LOCAL One third of the 662 cases referred to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) for investigation in the Western Cape in the 2021/22 financial year required action to be taken against police for incidents including deaths in custody, alleged assaults and rape. While most (447) cases required no further[…]
LOCAL Western Cape police have activated a 72-hour plan to nab the perpetrators who shot and injured two off-duty officers in Khayelitsha on Friday. Police spokesperson Capt Frederick van Wyk said the two constables were shot while driving home in Khayelitsha. “The two stopped at traffic lights in their marked[…]
LOCAL The new Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape says her office is gearing itself to deliver the best possible service to the public. As the first woman to hold this position, Advocate Nicolette Bell says clearing backlogs created by the Covid pandemic is high on the priority[…]
LOCAL The Western Cape Department of Community Safety and Police Oversight, Intercape bus company, the South African National Taxi Council, and the police will brief the provincial standing committee on Transport on Friday. This is regarding the ongoing attacks on long-distance buses. Intercape confirmed that two drivers were shot on[…]
Western Cape police have made a number of arrests in the past few days with charges ranging from unlawful possession of firearms to organised crime. According to W/O Joseph Swartbooi, Atlantis police on Thursday participated in an integrated operation. “The members responded to information and approached and searched an identified[…]
LOCAL The newly-established civic organisation, Cape Forum has voiced its support for policing powers to devolve to the Western Cape government The provincial government has in recent years been calling for SAPS powers to be handed over to local officials alleging that national policing is failing to ensure residents’ safety. “Even[…]
LOCAL The Western Cape government has launched an instrument to up the ante in the fight against crime. The Safety Dashboard is an up-to-date online platform with real-time data used from hospitals and other government entities to pinpoint escalation of violent activities. Premier Alan Winde launches Safety Dashboard: This can be[…]
The Western Cape has been granted an extension until 31st May to get counted in the Census 2022. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said data collectors will be visiting communities with low response rates across the province. Approximately 1.1-million households have completed the census questionnaire since data collection began in[…]
by Tauhierah Salie Amid high rates of unemployment, Operation Dudula has revealed it is launching a branch in the Western Cape this weekend to quote-unquote ‘take back jobs from foreigners’. The movement, led by 36-year-old Nhlanhla “Lux” Dlamini, emerged in Soweto during the height of riots in July last year.[…]
A suspect arrested in connection with a mass shooting in Enkanini, on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, has briefly appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court. 35-year-old Thando Shuba faces charges relating to the shooting of two women and four men in the informal settlement. The killings took place two[…]
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