The recent death of a Ukrainian hiker as well as 14 other attacks reported in the Table Mountain area this year has prompted SANParks to deploy more rangers to bolster security and better ensure the safety of visitors to Cape Town’s iconic landmark. At World Rangers Day, held in Cape[…]
Gang battles and bullets saw 44 people killed in six months in one Cape Flats suburb. But the deployment of 100 law enforcement officers to the streets of Bonteheuwel has seen the area having its first murder-free month this year, bringing down the number of gang casualties from an average[…]
By Tauhierah Salie The streets of Cape Town CBD were filled with the sounds of mourning mothers, sisters and friends on Thursday, as various women-led organisations called on the government to urgently address the social ills which have claimed hundreds of lives. Around 350 demonstrators participated in a march organised[…]
Senior academics and members of the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences have raised the alarm on the high rate of violence in the Western Cape. Over the weekend of the 12th to the 14th of July this year, 43 murders were recorded on the Cape Flats, despite[…]
The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, has called for heightened safety measures for transport services like Uber and Bolt, in Nyanga. Fritz further called on community members to report known criminals in aims to make the communities safer. “We cannot allow the booming e-hailing industry to be put under[…]
Cellphone retailer Cellucity, which opened its doors in 1994, has not been targeted by armed robbers for 25 years, until this year. The company experienced six armed robbery attempts in the past six months – all in the Western Cape. While not the only stores being targeted for high-value goods[…]
Social justice movement group, Moms Move for Justice is expected to march to parliament in Cape Town tomorrow on Thursday in commemoration of all the victims of crime and senseless violence in local communities. Ordinary community members, religious leaders, community organisations and non-profit organisations are expected to attend. The march[…]
After two weeks since the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was deployed into the Western Cape to combat rampant crime, it appears that the men in camo have been losing the battle so far. How many murders were recorded in Cape Town this weekend? The province’s Minister of Community[…]
By Anees Teladia The murder of a Ukrainian tourist this past weekend has once again highlighted the inadequate safety mechanisms and crime prevention strategies on mountain trails and hiking paths in the Western Cape. Table Mountain, one of the most iconic landmarks of South Africa, is riddled with crime and[…]
Following a sporadic increase in gang shootings and crime, residents of Bokmakirie in Hazendal gathered at a public meeting hosted by the Bokmakirie Hazendal Upliftment and Development (BHUD) project for a public dialogue to discuss the Hazendal Emergency Response Team. Earlier this year, Bokmakierie in Hazendal was dubbed as one[…]
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