Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille launched what has been calledd the Stabilisation Unit in Manenberg on Friday as part of the Provincial Government and City of Cape Town’s plan to improve crime ridden Manenberg. After the launch, De Lille told VOC News that the 190 strong unit, which forms part[…]
Outraged Lentegeur residents are taking back their community in a fight against on-going gang violence that has shed the blood of tons of railway commuters along Lentegeur railway station. “There has been a spat of shootings in the area. We believe that it is related to gang violence that often[…]
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement in South Africa (BDS SA) has refuted allegations it walked out a meeting with the City of Cape Town, after the two parties met on Thursday over the organisations plans to stage a protest outside a Pharrell Williams concert in September. BDS are optimistically[…]
Amidst the City of Cape Town’s announcement of an investment initiative aimed at improving conditions in the gang-infested area of Manenberg, the Manenberg Community Policing Forum has expressed concern at a lack of consultation on the plans with the community. This comes despite those behind the project having surveyed the[…]
South Africa has been named amongst the eight worst corruption hotspots on the African continent, in a survey conducted by law firm ENSafrica. The findings placed the country 7th in terms of corruption and bribery across the continent, although it also highlighted an increase in anti-bribery compliance awareness amongst those[…]
The Manenberg Safety Forum believes the Western Cape Governments’ plans to improve Manenberg is not in the favour of the local community but rather a gimmick in the lead up to the 2016 elections. The forum’s Rugshanda Pascoe says that the organisation’s stance has always been that the local government[…]
Human trafficking is a global issue with it being labelled as modern day slavery with an estimated 27 million victims worldwide. UNICEF estimates that 1.2 million children are trafficked globally each year. It is said that South Africa is a source, destination and transit for trafficked victims. Everyday people are[…]
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has hailed the trial of former Chadian President, Hissène Habre as a “milestone moment” for justice on the African continent. The former dictator of the Central African state made his first appearance before a Senegalase court in Dakar this week, where he is facing charges[…]
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has expressed concerns that new regulations published by government last week pertaining to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), may promote corruption within the public sector tendering processes. Under existing regulations within the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act of 2000, which relate to dealings with organs[…]
The face of Manenberg will be transformed in the coming years after the Western Cape government announced a groundbreaking new plan to improve the condition of the gang infested area. At a briefing on Wednesday, Premier Helen Zille said that while the investment initiative will focus on addressing the issue[…]
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