Friday, October 23rd, 2026
Skieter gee kopskoot terwyl 16-jarige op grond lê
Tiener koelbloedig vermoor
MISDAADTONEEL: Belhar, Kaapstad: ’n Tiener se lewe is brutaal kortgeknip toe hy voor ’n huiswinkel doodgeskiet is.
Volgens ’n skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, konstabel Ndakhe Gwala, het die skietery Vrydag, 23 Oktober 2026, omstreeks 07:50 voor in Adam Tas-laan, Belhar, plaasgevind.
Gwala sê die 16-jarige slagoffer is volgens berigte deur drie onbekende mans genader.
“Een van die verdagtes het die oorledene in die been geskiet, waarna hy geval het. Die verdagte het hom toe in die kop geskiet. Hy is op die toneel deur mediese personeel dood verklaar.
“Daar word vermoed dat die motief vir die aanval bende-verwant is, en geen arrestasies is tot dusver gemaak nie. Die Belhar-polisie het ’n saak van moord geopen,” het Gwala gesê.
Suspected allegedly rented out rooms for sex
Nigerian nabbed for running brothel
CRIME SCENE: Ermelo, Mpumalanga: A 46-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested during a multidisciplinary operation targeting alleged commercial sexual exploitation activities in Ermelo’s central business district.
The operation, conducted on Thursday, 22 October by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (The Hawks), together with South African Police Service (SAPS) members and Department of Home Affairs officials, focused on premises suspected of being used for unlawful activities linked to commercial sexual exploitation.
During the raid, authorities found six women and one man on the property. Preliminary investigations revealed that three of the women were Lesotho nationals, two were from eSwatini, and one was a South African citizen. All foreign nationals were found to be in possession of valid passports.
“Investigators subsequently arrested the Nigerian national, who was allegedly operating from the premises and was found with an expired asylum document. It is further alleged that he was renting rooms to the women and that the property was being used in contravention of provisions of the (Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Act,” said SAPS..
The Hawks said investigations are continuing to determine the full extent of the alleged unlawful activities and whether any other individuals may have facilitated or benefited from the use of the premises.
Acting Mpumalanga Hawks head Brigadier Bruce Davenport praised the cooperation between the various law enforcement agencies involved and warned that individuals who profit from or facilitate illegal brothel activities could face criminal prosecution.
Victim shot in head while after falling down
Teen gunned down at shop
CRIME SCENE: Belhar, Cape Town: A teenager has been gunned down in front of a tuck shop.
According to a Western Cape police media liaison officer, Constable Ndakhe Gwala, the shooting happened in front of a tuck shop in Adam Tas Avenue, Belhar on Friday, 23 October 2026 at about 07:50.
Gwala said according to reports, the 16-year-old victim was approached by three unknown male suspects.
“One of the suspects shot the deceased in the leg and he fell, then proceeded to shoot him in the head. He was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel.
“The motive for the attack is believed to be gang-related and no arrest has been made at this stage. Belhar police opened a case of murder,” said Gwala.
Two arrests after raid in Schaapkraal
Metro cops recover new firearms
CRIME SCENE: Schaapkraal, Cape Town: Members of the Metro Police Special Operations have seized eight brand-new firearms and arrested two people alleged to be gang members.
The Schaapkraal raid on Thursday, 22 October 2026 follows a deadly shooting on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 in Military Road, Steenberg, where two people were murdered. Five alleged gang members were arrested after Law Enforcement, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and SA Defence Force members attached to Operation Prosper pursued two getaway vehicles. A pistol, two high-powered semi-automatic rifles and ammunition were recovered after the arrests.
According to the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, in January 2025 a raid at premises allegedly linked to the same gang in Schaapkraal, Ottery yielded five handguns, three high-powered rifles and ammunition.
“Since then, our officers have recovered hundreds of firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and countless bags of drugs fuelling gang wars.
“This points to sustained weapons supplies, organised criminal financing and networks operating within our communities. With local government elections approaching, the apparent escalation is particularly concerning.
“This week alone, Metro Police members have recovered 17 firearms. These seizures are significant, but may represent only a fraction of the weapons entering our communities,” said Smith.
Also read: Five held for double murder – Crime Scene Report
Lyk van onbekende man vol skietwonde gevind
Derde skietvoorval in Strandfontein
MISDAADTONEEL: Strandfontein, Kaapstad: Nog ‘n persoon is in Strandfontein doodgeskiet – die derde noodlottige skietvoorval in gebied in minder as ‘n week.
Die bevelvoerder van die Wes-Kaapse provinsiale mediasentrum, luitenant-kolonel FC van Wyk, sê polisiebeamptes het Donderdag 22 Oktober 2026 omstreeks 23:00 op ‘n skietvoorval in Garden Lane, Strandfontein, reageer.
“Hulle het die liggaam van ‘n onbekende man op ‘n oop veld in die straat gevind; sy liggaam was vol skietwonde.
“Die omstandighede rondom hierdie voorval word ondersoek. Daar word vermoed dat die motief bendeverwant is. Niemand is op hierdie stadium gearresteer nie,” het Van Wyk gesê.
Die voorval het slegs ‘n paar dae ná nog ‘n skietery, Maandagaand, 19 Oktober 2026 omstreeks 20:45 in Korvettestraat, Strandfontein, waar ‘n 26-jarige man doodgeskiet is, plaasgevind.
En verlede Saterdag, 17 Oktober 2026, is twee mans, onderskeidelik 33 en 44-jaar-oud, in Dinghie-sirkel, Strandfontein, doodgeskiet, terwyl twee ander in dieselfde voorval gewond is.
Lees ook: Skietery ruk Strandfontein – Crime Scene Report; Nog ‘n man in Strandfontein geskiet – Crime Scene Report
Third fatal Strandfontein-shooting in less than a week
Police find bullet riddled body
CRIME SCENE: Strandfontein, Cape Town: Another person has been shot and killed in Strandfontein, the third fatal shooting incident in less than a week there.
The Western Cape provincial media centre commander, Lieutenant Colonel F.C Van Wyk, said police members attended to the shooting incident on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at about 23:00 in Garden Lane, Strandfontein.
“They discovered the body of a male with no fixed address covered in gunshot wounds to the body on an open field in the lane.
“Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation. The motive is believed to be gang related. No arrests have been made yet,” Van Wyk said.
The incident came within a few days of another shooting on Monday night, 19 October 2026 at about 20:45 in Korvette Road, Strandfontein where a 26-year-old man was shot and killed.
And last Saturday, 17 October 2026 two men, aged 33 and 44-years, were shot and killed and two others wounded in Dinghie Circle, Strandfontein.
Also read: Another killing in Strandfontein – Crime Scene Report; Strandfontein rocked by shots – Crime Scene Report