelklop-werkswinkel in Smith-straat, Strand. Hy is op die toneel dood verklaar, en geen ander beserings is aangemeld nie,” het Mpendukana gesê.
Volgens berigte is beide verdagtes as African-mans beskryf. Na die skietery het hulle in ‘n wit voertuig gevlug wat buite gewag het.
Zandamela is oorspronklik van Mosambiek.
‘n Moordsaak is vir verdere ondersoek geopen, en geen arrestasie is nog gemaak nie, het Mpendukana gesê.
Man (50) sterf, 5-jarige kind gewond
Vier in massa-skietvoorval getref
MISDAADTONEEL: Wallacedene, Kaapstad: In nog ‘n massa-skietvoorval in die Wes-Kaap, is vier mense Woensdagaand, 20 Mei 2026, in ‘n huis geskiet.
Een man is dood en drie ander, insluitend ‘n vyfjarige kind, is gewond tydens die voorval wat omstreeks 19:35 in Mfekethostraat, Wallacedene, plaasgevind het.
Volgens ‘n media skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, sersant Wesley Twigg, is ‘n ondersoek geloods na die skietery waarin ‘n 50-jarige man gesterf het en ‘n 30-jarige man, ‘n 25-jarige vrou en ‘n vyfjarige kind gewond is.
“Kraaifontein-polisie is na die misdaadtoneel ontbied waar hulle die slagoffers met skietwonde aan hul liggame gevind het. Die 50-jarige is op die toneel dood verklaar, terwyl die ander drie in ‘n privaat voertuig na ‘n hospitaal vervoer is.
“Volgens berigte het twee onbekende verdagtes die perseel binnegegaan en op die slagoffers losgebrand voordat hulle van die toneel gevlug het. Die motief vir die aanval vorm deel van die polisie-ondersoek.
“Moord- en poging tot moordsake is geregistreer,” het Twigg gesê.
Enigiemand met enige inligting oor die voorval kan Crime Stop kontak by 08600 10111 of die MySAPS-App anoniem gebruik.
Man (50) killed, child injured in Wallacedene
Four shot inside house
CRIME SCENE: Wallacedene, Cape Town: In another mass shooting incident within five days in the Western Cape, four people were shot inside their home on Wednesday evening, 20 May 2026,
One man was killed and three others, including a five-year-old child, was injured in the incident which occurred at about 19:35, in Mfeketho Street, Wallacedene.
According to a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, an investigation has been opened following the fatal shooting of a 50-year-old man, while a 30-year-old man, 25-year-old woman and a five-year-old child were wounded.
“Kraaifontein police were called to the crime scene where they found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies. The 50-year-old was declared deceased on the scene, while the other three were transported to hospital in a private vehicle.
“According to reports two unknown suspects entered the premises and opened fire on the victims before fleeing the scene. The motive for the attack forms part of the police investigation.
“Murder and attempted murder cases were registered for investigation,” said Twigg
Anyone with any information about the incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS-App anonymously.