By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Six non-profit organizations have joined forces to combat violence against children in Delft, a high-risk area for youth. Molo Songololo Director, Patric Solomons, spoke to VOC Breakfast on Friday about their fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the community. “Two quarters ago, Delft had the highest murder[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Crime in the Western Cape has reached high levels, particularly gang-related, as media reports indicated a spike in high jackings to construction mafias and extortions. The Institute for Security Studies has helped design an evidence-based intervention piloted in the Tafelsig area on visible policing, which has seen[…]
By Kouthar Sambo In honor of Social Work Month in March, the Western Cape Department of Social Development is paying tribute to those in the social service profession. Speaking on VOC’s Sunday Live show on Sunday, a supervisor to social workers in the Delft area, Natasha Daniels, said that social[…]
By Kouthar Sambo A fire ripped through an elderly woman’s backyard at 5 Rosendal Weg, Delft, last night. The 61-year-old woman, Sariefa Boltney, who was overwhelmed with emotion, was not in the position to speak to VOC News. The eldest daughter of the woman, Razaan Boltney, said that the fire[…]
By Ragheema Mclean Once again, the community of Delft on the Cape Flats has featured in the SAPS top 10 list for murder, assault, and attempted murder. According to the recent crime statistics, Delft witnessed a staggering 80 recorded murders between July and September, surpassing both provincial and national crime[…]
Operation Restore police officers arrested two men for possession of drugs in Delft on the outskirts of Cape Town on Friday. They were deployed to the area to quell ongoing gang violence and were conducting stop-and-search operations during which they searched a house in The Hague, confiscating a consignment of[…]
The body of a 21-year-old female was found buried in a shallow grave in Delft at the weekend. According to SAPS, the discovery was made after officials responded to a tip-off on Sunday evening. The deceased was found with stab wounds to her body. “The unknown suspect/s fled the scene[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Delft community members beat and set alight five alleged perpetrators who were believed to be involved in numerous robberies, on Monday 02 January 2023. The residents claim to have seen the suspects breaking into homes in Delft while another community member noted a break-in on Christmas Eve[…]
The Hawks are investigating the “kidnapping” of a 17-year-old Cape Town girl who was allegedly snatched from her family’s business this week. The girl was reportedly kidnapped from her father’s spaza shop in Delft. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear. On Saturday, Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani told TimesLIVE the[…]
LOCAL Police are appealing for information after two police officers came under attack in separate incidents in Delft. According to spokesperson, Capt FC Van Wyk, 39-year-old Siya Zaba was shot and killed by unknown suspects in Notwari Street, Leiden, late Sunday evening. The Delft-stationed officer was off duty at the[…]
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