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Watch – Cape Town raids: City and SAPS divided over R1.6bn corruption claims

A high-stakes arrest with apparent links to a suspected gang boss. An unlawful police raid. And the City of Cape Town in effect blowing the whistle on itself in a corruption investigation that police say involves R1.6-billion, but which City officials say is a 'grossly inflated' amount. These events are shaking the city’s political and policing landscape. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains.
Watch – Cape Town raids: City and SAPS divided over R1.6bn corruption claims Illustrative image, from left: Police in Cape Town. (Photo: Gallo Images / Die Burger / Jaco Marais) | Cape Town Civic Centre. (iStock) | City of Cape Town’s JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security. (Photo: Gallo Images / Brenton Geach) | Malusi Booi, former Cape Town human settlements mayoral committee member. (Photo: Gallo Images / Brenton Geach) | Alleged gang boss Ralph Stanfield. (Photo: Gallo Images / Die Burger / Jaco Marais)
Caryn Dolley
By Caryn Dolley
28 Oct 2025
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Reporting by: Caryn Dolley
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn

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