The police have lost control of South Africa’s firearms. This, in a nutshell, is the claim by exasperated gun lobbyists who have turned to the courts in a bid to fix the “chaotic state of affairs” within the South African Police Service’s (Saps) central firearms registry. The South African Arms[…]
A 25-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. This after Metro Police officers responded to suspicious behaviour by the individual on the corner of Zwakop and Thames Walk, Manenberg, last night. Metro Police spokesperson sergeant Ruth Solomons said the suspect[…]
A gun smuggling investigation said to be the biggest in South Africa, which has been hampered by murders, an information leak and tensions among some of the Western Cape’s top police officers, has been handed over to the Hawks and is back on track. Investigators are now said to be[…]
While a police effort to address the gang problem continues, chairperson of the Grassy Park Community Police Forum (CPF), Phillip Bam says a fresh strategy needs to be put in place for more effective results. Gang violence has once again taken the life of an innocent resident, this time a[…]
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