Over 700 suspected gang members arrested across CT over past 7 months

Cape Town
Cailynn Pretorius

Cailynn Pretorius

1 November 2025 | 12:42

The arrests follow the April deployment of nearly 1,000 additional officers into gang hotspots across the city.

Over 700 suspected gang members arrested across CT over past 7 months

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More than 700 suspected gang members have been arrested across Cape Town over the past seven months.

The arrests follow the April deployment of nearly 1,000 additional officers into gang hotspots across the city.

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the intensified operations have dealt a major blow to organised crime.

“We are seeing a lot of successes from the additional police officers deployed to prevent and combat gang related activity within the city of Cape Town. In the last 7 months, 722 gangsters have been arrested from various hotspot areas, like your Mitchells Plain, Mfuleni, Delft, Bishop Lavis.” Mathe said.

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