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Stellies students assist in arrest of rapist

Students in Stellenbosch say they are living in fear, after another rape was reported on campus in less than a month. Last week the university was assisted by students in making the arrest of the suspect. The suspect will be appearing in court on Monday. The 20 year old student[…]

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‘We are in danger if we report gangsters’, say residents

Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, accompanied by the South African Police Service (SAPS), Law Enforcement and various community policing forum’s collectively took to the streets of Heideveld and Manenberg on Tuesday for a safety outreach program. The campaign aims to educate communities about the Prevention of Organised[…]

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Two McDonald’s employees victims of Cape shooting

McDonald’s has confirmed that two people killed after their taxi was caught in the crossfire between police and suspected robbers on Monday were employees of the Kuils River franchise. The shooting follows a police shooting in Cape Town where a Nando’s employee was mistakenly killed on her way home from work,[…]

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Gang violence claims more lives on Cape Flats

Police have confirmed that the recent fatal shooting in Lavender Hill is in fact gang related. Two men were killed and two other people hurt late Tuesday afternoon. Steenberg Police Station Commander, Jan Alexander says while the investigation into the incident continues, law enforcement will be working with residents to[…]

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Outsourcing protest puts UWC on lockdown

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is on lockdown as workers and students barricade all entrances the university with protests for higher wages and an end to outsourcing. Police have tried to disperse protesters with rubber bullets after workers chanted on university premises from all main entrances. Students watched[…]

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Guns and smoke as Cavendish jeweller robbed

Police are investigating a business robbery after four armed men robbed Trigg Jewellers in Cavendish Square on Sunday morning. The same jewellery shop was robbed about five months ago. Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk said Sunday’s robbery took place at around 11.30am. “The suspects fled the scene with an[…]

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One of five WCape escapees re-arrested

One of the five prisoners who escaped from the Lentegeur police cells at the weekend has been re-arrested, Western Cape police confirmed on Monday. Police were still looking for the remaining four, Colonel André Traut said. The five men, aged between 21 and 33, were in custody awaiting their first[…]

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Police shot us without provocation: UP protesters

Protesters at the University of Pretoria on Tuesday accused police of attacking them without provocation. One worker, who asked not to be named, told News24 they were singing and dancing when police started shooting rubber bullets at them. “We are just calling for permanent jobs and a basic salary of[…]

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