Eighteen-year-old netball player Keisha Samuels was shot and killed during a shooting incident at a tuck shop on Laura Street in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, on the evening of Friday, 24 July 2026. A second victim, also 18, was rushed to a medical facility by private vehicle but was declared deceased...
The Animal Welfare Society (AWS) has launched an urgent investigation and search for potential witnesses after three cats were discovered dead in a Mitchells Plain park on 26 July 2026. Authorities are currently treating the deaths as suspicious, raising concerns about a potential perpetrator targeting domestic animals in the community....
Ten individuals have been convicted of the kidnapping and murder of 20-year-old Vinchernico “Nico” Theron, bringing a long-delayed legal conclusion to a case that has gripped the Mitchells Plain community for five years. The group, which includes Wayne Jacobs, Jaden Abrahams, Keenan Coetzee, Thomas van der Merwe, Jonathan Beukes, Lee...
Cape Town’s ongoing gang conflicts have once again flared up, with violent exchanges between rival groups creating panic in the Lenteguer area of Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats. The latest incident unfolded near Salvia Field, where multiple gunshots were fired, sending residents into a state of fear and uncertainty....
