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Two dead, seven wounded as gunmen open fire
Arrest in Wesbank mass shooting
UPDATE! Anti-Gang-Unit detectives, who have been working around the clock since a fatal shooting incident in Wesbank, Malmesbury, have arrested two more suspects, aged 26 and 32-years-old.
This brings the number of arrests to three, marking a significant breakthrough in the investigation only days after the attack occurred, said the South African Police Service (SAPS)
The first suspect, aged 27, appeared before the Malmesbury Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. The two latest suspects are expected to appear in court on Wednesday, 15 July 2026.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the three suspects are linked to a local gang operating in the Malmesbury area, .
“Another person has since been added to the wounded, bringing the total number of injuries to eight people.
“Investigators continue to pursue every available lead as they work to uncover the full circumstances surrounding the attack. The swift progress made in the case reflects the determination of the investigating team to identify those responsible and ensure that they are brought before the courts,” said SAPS.
CRIME SCENE: Wesbank, Malmesbury: The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested a 27-year-old suspect in connection with a mass shooting incident here.
The suspect was arrested on Monday, 13 July 2026, and is expected to appear in the Malmesbury Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, on charges relating to the shooting of nine people.
The police are investigating two counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following the shooting during the early hours of Sunday, 12 July 2026.
The police are investigating two counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following the incident in Wesbank during the early hours of Sunday, 12 July 2026.
Police responded to the incident at approximately 04:40 in Godetia Street, where they found the bodies of a 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
Six adults and an infant were injured in the shooting and were admitted to hospital for medical treatment. The infant was subsequently transferred to Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. The injured victims are in a stable condition, said SAPS.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that a group of people were outside a residence when unknown suspects opened fire on them. Evidence recovered at the scene suggests that more than one assailant may have been involved in the attack.
“The possibility that the incident may be gang-related is being investigated.
“In the wake of the incident, policing in the area has been reinforced to prevent further violence and any possible retaliatory attacks,” said SAPS.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS-App annonymously.
Dwelms in kar gekry, man (60) vas
Mandrax van R2,1-m op N2 gevind
Jongste! Die 60-jarige Bradley Cecil Jasmin het Maandagoggend, 13 Julie 2026, in die hof verskyn in verband met ‘n groot dwelmvonds op die N2-snelweg in Grabouw. Die saak is tot 22 Julie 2026 uitgestel vir ‘n formele borgaansoek.
MISDAADTONEEL: Grabouw: Die polisie het Donderdag 9 Julie 2026 ‘n 60-jarige man gearresteer en Mandrax ter waarde van R2,1 miljoen op die N2-snelweg gekonfiskeer.
‘n Multidissiplinêre span, bestaande uit die Valke se Suid-Afrikaanse Narkotika Buro (SANAB), provinsiale verkeer van Caledon en die Kaapstad-polisie se K9-eenheid, het op inligting gereageer en ‘n roetine-voertuigkontrolepunt op die N2 in Grabouw opgesit.
Volgens ‘n Valke-woordvoerder, luitenant-kolonel Siyabulela Vukubi, is ‘n silwer Audi voorgekeer en die K9-narkotiese hond het positief gereageer toe hy begin suffel.
“Die voertuig is deusoek en Mandrax ter waarde van R2,1 miljoen is in ‘n versteekte kompartement gevind. ‘n 60-jarige manlike verdagte is gearresteer en verskyn Maandag 13 Julie 2026 in die Grabouw-landdroshof,” het Vukubi gesê.
Mandrax worth R2,1m found
Huge drug bust on N2
UPDATE! The 60-year-old Bradley Cecil Jasmin appeared in court on Monday morning, 13 July 2026 in connection with a drug bust on the N2 highway in Grabouw. The matter was postponed to 22 July 2026 for a formal bail application.
CRIME SCENE: Grabouw: A 60-year-old man was arrested and Mandrax to the value of R2,1million confiscated on the N2 highway on Thursday, 9 July 2026.
A multi-disciplinary team comprising the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB), Provincial Traffic based in Caledon and the Cape Town police K9 unit acted on intelligence when they conducted a routine vehicle check point on the N2 in Grabouw.
According to a Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi, a silver Audi was randomly stopped and the K9 narcotic dog reacted positively to what was in the car.
“Upon further search, Mandrax to the value of R2,1million were found in a hidden compartment. A 60 -year-old male suspect was arrested and is due to appear in the Grabouw Magistrates Court on Monday, 13 July 2026,” said Lieutenant Colonel Vukubi.
Maak 3 arrestasies en kry 500 perlemoen
Stad se polisie duik stropers plat
MISDAADTONEEL: Kampsbaai, Kaapstad: Drie vermeende stropers is gearresteer en meer as 500 perlemoen is hier gekonfiskeer.
Kaapstad se Metropolisie en Verkeersdienste het in die vroeë oggendure van Dinsdagoggend, 14 Julie 2026, gereageer op inligting en twee voertuie onderskep wat na bewering betrokke was by georganiseerde perlemoen stropery langs die kus in Victoria-weg, Kampsbaai.
Volgens die Stad se Burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, JP Smith, is mariene stropery veel meer as net ‘n omgewingsmisdaad.
“Dit is ‘n gesofistikeerde georganiseerde onderneming wat al dekades lank miljoene rande vir kriminele sindikate genereer.
“Die Stad Kaapstad het hierdie skakels al jare gelede geïdentifiseer en daarom het ons ‘n toegewyde Mariene Eenheid gestig om stropery te takel,” het Smith gesê.
Behalwe die arrestasies en gekonfiskeerde perlemoen, is twee voertuie ook tydens die operasie in Kampsbaai gekonfiskeer.
Kaapstad se Metropolisie speel gou
Vyf ure ná rooftog vas
MISDAADTONEEL: Strand, Helderberg: Vyf mans is gearresteer kort nadat hulle na bewering betrokke was by ‘n gewapende roof.
Volgens die Stad Kaapstad se burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, JP Smith, het die rooftog vroeg Maandagaand, 13 Julie 2026, by ‘n sakeperseel in Strand plaasgevind. Ongeveer R10 000 is in die rooftog gebuit.
“Omstreeks 20:00 het lede van die Metropolisie se Taktiese Reaksie-eenheid (TRE) patrollies in Nyanga uitgevoer toe hulle die voertuig wat vermoedelik in die rooftog gebruik is, opgemerk het.
“Nadat die voertuig onderskep is, het lede die insittende ondervra en inligting ingesamel wat hulle na ‘n perseel in Delft gelei het, Daar het hulle nog vier verdagtes gearresteer,” het Smith gesê.
Die beamptes het die gesteelde eiendom sowel as die vuurwapen wat vermoedelik in die rooftog gebruik is, gekonfiskeer.
Volgens Smith is daar vasgestel die vuurwapen is vroeër by die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) in Kwazulu-Natal vir veilige bewaring ingehandig.
“Elke dag demonstreer ons lede hulle het die vaardighede, ervaring en vasberadenheid om ernstige misdade te ondersoek en werklike resultate te lewer.
“As die Metropolisie toegelaat word om sake te ondersoek, dossiere oop te maak en saam met SAPD-ondersoekers te werk, sal dit die strafregstelsel versterk, skuldigbevindingsyfers verhoog en help om gevaarlike misdadigers uit ons gemeenskappe te verwyder,” het Smith gesê.
Metro cops arrest 3 suspects in operation
Blow to abalone poaching
CRIME SCENE: Camps Bay, Cape Town: Three suspected poachers have been arrested and e than 500 abalone confiscated in an operation here.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, 14 July 2026, the City of Cape Town’s Metro Police and Traffic Services acted on intelligence and intercepted two vehicles allegedly involved in an organised abalone poaching operation along Victoria Road in Camps Bay.
According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, marine poaching is far more than an environmental crime.
“It is a sophisticated organised crime enterprise that has, for decades, generated millions of Rands for criminal syndicates.
“The City of Cape Town recognised these links many years ago, which is why we established a dedicated Law Enforcement Marine Unit to target illegal abalone harvesting,” said Smith.
Besides the arrests and confiscated abalone, two vehicles were also confiscated in Camps Bay.
Slagoffers sterf in hospitaal
Afpersers skiet twee dood
MISDAADTONEEL: Langrug, Franschhoek: Speurders van die provinsiale eenheid vir ernstige geweldsmisdaad ondersoek twee aanklagte van moord na ‘n skietery by ‘n spaza-winkel hier.
Konstabel Ndakhe Gwala, ‘n skakelbeampte vir die Wes-Kaapse polisie, sê die voorval het Maandagaand, 13 Julie 2026 in Lavender-straat, Langrug, plaasgevind.
“Franschhoek-polisie het omstreeks 19:30 op berigte van ‘n skietery gereageer en met hul aankoms het hulle twee volwasse mans gevind wat skietwonde opgedoen het. Hulle is na ‘n mediese fasiliteit vervoer vir behandeling, maar het dit nie gemaak nie.
“Afpersing blyk die motief vir die skietery te wees en geen verdagtes gearresteer nie. Enigiemand met inligting oor die voorval word vriendelik versoek om die tolvrye nommer vir afpersing by 0800 31 44 44 te kontak,” het Gwala gesê.
Metro Cops act swiftly to arrest 5 suspects
Robbers caught within hours
CRIME SCENE: Strand, Helderberg: Five men have been arrested shortly after they allegedly robbed a store.
According to the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, the armed robbery occurred early on Monday evening, 13 July 2026, at a business premises in Strand. About R10 000 was stolen.
“At around 20:00, members of the Metro Police Tactical Response Unit (TRU) were conducting patrols in Nyanga when they spotted the vehicle believed to have been used in the robbery.
“Following the interception of the vehicle, members interviewed the occupant and gathered information that led them to a premises in Delft, where they arrested four more suspects,” said Smith.
The officers recovered the stolen property as well as the firearm believed to have been used in the robbery.
According to Smith it has now been determined, the firearm recovered had been handed in previously to KZN South African Police Service for safekeeping.
“Every day our members continue to demonstrate that they have the skills, experience and determination to investigate serious crimes and deliver real results.
“Allowing Metro Police to investigate cases, compile dockets and work alongside SAPS investigators would strengthen the criminal justice system, increase conviction rates and help remove dangerous criminals from our communities,” said Smith.
Police probe starts as victims die in hospital
Extortionists kill 2 at shop
CRIME SCENE: Langrug, Franschhoek: Provincial Serious Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating two counts of murder following a shooting at a spaza shop here.
Constable Ndakhe Gwala, a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, said the incident occurred on Monday night, 13 July 2026 in Lavender Street, Langrug.
“Franschhoek police responded to reports of a shooting at about 19:30, and on arrival they found two adult males who had sustained gunshot wounds. They were transported to a medical facility for treatment and later declared deceased.
“The motive for the shooting is extortion related and the suspects are yet to be arrested. Anyone with information about the incident is kindly requested to contact the extortion toll free number on 0800 31 44 44,” said Gwala.
Call for community to stand up against criminals
Shop owner killed
CRIME SCENE: Bonteheuwel, Cape Town: Ward Councillor Angus McKenzie has called on people to stand united against criminality following the fatal shooting of a local spaza shop owner on Monday, 13 July 2026.
“It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I have learned of the fatal shooting of a well-known local spaza shop owner, affectionately known throughout our community as Umar, earlier this evening at his shop in Assegaai Avenue, Bonteheuwel.
“I extend my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Umar’s family, friends, loved ones and the many loyal customers whose lives he touched through his kindness and service to our community,” said McKenzie.
The councillor said at this stage he could not confirm whether this tragic incident is directly linked to the shooting of another spaza shop owner in A Block a few days ago.
“However, I can confirm that over the past several weeks, my office has received numerous reports that spaza shops in A Block have been targeted by criminal elements demanding ‘protection money’.
“All indications point towards an organised extortion racket targeting businesses within our community.
“I want to make it absolutely clear, Bonteheuwel cannot and will not become a community where hardworking business owners are terrorised by gangsters seeking to profit through fear and intimidation.
“As a community, we must stand united against criminality. We cannot allow gangsters to dictate who may operate a business or to destroy livelihoods through fear and violence. The only way we will defeat extortion is if victims and witnesses work together with law enforcement by reporting these crimes and refusing to be intimidated.
“My office will continue engaging with SAPS, the City’s enforcement agencies and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that every available resource is directed towards bringing those responsible to justice and protecting the businesses that serve our community,” said McKenzie.