By Kouthar Sambo According to News24, the Western Cape High Court heard on Wednesday that a “trusted” gardener may agree to take a plea deal for the murder of teacher Helga van Wyk at her Durbanville home. The last-minute decision resulted in a deferral of the agreement’s finalization, therefore[…]
By Kouthar Sambo According to Police Minister Bheki Cele, the goal of publishing crime statistics is to assess how well the police are doing at upholding the peace and the law. Furthermore, the third quarter statistics indicate that crime is still a major issue, although visible policing and disruptive operations[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis The residents in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats have been rocked by another bloody weekend. According to reports, three people were killed, while a fourth person was wounded after suffering a gunshot to the head. The local community has been plagued by ongoing violence for[…]
LOCAL Police minister Bheki Cele has decried the number of crimes committed against women. Releasing the latest crime stats for the period between July and September, Cele said the rate at which women are abused, violated and killed in South Africa remains worrying and unacceptable; many are killed by the[…]
LOCAL Deputy-minister of Justice and Constitutional Development John Jeffery says the idea behind the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill is to detail the specific crime of hate speech and punishments for the offence. The Bill is before parliament and now also includes the category of[…]
LOCAL Feelings of safety in SA have been declining since 2019/20, data released by Stats SA show. According to the Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey 2021/22, released by statistician-general Risenga Maluleke on Tuesday, the percentage of adults aged 16 years and older who felt safe walking alone in their[…]
A boy’s body’s been discovered in the Western Cape township of Old Crossroads. According to the police, the child’s body was found in a bag on Friday morning. The tragic news of the boy’s death comes in the wake of the recent crime statistics, which revealed that 243 children had been murdered[…]
LOCAL Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, talking to community at an anti-crime imbizo in West Village, saying communities must stand together in the fight against crime, August 6, 2022. Police Minister Bheki Cele says his department will not allow the country to be turned into a criminals’ den. He was[…]
LOCAL The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape says it will embark on strike action on Thursday against crime and high fuel prices. Cosatu members will march through the Cape Town CBD, to the provincial legislature, Civic Centre and Parliament. Cosatu provincial secretary Malvern de Bruyn[…]
by Tauhierah Salie The National Economic Development and Labour Council or NEDLAC has confirmed that COSATU in the Western Cape has been given the green light to embark on legal strike action on Thursday, 4th August. Tensions are peaking as South Africans face record fuel and food costs, high unemployment[…]
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