Three double murders in one night as gun violence rattles Cape Town

Three double murders in one night as gun violence rattles Cape Town

Gunmen committed three double murders, two of them only 10 minutes apart, as shooting continues unabated in parts of Cape Town.

Foreign nationals nabbed as gun used to kill six people found in spaza shop

A 49-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of brutal shootings that claimed six lives in Kraaifontein on Tuesday, police commissioner General Fannie Masemola announced on Wednesday. This after three separate double murders in the Wallacedene and Eikendal areas in the Western Cape. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Masemola said the firearm allegedly used in the crimes was recovered from a shop owned by a foreign nation…

Police arrest suspect linked to six murders in Kraaifontein

Police arrest suspect linked to six murders in Kraaifontein Zandile.Khumalo Wed, 09/10/2025 - 18:30 KRAAIFONTEIN - National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says a 49-year-old has been arrested for the murder of six people in Kraaifontein.The shootings, which rocked the community on Monday and Tuesday, have triggered widespread fear.READ: Kraaifontein community shaken after six killed in separate shootingsIt is reported that near midnight …

Six people shot dead in Kraaifontein in one night

By Buziwe Nocuze Six people were killed and one injured in three shooting attacks within two hours in Kraaifontein on Tuesday night. Residents say gangs are destroying their youth and want the army deployed to make streets safe again. Police are looking into three shooting attacks in Kraaifontein that left six people dead and one injured on Tuesday night. The dead include four women and two men. All the shootings happened within two hours of e…

Sudan’s RSF siege around al-Fashir ‘humiliating’: Residents - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

As the siege by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) tightens around al-Fashir, the few able to pay to escape describe living under constant shelling. They speak of negotiating violence at checkpoints to get out of a city where people have resorted to eating animal feed. Last week, a United Nations (UN) fact-finding mission found that the RSF had committed crimes against humanity in al-Fashir, the final holdout of the Sudanese army in the Darfur r…

Three double murders in Kraaifontein

The City has been rocked by more fatal shootings, with three double murders in close proximity in Kraaifontein on Tuesday.   The latest incident took place on Taleman Street in Wallacedene at 23:40, in which two women were shot and killed. A third victim was wounded in this incident.   “The 19- and 25-year-old victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel while the 24-year-old victim was taken to a medical […]