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News24
10-05-2025
- News24
Two Cape Town teens shot dead in separate incidents
Two teenagers were shot and killed in separate incidents in Cape Town on Thursday. In the first incident, an 18-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds to his face in Mohan Cresent, Gatesville, on Thursday afternoon. Western Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said when police arrived at the scene, the victim was declared dead. 'The motive for the attack is yet to be established, and the suspects are yet to be arrested,' said Twigg. A murder case was registered for investigation. Twigg said that in a separate incident on Thursday in Mitchells Plain, a 17-year-old boy was shot dead, and a 35-year-old man injured. He said police had responded to a shooting in Rolbal Street, Beacon Valley, and found the victims with gunshot wounds. The boy was declared dead on the scene by medical personnel, while the man was taken to a medical facility for treatment. According to reports, Twigg said the victims were sitting on the side of the road when a Volkswagen Polo stopped next to them. 'The occupants opened fire on the victims before fleeing the scene,' he added. Anyone with any information about these shootings can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
News24
08-05-2025
- Politics
- News24
The Lead: There's more than enough good news to go around, here are News24's best stories
Between the headlines on disaster, corruption, and crime are stories that delight South Africans. In fact, some of the most read articles on News24 over the past month have been good news stories. News24's Good News Editor Paul Herman talks to us about how a Kraaifontein man used his R350 grant to build a vegetable produce business, how budding Springbok star Siphosethu Mnebelele overcame the loss of his parents to make the national junior side, and how a Mitchells Plain man came from humble beginnings to be a fine dining head chef. Later, host Graeme Raubenheimer reports that the Joburg Mayor's calling in the 'Bomb Squad' of governance experts, not the Springboks, to fix the City of Gold. And finally, the City of Cape Town says there's no budget to complete the iconic, unfinished Foreshore freeway bridge. YouTube Apple
News24
07-05-2025
- News24
Two shot dead, one hospitalised in suspected gang hit in Cape Town
Two people have been shot dead while another was hospitalised following a shooting in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain. No arrests have yet been made. Police say the motive for the attack is believed to be gang related. Two men have been shot and killed while a third person was rushed to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, in what police suspect was a gang attack in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain on Tuesday night. Western Cape Police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said when police responded to the shooting at the corner of Platteklip Street and Cable Way, they found two men aged 18 and 19 with gunshot wounds to their bodies. 'The victims were standing in the road when a Toyota Etios drove past and opened fire on them. The motive for the attack is believed to be gang-related,' said Twigg. He added that the two victims were declared deceased by medical personnel, while the third victim was taken to a medical facility for medical treatment. Cape Flats Safety Forum chairperson Abie Isaacs said gang violence in the Mitchells Plain area has been out of control in recent months. Condemning the attack, Isaacs said the shooting just proves once again how rife gun violence is in the gang-infested area. 'We hold the view there is clearly no political will to deal with what we call urban terror [gang war] on the Cape Flats. 'Gun violence and the increase in gang attacks is a deep concern for residents who are forced to live among the criminals,' Isaacs added. He called for a special probe to be set up to deal with gun violence in the city. 'It cannot be normal for our people to constantly be killed by gangs and their guns. Our young people are under threat by ongoing violence on the Cape Flats, it's a cry for help,' stressed Isaacs. The Cape Flats Safety Forum called on the Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile to increase police presence in the Mitchells Plain area. Attempts by News24 to reach the families of the two deceased have been unsuccessful at the time of publication. Anyone with information about the shooting incident can call Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
