The sound of gun fire ringing out and more recently, pipe bombs has become a nightmare for many residents in Mitchells Plain on a day to day basis. But this is nothing new, as many communities in the area have become accustomed to the the climate of violence. Community police[…]
Petrol bomb attacks which left gangsters’ dens in ruins in Lentegeur Mitchell’s Plain this weekend could signal the end of gangsterism or could worsen ongoing gangster feuds. The devices were detonated in Magnolia Street and Linara Street in Lentegeur leaving the residences in ruins. The area is notoriously known for[…]
The Provincial Department of Health is once again focussing its efforts on childhood development. This time, the department has teamed up with the Carel Du Toit Centre as well as the Children’s Hospital Trust, to launch a first of its kind project aimed at assisting children with speech-language and hearing[…]
There has been a notable increase in store robberies in the Mitchell’s Plain area, the most recent of which led to the death of a security guard outside a jewellery store at the busy Town Centre on Monday. Speaking to VOC Breakfast Beat, chairperson of the Mitchell’s Plain Community Policing[…]
There is no evidence that primary schoolchildren in Cape Town are playing a game simulating rape, the Western Cape education department said on Sunday. MEC Debbie Schafer said district officials and social workers visited schools to speak with principals, teachers, and pupils. “I can confirm that the report given to[…]
A group of youth who feel passionately about the Palestinian cause have organised a ‘Palestine Festival’ in aid of raising funds for Gaza. The Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre Mosque, Youth For Change (YFC), and Muslim Youth United (MYU) will be collaborating to host the event this weekend. The festival is[…]
A picket demonstration was held at AZ Berman Promenade in Mitchell’s Plain on Friday afternoon with over 100 people participating. The demonstration was arranged by the Muslim Youth Movement (MYM) in aid of the oppressed in Gaza. The aim of the demonstration was to push the Muslim community to boycott[…]
The University of Cape Town (UCT) played host this past week to a three day in-depth discussion on gangs and gang violence, tackling the thinking strategy and mentalities behind the leaders and members of these gangs. The event was attended by a number of major role-players in the safety and[…]
Pregnant women in the greater Mitchell’s Plain area will be provided more specialised care through a new health project. The Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, launched a Maternal Patient-Centred Care initiative at the Mitchells Plain Community Health Centre (CHC) on Wednesday. Addressing a group of 50 pregnant patients[…]
Western Cape police say they are intensifying the fight against gangsterism and drugs. According to police spokesperson Thembinkhosi Kinana, the positive relationship between the Mitchell’s Plain Cluster and community structures such as the street committees and neighbourhood watches continues to yield successes as the police intensify the focus on gangsterism[…]
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