By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Four people died in three separate incidents in Wallacedene, Kraaifotein, in the early hours of Sunday morning, 14 September 2025, SA Police Service (SAPS) confirmed.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said officers are scouring the shooting scenes in Kraaifontein after three incidents.
“Western Cape police are investigating three counts of murder, an attempted murder, as well as a rape, following three separate shooting incidents that occurred in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Potelwa said the motive for the incident is unknown.
She added, police appeal to anyone with information to come forward and provided a direct number for public queries: 082 559 4676.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, who visited Mitchells Plain and Mfuleni last week, warned that while additional officers had been deployed to stabilise gang-affected areas, the deeper issues remained unresolved.
“We must tell the truth. The truth is that the capabilities required for intelligence-driven operations to defeat the scourge of gang violence and organised crime are not yet fully in place, “he said.
Cachalia said the state needed to “look at crime intelligence where I think we have a major challenge”, and admitted that the battle against organised gangs, armed and well-resourced, “has not yet been won”.
Western Cape’s latest Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) report has laid bare the scale of underfunding, police shortages, and persistent gang violence, with the provincial government warning that without urgent reform, communities will remain trapped in cycles of crime and fear.
Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC Anroux Marais said while the province does not hold operational control over the SAPS, the PNP provides the critical evidence base to influence national policing policy and the allocation of resources.
“Our power lies in policy influence, particularly through research-based, evidence-driven recommendations. The PNP reflects our oversight goal, bridging the gap between the lived realities of our communities and the policy frameworks that determine policing outcomes,” Marais said.