Cape Artist Phumlani Vokovi and Wife Killed in Khayelitsha Police Investigation
Phumlani Vokovi and his wife Nichume were murdered in Khayelitsha in September 2026. Police continue to investigate the case with no arrests made.
Phumlani Vokovi and his wife Nichume were murdered in Khayelitsha in September 2026. Police continue to investigate the case with no arrests made.
A Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officer dragged a drowning teenage boy from rough seas at Monwabisi Beach on Sunday afternoon after realising no lifeguards were on duty. Officer Brent Williams, 31, was on a routine beach patrol with three colleagues when they spotted the child in trouble around 2:20...
Social workers in Khayelitsha have stopped all home and school visits after repeated armed robberies and hijackings, leaving vulnerable residents without field services.
Minki Ngxozela alleges a female security guard ordered her to remove clothing in a public area during a search at Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 17 August 2026, while she attended her nephew’s court appearance. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has denied that court security personnel strip-search members...
Kuyasa Primary School in Khayelitsha has been shut since Thursday 20 August 2026 after a sewage leak left contaminated water in the school yard, with parents keeping learners home and the WCED confirming that clean-up was delayed because contractors said they felt unsafe on site. Teaching remained suspended as of...
A male suspect appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 5 August 2026, following the murder of a mother of five from H Section, Khayelitsha. The victim’s body was discovered by passers-by at a dumping site in F Section, Lingelethu West, at approximately 08:00 on Monday, 3 August 2026....
A young child was rescued by residents in the Wetland informal settlement in Khayelitsha on 15 June 2026 after falling into a sinkhole that opened up beneath her home. Neighbours used ropes and spades to pull the girl from the cavity, which is part of an ongoing infrastructure failure linked...
Detectives from the South African Police Service’s Serious Violent Crime Unit have launched an investigation into a triple murder that occurred in Site B, Khayelitsha, late on Saturday night, 13 June 2026. Emergency services and law enforcement arrived at the scene shortly before midnight, where they confirmed the deaths of...
Police in Khayelitsha have discovered an illegal operation producing counterfeit alcohol. Officers arrested one individual and confiscated a quantity of fake spirits. The incident has raised concerns about public safety in the area. Authorities in Khayelitsha acted on information that led them to a clandestine facility manufacturing imitation alcoholic beverages....
A late-night journey through Khayelitsha on Friday turned into a harrowing 40-minute ordeal for three members of the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers. The group, consisting of a male driver and two female colleagues, was ambushed and kidnapped at gunpoint by seven armed men. The attackers cut off the...
Eight suspected criminals, allegedly preparing for a cash-in-transit heist, were killed in a shoot-out with police on Monday night in Town Two, Khayelitsha. Western Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa reported that a multidisciplinary team, consisting of members from the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks), intelligence operatives, Special Task...
About 4,000 residents of Khayelitsha have been left homeless after gale-force winds destroyed more than a thousand informal structures on Thursday, 4 July. These individuals faced another challenge on Sunday as new cold fronts brought severe winter weather. The harsh weather conditions are expected to persist throughout the week. Western...