Alleged gang boss Ralph Stanfield will go on trial in March after losing two preliminary skirmishes in a massive guns-to-gangs case. Stanfield, believed to be the boss of the 28s gang, will appear in the Khayelitsha regional court alongside his partner, his sister, at least three former police officers and[…]
A provincial strategy hub and safety organisations in communities are at the heart of a new plan to combat gangsterism in the Western Cape. The plan was drawn up after “high-level input from government and civil society members at five intense workshops” in 2018, and handed to the provincial community[…]
After some perceived a lack of community participation at a crime summit organised in July earlier this year, a follow-up summit was arranged this past Saturday. The initial summit hosted several prominent figures and a multitude of stakeholders, including Police Minister Bheki Cele and CPF representatives, and was held in[…]
The Total Shutdown Movement, which initiated the shutdown on 25 September last year, is planning to host a public engagement session later today regarding the escalating gang-violence that continues to fester in the Western Cape – despite the deployment of the SANDF. The movement rejects the call for the army[…]
Deputy Police Minister, Cassel Mathale, says his Department will continue to engage with residents on the Cape Flats, to try to find a solution to high levels of gang violence and crime. Mathale was speaking outside parliament where he received a memorandum from a group of residents and religious leaders from[…]
Prominent community activists, religious leaders, non-governmental organisations and concerned community members gathered for a processional march and interfaith service at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone on Sunday. The well-attended event was organised as a public stand against gang violence in the Cape Flats and saw several speeches and prayers[…]
An interfaith prayer gathering is expected to take place in Athlone this Sunday, 25 August, where a “plan for united action towards safe, secure and peaceful livelihoods for working-class communities in the Cape” will be formally ushered in. The gathering, organised by SAWUSA, will be taking place at the Joseph[…]
Questions surrounding the effectiveness of the SANDF have been raised, after just over a month of being deployed to gang-ridden areas on the Cape Flats. Many residents in gang afflicted areas are sceptical about the impact the SANDF has had on crime since their deployment, with some saying they are[…]
After Meghan Cremer’s murder suspects were in police custody, an undisclosed amount of cash was withdrawn from her bank account from an ATM in Philippi. According to the Facebook Group Adjudicate, “a day after the three suspects were in custody an undisclosed amount of money was withdrawn from Meghan Cremer’s[…]
Three suspects who appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court have been charged with the murder of horse show rider, Meghan Cremer. They will appear in court again on Thursday, August 15 to attend their bail hearings. The suspects are Jeremy Sias (27), Charles Daniels (39) and Shiraaz Jaftha (34), and[…]
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