Security experts, police unions and some inside the SA Police Service are questioning a decision to drastically cut the police training period from 24 months to eight. The move, which police sources have said acting national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Kgomotso Phahlane will announce at a media briefing today, has surprised[…]
As gang violence rips through the Cape Flats, gang related activity within the so-called ‘townships’ appears to be unnoticed. Tuesday night’s killing spree in Nyanga, which resulted in the death of four individuals and injured three, awakened Cape Flats communities to the realities of life within the townships of the[…]
Cape Town police are appealing to the public to help them locate a five-year-old boy who went missing two days ago. In a statement on Tuesday, police spokesperson Lieutenant Andre Traut said Okuhle Linganiso disappeared from his Kalkfontein home on Sunday. Traut said police believe his biological father may have[…]
A police constable has been shot dead while sitting in his police car in front of his house. Lindekile Sikade, 39, was wearing his police uniform when he was shot at about 6:15am in Hlosi Street, Philippi East. His 9mm firearm was stolen. The murdered officer was stationed at the[…]
Protesters brought Du noon to a standstill on Monday by looting shops owned by foreign nationals. All roads leading to Du Noon were blocked police tried to contain the violence ensured. The Somali Community of South Africa (SCOSA) is trying to evacuate all foreign national spaza shop owners. SCOSA confirmed[…]
As South Africa enters its 22nd year of democracy, ordinary South Africans feel the gains made in the country’s transition are being pushed back by the alarming increase in crime and violence. Gang violence, rooted in organized crime, continues unabated, and almost on a daily basis claims the lives of[…]
The Mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille has warned of a phishing scam in which her name is being used. In a statement issued on Wednesday, De Lille said: “It has come to my attention that my name is being used in what appears to be a phishing scam.[…]
The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) has called for an inquiry into the “structural inefficiencies” that limit police in Khayelitsha. The coalition handed over a memorandum to SAPS officials at the Khayelitsha police station this week, following the questionable service offered to the family of 21 year old Sinoxolo Mafevuka who[…]
13 603 suspects were arrested in crime hotspots across the city over the recent festive season, part of the South African Police Services (SAPS) efforts to intensify crime prevention operations over the busy holiday period. The arrests formed part of a series of operations aimed at tackling crime and gang-related[…]
Emotions are running high in Hanover Park following the senseless killing of a four year old boy in the area on Wednesday evening. The boy was shot in the head in a gang crossfire last and died in his grandmother’s arms. It’s believed the boy is from Hermanus and was[…]
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