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.