By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert With more than one million people enjoying the festivities in the Western Cape, MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagan Allen said his department is quite satisfied with how his department managed during the silly season. “We expected more than one million people in the[…]
The South African Police Service (Saps) said there would be heightened police visibility across the country throughout the long weekend. With Heritage Day falling on a Sunday, Monday has been declared as a national holiday. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said law enforcement agencies would be intensifying their crime-combatting efforts[…]
LOCAL The CIty of Cape Town has launched its festive season plan which includes increased law enforcement patrols around popular destinations over the festive season. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city aims to make citizens and visitors safe while taking advantage of the many attractions. Hill-Lewis says more than[…]
LOCAL The City of Cape Town is expected to provide an overview of its safety plan for the festive season on Saturday. Several departments, including emergency response services, execute annual operations to ensure the safety of residents and vistors. Specific areas of focus include road safety, increased patrols around popular[…]
Following the engagement hosted last month by the Muslim Judicial Council SA (MJC) alongside interfaith communities and official stakeholders on the state of safety and security in the Western Cape, the MJC SA has published an expansive response from those cited in the memorandum of demands during the session. National[…]
By Ebraheem Fredericks The Child Justice Act of 2008 has been amended to increase the minimum age of criminal capacity for children in South Africa. The increase, from 10-years-old, means that children under the age of 12 cannot be convicted of a crime. A child between 12 and 14 years[…]
The multibillion-rand local gun industry has not been spared from the supply chain disruptions faced by many industries as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Industry players say the poor service delivery at the Central Firearms Registry at the South African Police Service has added to[…]
Two paramedics aboard a helicopter careering in circles on a hospital roof didn’t hang around and hope for the best. The pair hurled themselves out of the Agusta onto Paarl Hospital’s helipad — one injuring himself in the process — while the pilot battled to control the pirouetting helicopter. Once[…]
In light of the recent attempted kidnapping of a child at a restaurant in Johannesburg, Missing Children SA is appealing to parents to be incredibly vigilant with their children. The NGO warns that they see a yearly increase in children going missing. Last week, South Africans were shocked by a[…]
Legal analyst and attorney, Raznae Narayansami, says government needs to ensure that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) makes the safety and welfare of the public its priority in accordance with its constitutional mandate. The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of a passenger who was seriously wounded[…]
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