With the evergrowing crime rate in the Western Cape not even schools are safe from vandalism and burglary. Shocking figures reflect that there has been a drastic increase in the amount of school burglary and vandalism cases from January to June last year in comparison to this year. Minister of[…]
By Anees Teladia The terms of reference for the official South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) inquiry into the violence in the Western Cape have now been established. The inquiry will be investigating the gang violence and crime that has crippled the Western Cape – violence so severe and prevalent[…]
Temperatures are forecast to dip below freezing point in the Matroosberg area from Thursday, which could finally mean snow for those who have had their fingers crossed for a white winter. Matroosberg Nature Reserve recently posted to its Facebook page saying this week could bring the first snowfall for the[…]
This story is part of a three-part “Gang Wars” series, which this week focuses on Hanover Park. Since the start of the year, 45 people have been murdered in Hanover Park in the Western Cape and 12 people lost their lives to violence in June, the bloodiest month in the[…]
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert With the continued outcry over the bloodshed on the Cape Flats, the Mitchells Plain CPF cluster believes violent crimes on the Cape flats have reached crisis point. Members of various CPF’s gathered at Gardendale High School in Athlone on Saturday for a crime summit to formulate[…]
Six women were murdered in Philippi East on Friday evening, July 6. Police have opened an investigation into this heinous crime but the motive for the murder is unknown. According to EWN, the women aged between 18 and 26-years-old were shot at a residence in the Marcus Garvey community. Police say[…]
Criminals seem to be becoming more and more creative when it comes to stopping motorists or getting drivers to leave their vehicles in order to hijack them, and a recent incident involving cement was possibly the most dangerous and creative method yet. While travelling along the N1 just after the[…]
Social media has blown up after the discovery that City of Cape Town officials have been fining the homeless in the city. Homeless people in Cape Town will be fined – and possibly find themselves in court – if they are found to be “obstructing pedestrian traffic on sidewalks” or[…]
Disgruntled community police forum members will engage with Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and MEC for Community Safety Albert Fritz over the current impasse over policing interventions to curb gang shootings. So said a dissatisfied Byron de Villiers, the chairperson of the Lentegeur Community Policing Forum (CPF), after what is[…]
Social media is abuzz condemning the City of Cape Town for fining homeless people for various offences which include obstructing pedestrian traffic, erecting a shelter in an undesignated area and starting a fire in a public area. As winter sets in, temperatures drop and rain continues to pummel Cape Town,[…]
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