On Tuesday, 28 May 2024, members of the Anti-Gang Unit who are deployed in Samora Machel due to sporadic shooting incidents, conducted crime prevention operations when they received information about firearms that are hidden at a premises in the Magwaza informal settlement. The members followed up the information and searched the identified dwelling upon which
The vigilance by members of Gugulethu SAPS to rid their community of firearms in the hands of criminals who threaten their safety, led to the arrest of an adult male for the possession of an unlicensed firearm on Tuesday. The members were busy with patrols in Koornhof Street, Gugulethu when they heard gunshots being discharged
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In September 2023, Constable Vuyolethu Bokini, 37, and his 33-year-old colleague stationed at Bishop Lavis SAPS were off-duty and seated in a white VW Polo when they were shot.
The former ANC councillor was murdered in April 2023 during a meeting at Philippi train station. Three suspects have been arrested and are expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate's Court for murder and attempted murder charges.