Police shooting in mthatha today. The incident occurred at approximately 17:30 A well-known taxi boss in Mthatha was gunned down on Monday evening along with five suspects who were being followed by the police In a fiery eNCA interview today, Monday, former MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu unleashed a barrage of accusations against party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela, alleging The Eastern Cape Provincial Government welcomes and commends the swift and decisive intervention by the South African Police Service’s National Intervention Unit (NIU), which Six armed suspects were fatally shot in a shootout with the South African Police Service (SAPS) on the R61 road between Mthatha and SAPS officers made arrests after being shot at on Monday morning as violence erupted during a taxi blockade of Mthatha in the Eastern An Eastern Cape police officer was ambushed and shot at while driving from his home to work on Friday morning. The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola will visit Mthatha to address crime and provide updates on extortion investigations after a deadly Police spokesperson Priscilla Naidu said taxi violence broke out between rival associations on Sutherland Street in Mthatha last Thursday. It is alleged that they were part of a ring of extortionists who were demanding a protection fee from local A Mthatha businessman involved in the public transport industry died in a gunfight with members of the specialised police unit — the Tactical Response Team (TRT) — in Mthatha on Six armed suspects were killed in a shootout with police on the R61 between Mthatha and Ngcobo on Monday afternoon, Eastern Cape police Two people were shot dead and three wounded after an unknown gunman opened fire at a tavern in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on Saturday night. Three people were killed and a police officer wounded during a shootout in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, on Wednesday afternoon. Provincial police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says the Police National Intervention Unit (NIU) The R 61 road in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape has been closed to traffic as it is an active crime scene following an alleged police shootout, Six armed suspects were fatally shot during a shootout with police on the R61 between Mthatha and Ngcobo on Monday evening. Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said police were Six suspects have been shot dead in a shootout with police in Mthatha. Six people were shot and wounded. Police say the suspects failed to stop whe Eastern Cape police have fatally shot a suspect, on the R61 in Corhana near Mthatha. According to police, TRT members from An inquiry by the SA Human Rights Commission began on Tuesday into the shooting of nine Mthatha students from Walter Sisulu University during a protest. The incident happened about 10am Six armed suspects were fatally shot in a shootout with the South African Police Service (SAPS) on the R61 road between Mthatha and Ngcobo on Monday, June 23, 2025, authorities confirmed. Officers were on a mission to track down illegal guns as part of heightened operations in the OR Tambo District, a hotspot for criminal activity. When they forced their way into the home, a A police shootout during an early-morning intelligence-driven operation in Mthatha has left a 35-year-old male suspect dead, prompting a stern warning to criminals from Eastern Cape Eastern Cape police have fatally shot a suspect, on the R61 in Corhana near Mthatha. Eastern Cape police engaged in a second consecutive day of shoot-outs with suspects, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. The incident took place in Three suspects have been shot and killed by police in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The incident occurred at approximately 17:30 Two suspected extortionists were killed in a shootout with Mthatha police on Thursday afternoon. Provincial police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says the Police National Intervention Unit (NIU) . Police spokesperson Col Priscilla Naidu JOHANNESBURG - Three men have been shot and killed during an attack in Mthata, Eastern Cape. Six people were injured when they were shot in a taxi-related incident in Mthatha on Thursday morning. The shootout occurred on the R61 near Ngcobo. The officer, who was not Six armed suspects were fatally shot in a shootout with the South African Police Service (SAPS) on the R61 road between Mthatha and A robbery suspect was shot dead and two others fled after a shoot-out with police tactical response team members in Mthatha on Saturday. Police said the victims were gunned down in A Mthatha businessman involved in the public transport industry died in a gunfight with members of the specialised police unit — the Tactical Six armed suspects were fatally shot during a shootout with police on the R61 between Mthatha and Ngcobo on Monday evening.
