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  • Police Minister Bheki Cele addresses the Hanover Park community. He will be launching an anti-gang unit in the community at the end of the month. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Gang-hit CT communities await deployment of specialised units

    An additional 95 officers are expected to be deployed from next month.

    1323 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers volunteer Ameerodien Noordien was shot and killed in gang crossfire in Hanover Park. Picture: Supplied

    Murdered Gift of the Givers volunteer laid to rest

    Ameerodien Noordien (19) was walking to a shop opposite his family home in Surwood Walk at around 7 pm on Friday evening when he was caught in a hail of bullets fired by rival gangs

    1324 days ago
  • FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele addresses community members in Browns Farm near Nyanga. The minister visited the area after the death of four people. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Cele promises to deploy anti-gang unit to Hanover Park

    The minister addressed residents on Monday after visiting the parents of murdered 19-year-old Ameerodien Noordien.

    1324 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers volunteer Ameerodien Noordien was shot and killed in gang crossfire in Hanover Park. Picture: Supplied

    Parents of murdered Hanover Park teen heartbroken

    The 19-year-old was walking to a shop opposite his family home in Surwood Walk at around 7 pm on Friday evening when he was caught in a hail of bullets fired by rival gangs.

    1324 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele addresses the Hanover Park community. He will be launching an anti-gang unit in the community at the end of the month. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    [WATCH] Cele announces deployment of anti-gang unit in Hanover Park

    Police Minister Bheki Cele announced the launch of a new anti-gang unit in the area that will hit the streets in November.

    1325 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers volunteer Ameerodien Noordien was shot and killed in gang crossfire in Hanover Park. Picture: Supplied

    Slain Gift of the Givers volunteer's family: We will always miss him

    Noordien was walking to a shop opposite his family home in Surwood Walk at around 7 pm on Friday evening when he was caught in a hail of bullets.

    1325 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers volunteer Ameerodien Noordien was shot and killed in gang crossfire in Hanover Park. Picture: Supplied

    Gift of the Givers volunteer dies in gang crossfire in Hanover Park

    It's not yet clear if any arrests have been made in connection with the murder.

    1327 days ago
  • FILE: Officers in Cape Town arrested two people after they were found in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition in Manenberg. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    JP Smith: Where is this bottomless supply of weapons coming from?

    City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security mayco member JP Smith says the city’s metro police daily crime operations are done in response to tip-offs from community members, as well as ward councillors.

    1331 days ago
  • Bonteheuwel residents during one of many anti-crime marches which took place across Cape Town on 25 September 2018. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    13 protesters arrested during anti-crime demonstrations in CT

    Police lobbed stun grenades and used a water cannon to disperse protesters in Bonteheuwel.

    1337 days ago
  • Residents are gathering in Hanover Park to give an update on Tuesday morning’s community demonstrations. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    CT anti-crime demonstrators demand peace

    On Tuesday morning, there were disruptions, clashes and arrests as fed-up residents took to the streets, protesting against gangsterism and drugs.

    1338 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied.

    Man, woman wounded in Hanover Park shooting

    Police say there have been no arrests as yet.

    1402 days ago
  • Cape Town heavy rain left the streets of Hanover Park flooded. Some residents are trapped in their homes. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN.

    CT officials respond to numerous cases of flooded roads

    The South African Weather Service has warned that the cold and rainy weather conditions in the Mother City are set to intensify overnight.

    1424 days ago
  • Children wade through the brown, muddy water. Picture: Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN.

    [GALLERY] Downpour leaves Hanover Park streets flooded

    Some Hanover Park residents are trapped in their homes on Sunday, with roads in the area flooded by the heavy rain.

    1424 days ago
  • Cape Town heavy rainfall left the streets of Hanover Park flooded. Some residents are trapped in their homes. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN.

    Flooding traps Hanover Park residents in their homes

    The City of Cape Town has been battered by much-needed rains over the past few days.

    1424 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: SAPS.

    CT boy (13) arrested for illegal firearm possession

    The youth was nabbed on Monday night after officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert.

    1471 days ago
  • FILE: Guns seized by police. Picture: EWN.

    9 firearms recovered, 2 arrested in CT

    The Manenberg community has been plagued by gang violence over the past few weeks. At least 5 people, most of them innocent bystanders, were killed in the gang crossfire.

    1490 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied.

    Cape Flats teen who trained in school shoes gets boost from Adidas

    The 17-year-old is determined to become the next Wayde van Niekerk despite the many challenges he faces.

    1532 days ago
  • Picture: freeimages.com

    City of CT looking to implement ShotSpotter system in other crime hotspots

    The ShotSpotter system has already been phased in in gang-infested Hanover Park.

    1662 days ago
  • Police Minister Fikile Mbalula visits gang-riddled Hanover Park in Cape Town. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/EWN.

    Hanover Park residents frustrated by gang violence

    Residents say gang violence has spiraled out of control, killing mostly innocent people.

    1684 days ago
  • After a spate of shootings in the area, Police minister Fikile Mbalula visited Hanover Park and Manenberg. Photo: Bertram Malgas

    [WATCH] Fikile Mbalula visits Hanover Park

    After a spate of shootings in the area, Police Minister Fikile Mbalula visited Hanover Park and Manenberg.

    1685 days ago
  •  Police Minister Fikile Mbalula visited Hanover Park on 13 October 2017 during a police operation in the Cape community. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/EWN.

    Mbalula visits Hanover Park in anti-crime operation

    Last week, three police constables were wounded while responding to a call-out in the area.

    1685 days ago
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