Nyanga Shooting Leaves 3 People Dead, South Africans Call Cape Town a Warzone As Violence Escalates
- Three people have been killed in the latest fatal shooting to affect the Cape Town area, this time in Nyanga
- The latest mass shooting took place on the corner of Borcherds Quarry and Klipfontein Road
- South Africans weighed in on the shooting, describing the city as a warzone or Gaza, because of the violence
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Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism.
WESTERN CAPE - Gun violence continues to cause havoc in Cape Town.
This comes after three people were shot and killed in the latest fatal incident to plague the city. The Western Cape is no stranger to fatal shootings, with over 300 killed in August alone due to gang violence.
Three people killed in Nyanga
The South African Police Service confirmed that three people have been killed and one injured in three separate shooting incidents in Kraaifontein, Cape Town.
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Speaking to Briefly News, Brigadier Novela Potelwa said that the incidents occurred in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein, in the early hours of Sunday morning, 14 September. Potelwa stated that police crime scene experts are still on the scene.
This is the third mass shooting in a week in Cape Town. On Sunday, 14 September 2025, various shots were fired in different areas in the Cape Flats, including Hanover Park, Ravenmead, Valhalla Park, Manenburg, Elsies River, and Capricorn.
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What did South Africans say?
Social media users shared their opinions regarding the shooting incidents on the Cape Flats.
@Sharon Sharon said:
"People don't sleep at night."
@Peter Charl Potgieter said:
"Wow, this time off the day on an empty stomach."
@Leonie Jennifer William said:
"Jesus, we need you now more than ever."
@Tougheed Tommy said:
"Damn, this has become too much of a norm lately. Why does this useless government not enforce the law that is already there? Arrest all gangsters; that's against the law to belong to a gang. Make use of Robben Island as a prison again, and all murderers, rape and child molesters found guilty of these crimes should be punished with the death penalty. Prisoners' rights should be removed, and hard labour chain gangs should be reinstated. These criminals do not deserve to have human rights protecting them. Gangsterism must fall. Crime must fall. We need a safer Cape Town/South Africa."
@Vanessa Steven said:
"Just hope they got the people they came for and not innocent ones, they must continue killing each other and leave us who know nothing about their business."
@Pheadra Lynn Jasson said:
"Omw. What is happening in our country? It's just murders all over the Cape Flats. God be with all of us. We are living in the End of Days."
@Gaironessa Anthony said:
"It's not Kraaifontein, it's cry fontein, it's getting worse now, no man every day."
Cachalia calls for an end to conflict in the Cape
Briefly News reported that Acting Police Minister Professor Cachalia called for an end to the conflict between gangsters in the Western Cape.
Professor Cachalia made the address during the 27th Interpol African Regional Conference in Cape Town, on 27 August 2025.
South Africans discussed Cachalia's statement, saying that he should present solutions to end gang warfare in the area.
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