By Aneeqa du Plessis A case of murder is being investigated after a Law Enforcement Officer was shot and killed in Nyanga last night. According to SAPS, the deceased was a passenger in the back of a vehicle when an unknown gunman opened fire along Miller Road. The officials were[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Following the instatement of the amended 2021 City of Cape Town Traffic by-law, an increase in taxi impoundments has taken place over the past few days causing an uproar within the taxi industry. Thus, SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO) met with local government to raise their[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis There has been an increase of over 180% of impounded vehicles related to illegal dumping by the City’s Law Enforcement Department since 2021. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Tuesday morning, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith said the public need to play[…]
The City of Cape Town’s law enforcement services says it is collaborating with the police and neighbourhood watches to ensure a safe Easter weekend. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security, JP Smith says additional resources will be assigned to priority areas including roads, events and public amenities where high[…]
The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security directorate has defended Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato, amid calls for him to step down over an altercation with an Ocean View resident on Friday. According to the City, the footage was distributed by the Cape Coloured Congress (CCC) as a means[…]
Cape Town will join numerous cities around the world in cancelling mass events this festive season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations are among those that have been postponed to 2021, as a result of an increase in infections recently. Held annually on the second day of[…]
Motorists in Cape Town have been driving without number plates in order to avoid getting caught by traffic cameras, according to Alderman JP Smith. In a statement released on Wednesday Smith, who is a member of the city’s mayoral committee for safety and security, said traffic officers conducting patrols on[…]
Calls have heightened for top City of Cape Town officials to be suspended for their involvement in a recent eviction in Khayelitsha which has raised questions around police brutality. It comes after eThembeni informal settlement resident Bulelani Qholani was forcefully evicted from his illegally erected shack by City law enforcement[…]
The City of Cape Town and the national government are in a feud over where to house refugees that have been squatting in the Cape Town CBD since October last year. A number of foreign nationals occupied the UNHRC building in Greenmark Square to demand that they are repatriated to[…]
The City of Cape Town will provide funding and support worth more than R5.8 million for the 2020 Minstrel event. The amount includes cash and costs for City-owned venues. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the funding will support six associations, including the Tweede Nuwe Jaar[…]
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