BACK TO WORK: Back to reality — Masemola returns as Western Cape anti-gang cop’s home petrol-bombed
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has returned to work after a scandal. At the same time, an Anti-Gang Unit officer’s home was hit in a petrol bomb attack in South Africa’s gang-violence capital, the Western Cape, and a suspect died after a related shootout. In another incident in the province, on-duty police officers were injured by people throwing stones.
By Caryn DolleySouth Africa
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National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has returned to work after a scandal. At the same time, an Anti-Gang Unit officer’s home was hit in a petrol bomb attack in South Africa’s gang-violence capital, the Western Cape, and a suspect died after a related shootout. In another incident in the province, on-duty police officers were injured by people throwing stones.
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- October 19, 2026
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- Caryn Dolley
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- Daily Maverick