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WC to reintroduce reward system for the reporting of illegal firearms
Western Cape MEC for Community Safety and Police Oversight, Reagen Allen, says the province will reintroduce the system for the…
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SANDF members to continue patrols
Despite 2,700 soldiers continuing their deployment across the country, Cape Flats residents say they won’t make much of a difference.…
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Police’s sniffer dog Snoekie makes R800 000 mandrax bust
A 51-year-old man is expected to appear in court on Thursday in connection with the seizure of 20 000 mandrax…
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Cops hunt gunmen behind Mitchells Plain mass shooting
Police are still hunting the gunmen behind a mass shooting in Montclair, in Mitchells Plain. A woman was killed and…
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Cape Town opens 2nd mass vaccination site in Athlone
Cape Town now has a second mass vaccination site. From Tuesday, the Athlone Vaccination Centre of Hope will be open…
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Two arrested, guns and booze seized in Cape Town police stings
Western Cape police arrested two men, confiscated three unlicensed firearms and a substantial quantity of liquor during separate police operations…
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SAPS blamed for worsening Cape gang violence
Pressure group Action Society has blamed the South African Police Service (Saps) for the worsening crisis of gang wars in…
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More police deployed in Western Cape crime hotspots
More than 20 people have been killed in the Cape flats, since the beginning of the year. Hoping to curb…
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This is why gangsters are getting away with murder
Cape Flats activist Roegshanda Pascoe believes the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) is not being used effectively to help…
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City of Cape Town urged to shelve ShotSpotter project for good
A policing expert on Monday said the City of Cape Town would be best served to shelve the ShotSpotter project…
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6 things you need to know about Boity’s alleged new Boyfriend
Anton David Jeftha has been a trending topic since yesterday after a fan alleged that he is our fave Boity’s…
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Another teen dies after being caught in suspected gang crossfire on Cape Flats
Yet another child has died after being caught in gang crossfire on the Cape Flats. In the latest incident, a…
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Bheki Cele hoping to put WC gang leaders behind bars in 2021
Police Minister Bheki Cele is hoping 2021 will be the year that Western Cape gang ring leaders are put in…
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Police arrest suspects linked to gangs on Cape Flats
Western Cape police have confiscated drugs, a firearm, and ammunition and arrested several suspects linked to organized gangs on the…
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This is stupid – Angry Police Officers turn against Minister Bheki Cele over cigarettes ban
Cape Flats cops are angry with Police Minister Bheki Cele following his remarks that mense caught smoking cigarettes in their…
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Gift of the Givers helps feed 400 Cape Flats families for 3 weeks
Four hundred families will go to bed well-fed over the next three weeks after the Gift of the Givers foundation…
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Foreign-owned spaza shops on Cape Flats feel threatened
Small business owners in Cape Town are adapting to the changing conditions under the national lockdown. Some foreign-owned store owners…
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Looting suspects caught, cops on high alert amid Cape Flats struggle
Police have reinforced deployments at a number of areas on the Cape Flats after several burglaries, looting of grocery stores…
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Army expected to stop Operation Lockdown on Cape Flats at month-end
The much-vaunted Operation Lockdown – a crime-fighting co-operation between the police, army, and other law enforcement agencies – will wrap…
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Spine Road High a light in the darkness
An almost perfect record! Spine Road High School in gang-ridden Mitchells Plain is a light among the darkness, having achieved…
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Rashied Staggie to be buried next week
Former Cape Town gang boss Rashied Staggie will be buried next week. He was the second gang leader associated with…
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Child killed in Tafelsig gang shootout
A 10-year-old child was killed in the crossfire of a shooting in the Cape Flats. Residents of Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain…
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Soldiers won’t stem the Cape’s gang violence because the army is in a truly sorry state
Fewer than 300 soldiers in the area at any time doesn’t add up to much, and the army has limited…
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Cape residents pin hope on army
Even as the police minister is hosting a crime summit in Paarl, it’s been business as usual for criminals on…
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Bheki Cele: SANDF to be deployed to the Cape Flats
Police Minister, Bheki Cele will be sending in the South African National Defence Force to the Cape Flats. The South…
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