DA MP Ian Cameron Relives Horror Cape Town Attack

DA MP Ian Cameron relives horror Cape Town attack

DA MP Ian Cameron has recounted the terrifying attack in Cape Town, where he and colleagues were assaulted with bricks during an oversight visit.

Ian Cameron: Vows to continue his work - after horror attack

DA's Ian Cameron reflects on the violent attack he endured in Philippi, where two colleagues were injured. He vows to continue anti-crime work.

Two youths arrested for attack on MPs in Philippi

MPs Ian Cameron, Lisa Schickerling and Nicholas Gotsell were returning from an oversight visit to the police training college in Philippi

Two teenagers nabbed for attacking DA MPs in Cape Town

Two teenagers have been arrested following the attack that left three DA members of parliament injured, including the parliament’s police portfolio committee chairperson, Ian Cameron. Cameron was with fellow MPs Lisa-Maré Schickslerling and Nicholas Gotsell when they were attacked by men who were armed with huge bricks and threw them at the car they were travelling in in Philippi township outside Cape Town. The trio has since opened a case of at…

Update: Second arrest in Philippi MP attack

Update: 20 August Western Cape serious and violent crime detectives have made a second arrest in connection with the attack on three members of Parliament in Philippi on Tuesday afternoon. A 16-year-old suspect was arrested in Browns Farm in the early hours of Wednesday morning and has been charged, as noted by the South African Police Service. This follows the apprehension of an 18-year-old male on Tuesday evening, who was seeking medical treat…

16-year-old arrested for attack on MPs

16-year-old arrested for attack on MPs Vusi.Bafetane Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:20 CAPE TOWN - Western Cape serious and violent crime detectives have arrested a second suspect in connection with the attack on three MPs in Cape Town.The 16-year-old was nabbed in Browns Farm this morning.It follows the arrest of an 18-year-old on Tuesday.He is currently under police guard in hospital after he was shot during the attack.Police Committee chair, Ian …