Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
Paartjie in Mfuleni gearresteer
Police find drugs worth about R1m
CRIME SCENE: Mfuleni, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested two suspects for drug-related offences in Minstrel Street, Mfuleni on Wednesday morning, 24 June 2026.
According to the police a search was conducted at approximately 04:30 at a premises where 433 grams of crystal meth, two sachets of crack cocaine, 14 grams of Mandrax powder, four Mandrax tablets, 7 grams of ecstasy, a modified imitation firearm, and an undisclosed amount of cash were discovered. The drugs are estimated to be worth about R900 000.
A 51-year-old male and his 29-year-old girlfriend were arrested for possession and dealing in drugs as well as possession of a prohibited firearm.
Bende-eenheid teiken Hanover Park, Manenberg
Tieners in arres
MISDAADTONEEL: Hanover Park, Kaapstad: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) se anti-bende-eenheid het drie vuurwapens van die strate verwyder en drie mense gearresteer.
Tydens ‘n intelligensie-gedrewe operasie op Dinsdag, 23 Junie 2026 het die eenheid ‘n 19-jarige tiener in Lansry Walk gearresteer nadat hy in besit van ‘n verbode vuurwapen en agt rondtes ammunisie gevind is.
Opvolgoperasies het die span na ‘n perseel in dieselfde straat gelei, waar hulle ‘n 18-jarige tiener gearresteer het vir die besit van en handel in dwelms na die ontdekking van 15 sakkies Tik, 51 heroïensakkies en kontant.
Die operasie het toe na Cascade Court verskuif waar ‘n 27-jarige man gearresteer is toe hy in besit van ‘n verbode vuurwapen en 11 rondtes ammunisie gevind is.
Manenberg: In ‘n onverwante voorval was die polisie besig met sigbare patrollies omstreeks 17:00 op Dinsdag, 23 Junie 2026 toe hulle ‘n onwettige vuurwapen met 17 rondtes ammunisie op ‘n veld tussen die spoorlyne en Yusuf Dadoo-straat in Manenberg gevind het. ‘n Ondersoek is by die Manenberg SAPD geopen vir ondersoek.
AGU strikes in Hanover Park
Teenagers arrested for gun, drugs
CRIME SCENE: Hanover Park, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) have taken three guns off the streets and arrested three people.
During an intelligence-driven the operation on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Unit arrested a 19-year-old male suspect in Lansry Walk after he was found in possession of a prohibited firearm and eight rounds of ammunition.
Follow-up operations led the team to a premises in the same street, where they arrested an 18-year-old male for possession and dealing in drugs after the discovery of 15 sachets of Tik, 51 heroin sachets and an undisclosed amount of cash.
The operation then moved to Cascade Court where a 27-year-old man was arrested when he was found in possession of a prohibited firearm and 11 rounds of ammunition.
Manenberg: In an unrelated incident, the police were busy with visible patrols at around 17:00 on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 when they found an abandoned prohibited firearm with 17 rounds of ammunition at a field between the railway tracks and Yusuf Dadoo Street in Manenberg. An enquiry was opened at Manenberg SAPS for investigation.
26 jaar direkte tronkstraf in bende-saak
Man sit lank vir dubbele moord
UIT DIE HOF: Mitchells Plain, Kaapstad: Riedewaan Stemmet en Shuib Abrahams is op Sondag, 20 Oktober 2024 koelbloedig by ‘n huis in Korfbal-straat, Beacon Valley doodgeskiet.
Speur-konstabel Theodoric Cloete van die anti-bende-eenheid het die ondersoek van dié bendeverwante-saak behartig. Hy het dadelik begin om bewyse in te samel, wat gelei het tot die arrestasie van Geronimo Jardien. Borgtog is suksesvol teengestaan en Jardien het vir die duur van die verhoor in aanhouding gebly.
Op Maandag, 22 Junie 2026 is Jardien deur die Mitchells Plain Streekshof skuldig bevind. Die hof het bevind dat Jardien op die dag van die moorde na die huis in Korfbal-straat gegaan waar hy Stemmet en Abrahams gekry het. Hy het verskeie skote afgevuur en die slagoffers noodlottig gewond.
Hy is tot 26 jaar direkte gevangenisstraf gevonnis en onbevoeg verklaar om ‘n vuurwapen te besit.
Die bestuur van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) in die Wes-Kaap het die vonnis verwelkom en die ondersoekbeampte en die aanklaers geprys vir hul rol in die suksesvolle skuldigbevinding.
SAPS top brass commend detective, prosecutor
26 years for double murder
IN COURT: Mitchells Plain, Cape Town: On Sunday, 20 October 2024 Riedewaan Stemmet and Shuib Abrahams were fatally shot at a house in Korfbal Street, Beacon Valley.
The case was assigned to Detective Constable Theodoric Cloete of the Anti-Gang Unit, who delved into the evidence of the double murder, which led to the arrest Geronimo Jardien. Bail was successfully opposed and Jardien remained in custody for the duration of the trial.
On Monday, 22 June 2026, Jardien was found guilty by the Mitchells Plain Regional Court of this double gang-related murder. The court found that on the day of the murders, Jardien went to the mentioned address where he found Stemmet and Abrahams. He fired several shots, fatally wounding both.
He was sentenced to 26 years’ direct imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) management in the Western Cape welcomed the sentence and commended the investigating officer and the prosecuting team for their role in the successful conviction.
Skote klap dié keer in Malmesbury
Nóg ‘n massaskietery ruk Kaap
MISDAADTONEEL: Malmesbury, Swartland: Nog ‘n massaskietery het die Wes-Kaap geskud.
Dié keer op die eens stil dorpie van Malmesbury waar ‘n skietvoorval twee mense dood en drie beseer gfelaat het op Woensdagoggend, 24 Junie 2026 omstreeks 09:00.
Volgens konstabel Ndakhe Gwala, ‘n skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, het die Malmesbury-polisie op die voorval op die hoek van Tinki-Tinki- en Kiewet-strate in Wesbank reageer.
“Die motief vir die skietery is vermoedelik bendeverwant. Speurders van die anti-bende-eenheid ondersoek twee aanklagte van moord en drie aanklagte van poging tot moord,” het Gwala gesê.
Ander onlangse massaskietery in die Wes-Kaap sluit in:
● Vier mans is Donderdagaand, 18 Junie 2026, in Lotusrivier doodgeskiet en een gewond.
● ‘n Man is Woensdag, 17 Junie 2026 omstreeks 18:30 in Rio Grande Walk, Manenbrg, dood en vyf beseer.
● Drie mense is Sondagmiddag, 7 Junie 2026 omstreeks 15:45 in Langa doodgeskiet.
● Saterdagaand 6 Junie 2026 omstreeks 19:00 is drie mans by ‘n vrugte- en groentestalletjie in Lower Crossroads, Philippi-Oos, doodgeskiet.
● Vier mans is Dinsdagoggend, 2 Junie 2026 omstreeks 08:30 in ‘n taxi-verwante skietery in Nyanga doodgeskiet.
Police say incident is gang related
Two killed in another mass shooting
CRIME SCENE: Malmesbury, Swartland: Another mass shooting has rocked the Western Cape.
This time the once quite town of Malmesbury is affected where a shooting incident left two people dead and three injured on Wednesday morning, 24 June 2026 at about 9am.
According to Constable Ndakhe Gwala, a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, Malmesbury police responded to the incident at the corner of Tinki-tinki and Kiewet Street in Wesbank.
“The motive for the shooting is believed to be gang related. Anti-Gang Unit detectives are investigating two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder,” said Gwala.
In other mass shootings in the Western Cape recently:
● Four men were shot and killed and another wounded in Lotus River on Thursday night, 18 June 2026.
● One person was killed and five injured on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at around 18:30 in Rio Grande Walk, Manenbrg.
● Three people were shot dead at around 15:45 in Langa on Sunday afternoon, 7 June 2026.
● On Saturday night, 6 June 2026 at around 19:00 three men were shot and killed at a fruit and vegetable stall in Lower Crossroads, Philippi East.
● Four men were killed in a taxi related shooting in Nyanga on Tuesday morning, 2 June 2026 at around 08:30.
Gru-vonds by petrolstasie in Grassy Park
Babalykie in vullisdrom gevind
MISDAADTONEEL: Grassy Park, Kaapstad: Die plaaslike gemeenskap was Woensdagoggend, 24 Junie 2026 in skok toe ‘n pasgebore baba in ‘n swart vullisdrom ontdek is.
‘n Skakelbeampte van die Wes-Kaapse polisie se skakelbeampte, Kaptein FC Van Wyk, het gesê lede van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens in Grassy Park het ‘n klagte ontvang van ‘n baba wat omstreeks 8:30 vm. dood in ‘n swart vullisdrom by ‘n vulstasie op die hoek van Prince George-rylaan en 4de Laan gevind is.
“Met hul aankoms is hulle na die liggaam van ‘n pasgebore babadogtertjie gewys. Die omstandighede rondom hierdie voorval word ondersoek. Grassy Park SAPD het ‘n geregtelike doodsondersoek geopen,” het Van Wyk gesê.
Enigiemand met inligting oor die voorval word vriendelik versoek om Crime Stop by 08600 10111 te kontak of dit anoniem via die MySAPS-toepassing aan te meld.
Dit is die derde voorval van ‘n baba wat dood aangetref is nadat dit weggegooi is sedert die begin van Mei 2026.
Die liggaam van ‘n pasgeborene is Sondagmiddag 3 Mei 2026 omstreeks 14:00 op die hoek van Second Avenue en Antelope Street, Lotus River, ontdek.
Op Maandagoggend 4 Mei is ‘n fetus deur ‘n werker wat besig was om ‘n oop veld in Vrygrond Avenue, Capricorn, skoon te maak, aangeval.
EMS voertuig in Khayelitsha gekaap
Nood-werker ongedeerd ná aanval
MISDAADTONEEL: Khayelitsha, Kaapstad: Nog ‘n personeellid van die Wes-Kaapse Noodmediese Dienste (EMS) is aangeval.
Die werker is Maandag 22 Junie aangeval en gekaap terwyl sy aan diens was.
Konstabel Ndakhe Gwala, ‘n skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, sê die voorval het by ‘n winkelsentrum in Khayelitsha plaasgevind.
“Die 56-jarige vroulike slagoffer was op pad na haar werksvoertuig toe sy deur gewapende mans genader is wat haar in die voertuig gedwing en met haar weggery het. Die polisie is in kennis gestel deur ‘n ooggetuie en ‘n soektog het gevolg.
“Die slagoffer is nie fisies beseer nie en die voertuig is beskadig teruggevind. Die verdagtes is steeds op vrye voet en die ondersoek duur voort,” het Gwala gesê.
Verlede week is nog ‘n EMS-personeellid, Lionel Rossi, dood terwyl hy agter rowers aan gehardloop het wat na bewering sy selfoon tydens ‘n smas-and-grab voorval in Jan Van Riebeeck-rylaan, Elsiesrivier, gesteel het. Die polisie het ‘n geregtelike doodsondersoek geopen om die oorsaak van sy dood te bepaal.
Grim discovery at Grassy Park petrol station
Newborn found in dirt bin
CRIME SCENE: Grassy Park, Cape Town: The local community were left in shock on Wednesday morning, 24 June 2026 when a newborn baby was discovered in a black dirt bin.
Western Cape police media liaison officer, Captain FC Van Wyk, said South African Police Service members in Grassy Park received a complaint of a baby found deceased in a black dirt bin at around 8.30am at a petrol station on the corner of Prince George Drive and 4th Avenue.
“Upon their arrival they were shown to the body of a newly born baby girl. Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation. Grassy Park SAPS opened an inquest for investigation,” said Van Wyk.
Anyone with information about the incident is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or report it anonymously on the MySAPS-App.
This is the third incident of a baby being found dead after being dumped since the beginning of May 2026.
The body of a newborn was discovered on the corner of Second Avenue and Antelope Street, Lotus River, on Sunday afternoon, 3 May 2026 at about 14:00.
On Monday morning, 4 May a foetus was found by a worker who was busy cleaning an open field in Vrygrond Avenue, Capricorn.