Abantu abayisikhombisa balahlekelwe yizimpilo zabo ezigamekweni ezimbili ezahlukene zokudubula eCape Flats ngomhlaka-26 Julayi 2026, kwathi izisulu ezinhlanu zabulawa eGugulethu kanye nezinye ezimbili eManenberg, ngokusho kwezitatimende zamaphoyisa. Iziphathimandla ziqinisekisile ukuthi abaseshi abavela kwi-Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit baphenya kokubili ukuhlaselwa kanye nokuthungatha abenzi bobubi.

Imininingwane Yokuhlaselwa KwaseGugulethu NaseManenberg

Okhulumela amaphoyisa u-Andre Traut uqinisekise ukuthi eGugulethu, amadoda amane nowesifazane oyedwa babulewe ngemuva kokuba amadoda amabili ahlomile angene ngenkani endlini futhi avulela ngenhlamvu, engashiyi muntu osindile ngaphakathi. Esigamekweni esihlukile eManenberg, amadoda amabili adutshulwe afa kwathi owesifazane osekhulile walimala kolunye uhlaselo olwenzeke emahoreni ambalwa kamuva.

Lezi zigameko zibonisa ukuqhubeka kobugebengu obunobudlova kule miphakathi, njengoba zombili lezi zindawo zivame ukubhekana nobudlova obuhlobene namaqembu ezigelekeqe kanye nokudutshulwa kwabantu ngokuziphindiselela eminyakeni yamuva nje. Imbangela yokuhlaselwa kwakamuva ayikakaqinisekiswa ngamaphoyisa.

Impendulo Esemthethweni Nophenyo Oluqhubekayo

UMajor General Luyanda Damoyi, iNhloko yeKhomishana Yesifundazwe saseWestern Cape, ukugxekile kakhulu lokhu kuhlasela futhi wayala abaseshi ukuthi balandele yonke imininingwane etholakalayo ukuze babambe abenzi bobubi. Ekhuluma esitatimendeni esidluliselwe yi-SABC News, uKhomishana uqinisekise umphakathi ukuthi amaphoyisa abeka phambili imizamo yokuletha labo abanecala ebulungiswa.

“Abaseshi abasebenza kwi-Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit bayaphenya,” kusho uTraut, egcizelela ukuzibophezela kwabezomthetho ekuxazululeni amacala ngokushesha nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha komphakathi.

Iziphathimandla zinxuse izakhamuzi ukuthi ziveze ulwazi olungasiza ophenyweni, zivuma ukukhathazeka okujulile kanye nokulimala okuqhubekayo okubangelwa yilezi zigameko emiphakathini yaseCape Flats esesengozini kakade. Kulindeleke izibuyekezo ezengeziwe uma amaphoyisa eseqedile uphenyo lwawo lokuqala futhi ethola abasolwa.