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  Cape Town Rolls Out SWAT Teams and Drones to Strengthen Fight Against Crime CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — 9 October 2026 The City of Cape Town is strengthening its response to violent crime with specialised tactical policing teams and expanded drone surveillance capabilities. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith officially unveiled the new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Metro Police Aviation units on Wednesday, 7 October. The initiative forms part of the city's wider investment in public safety, technology and law enforcement. New SWAT Unit to Target High-Risk Crime Cape Town's specialised SWAT team has been established to assist with dangerous operations that require additional training, equipment and tactical expertise. The unit is expected to support responses to gang-related violence, extortion, hostage situations and high-risk arrests. According to city officials, the team has undergone months of specialised training ...

  Taxi Boss Bafana Sindane’s Urgent Bid to Block Madlanga Commission Subpoena Struck Off Court Roll Mpumalanga taxi industry figure Oupa Jossiah “Bafana” Sindane has suffered another legal setback after an urgent application aimed at blocking his subpoena to appear before the Madlanga Commission was struck off the court roll. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria struck the application from the roll after Sindane failed to file the necessary court papers, according to reports on Tuesday.  The development means the legal challenge has not prevented the commission from requiring Sindane to respond to evidence placed before the inquiry. Sindane sought to challenge commission subpoena Sindane had approached the court as part of an effort to prevent himself from being compelled to testify before the Madlanga Commission. The commission has been examining material involving Sindane and his associate, taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni. Sindane and Sibanyoni are also co-accused in a separ...

  Four Arrested After Police Uncover Suspected Multimillion-Rand Mandrax Lab Near Hartbeespoort Dam Four people have been arrested after police uncovered what they believe to be a multimillion-rand drug manufacturing laboratory at a property near Hartbeespoort Dam in North West. The intelligence-driven operation took place on Tuesday at a plot in Scheerpoort after members of Hartbeespoortdam SAPS Crime Prevention received information about suspected illegal activity at the property. The information was passed to Brits Crime Intelligence and the Hartbeespoortdam K9 Unit for further investigation and verification before officers moved in.  Police discover suspected drug-manufacturing operation According to North West police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh, officers found three women and one man at the property. A search allegedly uncovered processed drugs, a mixture believed to be used in drug production and equipment suspected of being used to manufacture narcotics. Police b...