Outraged residents of Bonteheuwel are determined to take back their streets from gangsterism and drug pedalling after staging a march in the area on Sunday. Bonteheuwel Joint Peace Forum spokesperson Judy Kennedy says that due to high frequencies of crime infiltrating the area it has become increasingly difficult to pin[…]
As we celebrate Human Rights Day, South Africans are reminded of the struggles of the past, particularly the 1960 Sharpeville massacre that resulted in the murder of 69 individuals, and pay homage to the heroes who bravely fought for the dismantlement of Apartheid. Human rights are defined as universal values that[…]
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[…]
VOC listeners are fed up with crime and believe ordinary people should do whatever they can to defend themselves against brazen criminals. This was the overwhelming sentiment on air this week, following a fiery debate around the shooting of a teenage criminal near Bonteheuwel. On Monday, a woman found herself[…]
OPINION by Lizette Lancaster Increasingly, South Africans from all walks of life are mobilising for change. Many resort to public protest in the hope of galvanising government to improve its performance and do something about unacceptable levels of unemployment and poverty. Last year saw widespread community-level protests, along with large-scale[…]
13 603 suspects were arrested in crime hotspots across the city over the recent festive season, part of the South African Police Services (SAPS) efforts to intensify crime prevention operations over the busy holiday period. The arrests formed part of a series of operations aimed at tackling crime and gang-related[…]
Credit and debit card holders are being advised to take extra precautionary measures when using their cards at ATMs or in stores, with a trend of card skimming seemingly on the rise. Card skimming sees criminals illegally copy the information from an individual’s card via the magnetic strip, which is[…]
Residents in greater Muizenberg area are said to be outraged at the escalating crime in the Vrygrond area after a 14 year old boy was stabbed to death. The Steenberg Community Policing Forum has now vowed to work more closely with the community to form street committees to clamp down[…]
The Metro Police’s specialised Gang and Drug Unit has yielded positive results in areas like Hanover Park and Ottery in recent months, part of a City of Cape Town-led clampdown on gang activity on the most crime-ridden communities across the city. Hanover Park and Ottery in particular have experienced an[…]
At least three people have been killed and another injured in a spate of escalated shootings that have rocked the community of Grassy Park over the past two days. The suburb has faced near daily shootings since early November, notably in Parkwood, Lotus River and neighbouring Ottery. The incidents have[…]
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