By Kouthar Sambo “It has been quite a busy week with four Bulgarians who were shot dead in Constantia, most likely linked to organized crime. On the same day, one woman was shot dead in Wynberg outside the court, which is likely gang-related. It has been a busy week for[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen, said since 2020 the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have been effective in combating crime, particularly murder. LEAP areas recorded a total of 428 homicides from January to March this year. Allen explained homicides[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis The additional 250 South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicles that were handed over to provincial police in Mitchells Plain earlier this month has been of no benefit to the gang-ridden community. This is according to Chairperson of the Cape Flats Safety Forum Abie Isaacs. Speaking on[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Two high schools in the Mitchells Plain area are making the rounds on Whatsapp for all the wrong reasons as a video is being circulated showing two learners, one from Rocklands High and one from Mondale High engaging in a fight with other threats of violence between[…]
Residents in Ocean View, Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape, are reeling in shock following the murder of six people. Police say a vehicle pulled up outside a house in Neptune Street and gunmen fired shots, killing five people on the scene, the sixth victim died after being taken to[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis A 29-year-old man was fatally wounded during a shooting incident in Ottery yesterday. According to SAPS Spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk, Grassy Park police are investigating a case of murder. The circumstances and motive surrounding the shooting is yet to be established. Cape Town Traffic Service’s[…]
By: Loushe J. Gilbert The Bonteheuwel community is reeling from shock after an elderly woman was mauled to death by her neighbor’s pitbulls. The South African Police Services (SAPS) confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine the details surrounding the incident. Captain F.C Van Wyk, Media Liaison Officer at[…]
By: Loushe Jordaan Gilbert In its quest to root out corruption within the South African Police Services, six police officials aged between 31 and 42 were arrested on Tuesday morning on charges of corruption. The arrest follows a lengthy and thorough investigation by members attached to the Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit[…]
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, has ordered the prioritisation of investigations into the Mangaung prison escape case. Masemola says this is done in the interest of justice for the victims, survivors, and the affected families. This comes after reports that the[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis Days after the provincial crime stats were released for the third quarter of 2022, yet another mass shooting has rocked Wallacdene, Kraaifontein, where four men were gunned down in an informal settlement on Tuesday evening. According to SAPS, officials were called out to an informal[…]
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