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Two women also die in shooting
Baby brutally killed
CRIME SCENE: Athlone, Cape Town. – In another senseless and brutal shooting incident on Tuesday night, 17 February 2026, a nine-month-old baby girl was killed alongside two women.
The South African Police Services (SAPS) responded to reports of a shooting at Sunbird Court in Bridgetown, Athlone at about 10pm. When the officers arrived at the crime scene, they found the bodies of two women aged 25 and 36, as well as that of the nine-month-old baby. All three sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
Two men were also wounded during the incident and taken to hospital for treatment.
According to the police three unknown suspects fled the scene. The motive for the attack is still under investigation.
SAPS said it condemned the incident and assured the residents of Athlone and broader community that every effort would be made to bring the perpetrators to book and restore safety and stability in the area.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or submit information anonymously via the MySAPS mobile app. All information will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Polisie kry onwettige vuurwapens en ammunisie
Drie blitsvinnig in boeie
MISDAADTONEEL: Hanover Park en Mitchells Plain, Kaapstad. – Drie mans is agter tralies en drie onwettige vuurwapens is van ons strate verwyder na vinnige optrede deur die Maitland blitspatrollie.
Op Maandag 16 Februarie 2026 omstreeks 8nm het die cops hul blou ligte en sirenes geaktiveer toe hulle na ’n skietvoorval in Hanover Park otnbied is.
Volgens ’n polisieverklaring het die span ’n beskrywing van ’n voertuig wat met die skietvoorval verbind was, ontvang en dit opgevolg. Omstreeks 10nm dieselfde aand het die lede die silwer VW Jetta by ’n plek in Lentegeur opgemerk.
Hulle het die voertuig, met drie manlike insittendes, genader en ’n deeglike soektog uitgevoer. Drie vuurwapens, waarvan twee nie reeksnommers gehad het nie, is in die motor gevind. Die cops het ook 107 rondtes ammunisie gevind. Die verdagtes is gearresteer vir besit van ’n ongelisensieerde vuurwapen, en besit van verbode vuurwapens en ammunisie.
Die verdagtes, tussen die ouderdomme van18 en 31 jaar, sal in die Mitchells Plain verskyn.
NOG MISDAADTONELE: Daar was ook verslae van skietvoorvalle in Vrygrond, Valhalla Park en Wesbank op 17 Februarie 2026.
Three guns and ammo confiscated
Cops nab shooting suspects
CRIME SCENE: Hanover Park and Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. – Three suspected criminals are behind bars and three illegal firearms off our streets following swift action by the Maitland Flying Squad.
On Monday 16 February 2026 at around 8pm, the Squad activated their blue lights and sirens as they swiftly made their way to a shooting incident in Hanover Park.
According to a police statement, the squad obtained a description of a vehicle linked to the shooting which they quickly followed up. About two hours late, around 10pm, the members spotted the silver VW Jetta at a garage in Lentegeur.
They tactically approached the vehicle with three male occupants and conducted a thorough search, during which three firearms were found, two of which had no serial numbers. The Squad also recovered 107 rounds of ammunition. The suspects were arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of prohibited firearms, and ammunition.
The suspects aged between 18 and 31 is set to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court.
MORE CRIME SCENES: There were also reports of shootings Vrygrond, Valhalla Park and Wesbank on 17 February 2026.
Drie verdagtes vas
Vuurwapens verwyder
MISDAADTONEL: Kleinvlei, Kaapstad. - Drie verdagtes van onderskeidelik 39, 37 en 21- jaar-oud is in hegtenis geneem vir die besit van onwettige vuurwapens en dwelms.
Volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) is die drie op Woensdag, 11 Februarie 2026 tydens 'n intelligensie-gedrewe operasie gevang.
Die SAPD sê in 'n verklaring lede van die Anti-Ekonomiese Misdaadtaak en lede van die tak teen Vervalsing en Onwettige Goedere het die operasie in Kleinvlei en Eersterivier uitgevoer waar hulle geïdentifiseerde persele deursoek het.
Tydens die operasie het die polisie beslag gelê op twee verbode 9mm-pistole met ammunisie en 100 mandrax-tablette by verskillende adresse.
Die verdagtes sal na verwagting in die Blue Downs-landdroshof verskyn.
Three suspects arrested
Two guns off our streets
CRIME SCENE: Kleinvlei, Cape Town. – Three suspects aged 39, 37 and 21 have been arrested for the possession guns and drugs.
According to the South African Police Services (SAPS) the three were arrested on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 during an intelligence driven operation.
SAPS said in a statement members of the Anti-Economic Crime Task and Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing teams conducted the operation in Kleinvlei and Eerste River where they searched identified premises.
During the search police confiscated two prohibited 9mm pistols with ammunition and 100 mandrax tablets at different addresses.
The suspects are set to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrates’ court.
Two reportedly injured in shooting
Shots fired
Shooting incident on 4 February 2026:
In Nyanga a shooting allegedly occurred at the corner of Zwelitsha Drive and Fourth Avenue on Wednesday, 4 February 2026.
Three suspects were allegedly shot and killed by police officers. The suspects were allegedly part of a robbery when police drove by. They shot at the police who returned fire.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is investigating the case.
Two suspects flee the scene
Councillor shot dead after meeting
TWO men shot dead a City of Cape Town Councillor on Tuesday, 3 February.
According to reports and the Western Cape police, councillor Lazola Gungxe was shot shortly after he attended a meeting inside the Old Crossroads Community Hall in Nyanga.
The police are reportedly looking for two male suspects who fled the scene in a white Toyota Avanza. The car did not have any number plates.
Two arrests made
‘Hijacker’ shot and caught
Cops have shot and wounded a hijacking suspect after he allegedly pulled a gun on them in Manenberg.
According to a statement by the Western Cape police, Maitland Flying Squad cops received information on Monday, 2 February 2026 just before 2am about a VW Polo Vivo that was hijacked earlier in Athlone.
The vehicle was spotted in Jade Crescent, Manenberg and when the cops arrived at the scene the suspects ran away. One of the suspects allegedly pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the police, who responded by shooting him in his right leg. The suspect dropped the firearm and attempted to evade arrest, but he was caught in the next road. The police searched him and found two cell phones, bank cards and an amplifier in his possession.
Two suspects, aged 24 and 36, were arrested for possession of a hijacked vehicle, attempted murder, possession of a replica firearm and possession of stolen property. – Own Correspondent
Minister congratulates young recruits
New officers to keep peace
TWENTY-one new Peace Officers took to the streets from the beginning of July in the Bergrivier Municipality, Western Cape.
The officers graduated during a special ceremony at the Allan Boesak Community Hall in Piketberg.
The event was attended by Western Cape Minister for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, who congratulated the graduates for their commitment to serving and protecting their communities.
The officers will assist with municipal law enforcement, visible policing support and promoting public order and safety.
The recruitment and training of these officers form part of her Department’s 5-year Strategic Plan to strengthen and support local law enforcement capacity in municipalities across the province to build a safer Western Cape together, said Marais
In collaboration with the City of Cape Town’s accredited Public Training College, the graduates completed a 30-day Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) accredited programme. On completion of the course the officers received formal certification to serve as both Peace Officers and Traffic Wardens. Source: Western Cape Government and Bergrivier Executive Council via Facebook
'Let's work together against crime'
Outrage at gun violence
WESTERN Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has called for an integrated approach against gun violence in and around Cape Town.
This follows a call by the non-profit organization, Fight Against Crime SA (FACSA), to the South African government to implement a multi-sector strategy to stop the carnage of innocent people.
Marais said in a statement she was outraged at the high levels of gun-related crime in Cape Town.
Several people died in a number of recent shootings across the city in recent weeks.
The Minister stated: “The proliferation of guns and ammunition is a major contributor to gang-related killings in Cape Town.
“The South African Police Service (SAPS) must work closer with municipal law enforcement agencies, including Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers, to prioritise getting illegal guns off our streets and ensure perpetrators of gun-related crimes are successfully prosecuted.”
She said community-based organisations, such as neighbourhood watches, also play a critical role in addressing crime and called for closer collaboration “in addressing this scourge”.