The community of Mitchells Plain today witnessed the launch of the Justice of the Peace and the Commissioners of Oaths (JOCOP) forum. This initiative was started in partnership with the SAPS in Mitchells Plain in order to allow members of the forum to assist the community of Mitchell’s plain without[…]
Lone off-duty police officers who carry service pistols are easy targets for gangs, Mitchells Plain Community Police Forum chairperson Hanif Loonat said on Thursday. “A lone policeman is an easy target for criminals on the hunt for guns. In gang infested communities like this one, lawbreakers know who the officers[…]
Over the past few days VOC News has received an overwhelming number of calls from community members on the Cape Flats, complaining of dismal service at the Mitchell’s Plain District Hospital. These complaints range from extensive waiting times, poor attitude from staff as well as a shortage of crucial resources[…]
The Mitchell’s Plain Community Police Forum (CPF) cluster has formulated a plan of action for the forthcoming year with the aim of combatting and ultimately eradicating criminal activity. This comes as several policing role-players associated with the CPF came together at the end of August for a Policing Needs and[…]
A 52-year-old off-duty Western Cape policeman was shot in the face while at a Mitchell’s Plain car wash on Thursday afternoon. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Thembinkosi Kinana said the warrant officer was waiting for his car at a garage at the corner of Cedar and Boshof streets in Westridge, when[…]
Zip guns are commonly used on the Cape Flats, says the Mitchells Plain Community Police Forum. Its chairperson, Abie Isaacs, said gangsters often used these makeshift guns because they were easy to build and difficult to trace. Isaacs was commenting on Tuesay after an incident where a 12-year-old boy was[…]
Tensions are high in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, after an alleged high ranking gangster was shot and killed on Thursday afternoon. Locals say they fear retaliation shootings after the 47-year-old was killed in a hail of bullets near a shopping centre in Caravelle Street at 17:00. The man allegedly belonged to[…]
A woman appeared in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Friday after a man was beaten to death with a hammer and burnt in his Rocklands home. The 27-year-old woman was apparently the victim’s girlfriend. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Tembinkosi Kinana said the 43-year-old man’s body was found in his[…]
A teenager is expected to appear in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after two people were injured in a shooting in Rocklands, one of them an 11-year-old girl. Provincial police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said the shooting took place in Strandloper Street at 20:20. It is understood[…]
Mitchell’s Plain day hospital is buckling under pressure as it deals with an influx of patients stemming from the closure of GF Jooste Hospital in Manenberg. VOC News received a concerning call from a member of the public regarding what she described as a frustrating experience at the Mitchells Plain[…]
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