Bellville South Community Police Forum

16/08/2026

🟡Western Cape police have launched a murder probe after one of their own was shot and killed in Nyanga on Saturday night, 15 August.

16/08/2026

🇿🇦 CONFESSIONS OF AN EX-INVESTIGATING OFFICER: How We Framed Your Sons
(a true confession)

I use to be an investigating officer in SAPS. I didn't just see the system, I saw the rot from the inside. And let me tell you how the game is actually played.

It’s not about justice. It’s about numbers. It’s about quotas.

When a docket needs to be closed or when someone with influence wants a problem to go away, do you think the system cares about the truth? No!! They look for an easy target. A young man, a vulnerable man, someone without the cash to buy their way out.

They cook the files. They fabricate the charges. False r**e, false attempted r**e, armed robbery whatever fits the docket. They throw many men into Pollsmoor, knowing damn well the paperwork is'nto a lie. They throw them into a concrete hellhole to be broken, while the real criminals, the ones with deep pockets, are out on the streets sharing a laugh with the very officers who swore to lock them up.

And I stood there and watched it happen.

I didn't forge the signatures, but I let the machine run. I kept quiet because that's just how the system works. Well, let me tell you something, when you protect a corrupt system, the universe comes to collect the debt.

I left SAPS and I lost everything. My career, my stability, my peace. God stripped me bare to show me that you cannot build a life on the foundation of silent complicity.

Now I’m walking the straight and narrow. It’s a lonely road and it’s hard as hell. But my eyes are wide open now.

To my former colleagues still wearing that badge, hiding behind the blue wall of silence while you destroy innocent families. I see you. Your pension won’t save your soul.

And to the rest of Cape Town stop cheering for arrest statistics when those statistics are built on the bodies of framed men.

The truth is out, the books are dirty and the bill is coming due.

Anonymous
Ex - Investigation Officer

16/08/2026

[RESPONSE TO SAPS BRACKENDOWNS INCIDENT]

The video circulating on social media, in which members of Brackendowns are seen allegedly refusing to assist a member of the public with an affidavit, has been brought to the attention of the Acting District Commissioner for Ekurhuleni, Brigadier David Ngcobo.

The members depicted in the video have since been identified. The matter is being addressed internally, and the members concerned will be subjected to appropriate internal disciplinary processes.

The Acting District Commissioner has condemned the conduct depicted in the video and reiterates that members of the South African Police Service are expected to serve the public with professionalism, courtesy and respect as required by the Code of Conduct.

Members of the public are encouraged to report service delivery complaints involving SAPS members to the following numbers;
-SAPS National Complaints Service Centre at 0800 333 177
-Gauteng Service Complaints Standby 082 442 2000

https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/ms.php

15/08/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/191EbFo6Nr/
People please can we STOP Blaming SAPS
Justice must take accountability for failing our communities

15/08/2026

💚🇿🇦 We are obligated to keep our communities safe, please help us getting these important numbers out to every household. 🇿🇦💚

Since these are for your Cape Town / Western Cape traffic and crime groups, here’s a clean list of the most useful numbers, with the emergency numbers separated from reporting/support lines.

🚨 EMERGENCY NUMBERS — CAPE TOWN / WESTERN CAPE

Service Number

🚔 Police Emergency / SAPS 10111
📱 Cellphone Emergency 112
🚑 Ambulance / Emergency Medical 10177
🚨 Cape Town General Emergency — landline 107
🚨 Cape Town Emergency — cellphone 021 480 7700
🚒 Disaster Risk Management 080 911 4357
🕵️ Crime Stop 0860 010 111
☠️ Poisons Information 0861 555 777
🌊 NSRI Sea Rescue 087 094 9774
🏔️ Wilderness Search & Rescue 021 937 0300
👶 Childline 116
🔎 Missing Persons Bureau — WC 021 918 3512 / 3449 / 3452

These numbers are listed by the Western Cape Government and/or official City of Cape Town and SAPS sources.

🏙️ CITY OF CAPE TOWN SERVICES

💡 Electricity / Water / Sewerage faults: 0860 103 089

🚰 Water & sanitation WhatsApp: 0600 181 505

🚌 MyCiTi / Public Transport: 0800 65 64 63

🚗 City emergency line: 021 480 7700

🛡️ City 24-hour crime tip-off: 0800 110 077

❤️ SUPPORT

SADAG Su***de Crisis Line: 0800 567 567 [SADAG](https://www.sadag.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Important: For a life-threatening emergency, use 112 from a cellphone, 10111 for police, 10177 for ambulance, or Cape Town's 107 / 021 480 7700 emergency channels as appropriate.

13/08/2026

13/08/2026

A psychologist once placed two identical cars in different neighborhoods.
One in the Bronx, one in Palo Alto.

The Bronx car was stripped clean in hours.
The Palo Alto car was untouched for a week.

Then, the psychologist smashed one window on the Palo Alto car.
Within hours, the car was destroyed.
Tires slashed. Radio ripped out. Completely gutted.

One broken window changed everything. This is called the Broken Windows Theory, and it applies to you and your community too

You think the small stuff doesn't matter, IT DOES!

It's quietly killing your morals, infrastructure and ultimately our community

See something, report something
021 9501306/08
064 8416718
021 480 7700

11/08/2026

STOP GBV
Gender-based violence (GBV) does not discriminate.
Any person of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender can be a victim or perpetrator of GBV.
Report all cases of r**e, sexual assault or any form of violence to your local police station or call the toll-free Crime Stope number @ 086 00 10111.

11/08/2026

Violence continues to plague communities, even after the deployment of the army and specialised police units.

11/08/2026

[VIEWER QUESTION] Where is South Africa falling short in the fight against crime?