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Rising crime transforms roads into battlegrounds

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November 20, 2025

CAPE Town's roads resembled a battleground on Tuesday with police shootouts and high-speed chases. One suspect was killed and four arrested.

- MURRAY SWART

A chase brought traffic to a standstill on Jakes Gerwel Drive when police pursued a runaway vehicle near Westgate Mall yesterday morning. Several cars were damaged.

Videos and images of the crime scene shared on social media showed a BMW’s windscreen shattered by bullets. No bystanders were injured during the chase.

Members of the National Intervention Unit, acting on intelligence that armed suspects were travelling in a Toyota Hilux, followed the vehicle from Nyanga until it reached Jakes Gerwel Drive in Mitchells Plain. When police moved in, the suspects allegedly opened fire - triggering a shootout in peak-hour traffic.

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