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Drie mans skiet kind terwyl hy huistoe stap
Seun (15) koelbloedig vermoor
MISDAADTONEEL: Mitchells Plain, Kaapstad: ‘n 15-jarige seun is koelbloedig doodgeskiet terwyl hy in die straat op pad huis toe geloop het.
Volgens konstabel Ndakhe Gwala, ‘n skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, het die Mitchells Plain-polisie ‘n saak van poging tot moord aanhangig gemaak ná die skietery wat Donderdag, 20 Augustus 2026 omstreeks 20:45 in Atletiek-straat, Beacon Valley, plaasgevind het.
“Volgens berigte is die seun deur drie onbekende verdagtes geskiet terwyl hy op pad huis toe was. Hy het skietwonde aan die agterkant van sy kop, regter arm en boude opgedoen. Die motief vir die aanval word ondersoek, en geen arrestasies is in hierdie stadium gemaak nie,” het Gwala gesê.
Enigiemand met inligting wat die ondersoek kan help, word versoek om die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens se Stop Misdaad-nommer by 08600 10111 te kontak of inligting anoniem via die MySAPS-toepassing te verskaf
Polisie versterk ondersoekspan ná raadslid se moord
Nóg twee sterf in Knysna skietery
MISDAADTONEEL: Knysna, Suid-Kaap: Twee mans is brutaal doodgeskiet ‘n dag nadat ‘n voormalige burgemeester van Knysna ook in ‘n koeëlreën in die gebied gesterf het.
Wes-Kaapse speurders vir ernstige geweldsmisdaad (SVC) het ‘n klopjag van stapel gestuur na die moordenaars in die jongste skietvoorval Donderdagaand 20 Augustus 2026.
Volgens ‘n Wes-Kaapse polisiewoordvoerder, Brigadier Novela Potelwa, was die twee oorledenes, 47 en 48 jaar oud, in ‘n voertuig in Bongani toe hulle omstreeks 21:00 deur gewapende mans aangeval is.
Die provinsiale speurspan vir ernstige geweldsmisdade wat Woensdagaand, 19 Augustus 2026 se moord op die voormalige burgemeester en wyksraadslid, Aubrey Tsengwa (48), ondersoek, is sedertdien versterk.
Potelwa het gesê bykomende SVC-speurders is in die gebied ontplooi om die skietvoorvalle te ondersoek.
“Die motief vir beide voorvalle word ondersoe,” het Potelwa gesê.
Enigiemand met inligting oor die voorvalle word versoek om sersant Nobuntu Thundezwa by 082 522 1251 te kontak.
Court withdraws charges against top police officers
Cops confident of taking down syndicates
NATIONAL: The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it remains resolute in taking down highly organised criminal networks and bringing serious and violent criminals to justice.
This follows the withdrawal of fraud and corruption charges against Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and six others in a matter before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court.
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, welcomed the withdrawal of the charges and said SAPS was confident that the withdrawal of the charges will allow the senior officers to refocus fully on their mandate of preventing and combating crime.
“As Divisional Commissioner of Crime Intelligence and Project Manager of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), Lieutenant General Khumalo will continue to focus on strengthening intelligence-driven operations, dismantling highly organised criminal networks, disrupting criminal syndicates and ensuring that actionable intelligence supports targeted police operations,” said Dimpane.
Three suspects shoot victim multiple times
Boy (15) gunned down in street
CRIME SCENE: Mitchells Plain, Cape Town: A 15-year-old boy has been brutally gunned down in the street on his way home
According to Constable Ndakhe Gwala, a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, Mitchells Plain police opened a case of attempted murder following the shooting that occurred in Atletiek Street, Beacon Valley on Thursday 20 August 2026 at about 20:45.
“According to reports,the boy was shot by three unknown suspects while on his way home. He sustained gunshot wounds on the back of his head, right arm, and buttocks. The motive for the attack is a subject of police investigation, and no arrest has been made at this stage,” said Gwala.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact the South African Police Service Crime Stop number on 08600 10111 or provide information anonymously via the MySAPS-App.
Operation Prosper find Mandrax, Tik and pain killers
Three bust for drugs in Overcome
CRIME SCENE: Overcome Heights, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested three men in connection with possession of drugs, including over 700 Mandrax tablets.
According to SAPS the arrests came as a result of decisive actions by Operation Prosper to restore safety in communities.
SAPS said the operation was carried out on Thursday, 20 August 2026, in the Muizenberg-precinct.
“Two male suspects, aged 27 and 47, were apprehended in Mountain Road, Overcome Heights, for possession of drugs and possession of a Schedule 5 medicine without a prescription.
“Members recovered eight Stilpane syrups, 159 sachets of Tik and 500 Mandrax tablets at the premises. The pursuit led the members to another address in the same street, where a 36-year-old male suspect was found with 226 Mandrax tablets and 60 Tik sachets.
“The suspects will appear in the Muizenberg Magistrate’s Court,” said SAPS.
The police also found an abandoned firearm, imitation firearm, 20 Astra pain and 40 Stilpane syrups, including 73 rounds of ammunition in Drury Road, Capricorn. These illegal items were confiscated.
Police launch manhunt for killers
Two more die in Knysna shooting
CRIME SCENE: Knysna, Southern Cape: Two men have been shot and killed a day after a former Knysna mayor also died in a hail of bullets in the area.
Western Cape serious violent crime (SVC) detectives have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of the latest shooting incident on Thursday evening, 20 August 2026.
According to a Western Cape police spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa, preliminary reports indicate that the two deceased persons, aged 47 and 48, were in a vehicle in Bongani when they came under fire at approximately 21:00 from unidentified gunmen.
The provincial serious violent crimes detective team that had been investigating the fatal shooting of the former mayor and current ward councillor, Aubrey Tsengwa (48), that had occurred on Wednesday evening, had since been reinforced.
Potelwa said additional SVC detectives are in the area to probe the shooting incidents.
“The motive for both shootings remains the subject of the police investigation. Police are also probing whether the incidents are in any way related,” said Potelwa.
Anyone with information that could assist the ongoing investigations is urged to contact Sergeant Nobuntu Thundezwa on 082 522 1251.
Foreigners nabbed as cops strike on farm
R600-m drug lab uncovered
CRIME SCENE: Musina, Limpopo: Law enforcement authorities have struck a major blow against the illegal drug trade in South Africa when they uncovered a suspected R600 million clandestine drug laboratory on a farm.
The intelligence-driven operation was led by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as the Hawks), in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), South African Narcotics Bureau, Crime Intelligence, SAPS Special Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Agency and Homeland Security.
Five suspects, aged between 20 and 47, comprising two Mexican nationals, two Zimbabwean nationals and one Malawian national, were arrested on the farm in the Vhembe District of Musina on Thursday night, 20 August 2026
Drugs and laboratory equipment with an estimated street value of R600 million, as well as an undisclosed amount of cash, were seized.
The Provincial Head of the Hawks in Limpopo, Major General Gopz Govender, said the operation sends a clear warning to organised criminal networks.
This is the third clandestine drug laboratory to be shut down in Limpopo.
“The breakthrough follows a two-month intensive investigation into suspected drug manufacturing activities at the farm. The discovery has exposed an alleged sophisticated, industrial-scale operation believed to have been established for the manufacture of dangerous illicit substances destined for distribution.
“We have struck at the machinery behind the drug trade. This R600 million seizure is not merely a quantity of drugs taken off the streets; it represents the disruption of an entire criminal enterprise. We will follow the money, the networks and every person connected to this operation. There will be nowhere to hide,” said Govender.
The Provincial Commissioner of SAPS Limpopo, Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers, said the operation demonstrates law enforcement’s resolve to protect communities from the scourge of illicit drugs.
“We will not allow our communities to become markets for criminal syndicates. Those who manufacture and distribute these dangerous substances must know that law enforcement is closing in on them,” said Scheepers.
The five suspects are expected to appear before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 24 August 2026, facing charges relating to the manufacture and possession of illicit drugs. Additional charges may be added as the investigation progresses.
Polisie slaan in Delft en Kuilsrivier toe
Lockdown betrap 3 verdagtes
MISDAADTONEEL: Delft, Kaapstad: ‘n 32-jarige man is gearresteer nadat die polisie na bewering ‘n onwettige vuurwapen en ammunisie in sy besit gevind het.
Lede van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) se Operasie Lockdown 3 het Woensdag 19 Augustus 2026 ‘n operasie uitgevoer nadat hulle inligting ontvang het.
Die verdagte is in Bhangane-straat, Leiden, Delft, gearresteer en sal in die Bellville-landdroshof verskyn sodra hy aangekla is.
Die operasie het toe na Kleinvlei beweeg waar die polisie ‘n verdagte se woning in Dombeya-straat, Meltonrose, deursoek het. Dit het gelei tot die ontdekking van ses Mandrax-tablette en 17 tik-strooitjies wat onder ‘n bed versteek was. Die 40-jarige man is gearresteer vir handel in dwelms.
In Blombosstraat, ook in Meltonrose, is ‘n 65-jarige man gearresteer vir die besit van dwelms nadat 23 tik-strooitjies en 35 Mandrax-tablette in ‘n huis gevind is.
Police strike in Kleinvlei and Delft
Three suspects in Lockdown
CRIME SCENE: Delft, Cape Town: A 32-year-old man has been arrested after police allegedly found an illegal firearm and ammunition in his possession.
Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Operation Lockdown 3 were conducting an operation on Wednesday, 19 August 2026 after receiving intelligence.
The suspect was arrested in Bhangane Street, Leiden, Delft and he will appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court once he has been charged.
The operation continued to Kleinvlei where the police searched a suspect’s residence at Dombeya Street, Meltonrose. The search led to the discovery of six mandrax tablets and 17 tik straws hidden under his bed. The 40-year-old man was apprehended for dealing in drugs.
The operation then moved to Blombos Street also in Meltonrose, where a 65-year-old man was arrested for possession of drugs after 23 tik straws and 35 mandrax tablets were found in his house.
Man brand los op kar, vlug te voet
Knysna-raadslid vermoor
MISDAADTONEEL: Knysna, Suid-Kaap: Die polisie is opsoek na die moordenaar van ‘n Knysna-wyksraadslid, Aubrey Tsengwa, wat in sy motor doodgeskiet is.
Een van drie passasiers wat saam met die 48-jarige Tsengwa, ook ‘n voormalige burgemeester van Knysna, in die motor was, is gewond toe die gewapende man Woensdagaand, 19 Augustus 2026 in Joodsekamp op hulle losgebrand het.
Speurders van die Provinsiale Eenheid vir ernstige en geweldsmisdaad ondersoek die moord asook drie aanklagte van poging tot moord.
Die polisie het omstreeks 21:20 op die skietery in Ngxalo-straat gereageer en die wyksraadslid met veelvuldige skietwonde aan sy kop en bolyf aangetref. Hy is volgens die polisie op die toneel dood verklaar.
Voorlopige inligting dui daarop dat die raadslid ‘n voertuig met drie passasiers bestuur het toe hulle deur ‘n onbekende man genader is. Die man het op die voertuig losgebrand en te voet van die toneel gevlugt. Een van die passasiers het ‘n skietwond aan die arm opgedoen en is na die hospitaal vervoer vir mediese behandeling.
Geen arrestasies is nog gemaak nie.
Enigiemand met inligting word versoek om die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens se Stop Misdaad-nommer by 08600 10111 te kontak of inligting anoniem via die MySAPS-App te verskaf.