WESTERN CAPE. – A sought gang member (32) has been arrested after allegedly firing at police officers when they spotted him during deployment for the election in Manenberg. The shooting occurred approximately 150 metres from a polling station in Ruimteweg Road.
According to police spokesperson Brig. Novela Potelwa, officers from the anti-gang unit were strategically deployed in the area as part of the police's security plan for the 2026 municipal election. According to police, the suspect began shooting at the officers when he saw them. They returned fire and arrested him. The man was allegedly found with a firearm fitted with an extended magazine and 32 rounds of ammunition. No one was injured during the shooting.
He is expected to appear in court on charges of attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
