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Makhaza gets new police station at cost of R23 million, but it’s a temporary structure
Khayelitsha’s newest police station cost R23 million, but it’s only a temporary structure. Police Minister Bheki Cele on Thursday officially…
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Top Western Cape cop vows to find gunmen after 14 people shot at Athlone informal settlement
Western Cape Police Commissioner Tembisile Patekile said that he would stop at nothing to find the gunmen who shot and…
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City of Cape Town: Demand for MyCiTi bus service increasing
The City of Cape Town says it has seen a steady increase in demand for its MyCiTi bus service. The…
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Police & NPA welcome life sentences of 2 Western Cape gangsters
The police and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have welcomed the sentencing of two gang members who were handed seven…
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Khayelitsha mass murderers get 14 life terms each
Two gang members who perpetrated a mass murder in Khayelitsha in 2020, have been handed down hefty sentences in the…
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5 dead following mass shooting in Khayelitsha
Police in Cape Town are probing a mass murder after the bodies of five people were found gunned down on…
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Western Cape police nab 3 suspects in separate incidents for possession of illegal guns
Western Cape police have arrested three suspects for possession of illegal guns in separate incidents in Heinz Park, Mfuleni and…
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City of Cape Town: Service delivery efforts won’t be derailed by construction mafia
The City of Cape Town says its service delivery efforts will not be derailed by threats of violence by the…
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Residents help City of Cape Town fight back against construction mafia
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says businesses in Philippi have pledged to rally behind the city to protect developmental projects…
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Bheki Cele says new police station in Khayelitsha is not yet operational
While visiting a new police station that has taken over 20 years to build, Police Minister Bheki Cele called on…
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PRASA says work to recover Cape Town’s central line gaining momentum
The Passenger Rail Service of South Africa (PRASA) says the work to recover the central line between Langa and Khayelitsha…
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Close to 7 million Western Cape liquor outlets fined from 2022 to 2023
The Western Cape liquor authority has issued almost seven million in fines to licensed liquor outlets across the province between…
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Taxi driver killed after crashing into shacks
Residents of the Covid-19 squatter camp near Mfuleni were left shocked after an accident involving five vehicles killed two people.…
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Western Cape police launch manhunt after officer & friend killed in Khayelitsha
The Western Cape police launched a manhunt following the murder of a 39-year-old police officer at Site C in Khayelitsha.…
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Attack on Eskom technicians leaves Khayelitsha families without power for a month
Some families in Enkanini, Khayelitsha, have spent a month without electricity after Eskom suspended services in the area following an…
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Western Cape Safety MEC calls for better police intelligence in wake of 2 mass shootings
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen said it was deeply horrific that two mass murders were reported within 48…
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City of Cape Town denies failure to provide water & sanitation to central line relocatees
The City of Cape Town on Thursday refuted claims that there was a lack of water and sanitation at a…
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Prasa hopes to get Cape Town Central Line operational by February
The City of Cape Town said it is doing the best it can to provide water to households that have…
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2 women found dead at Cape beaches
Mystery surrounds the deaths of two women who were found at Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain beaches on Saturday morning. The…
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Process to move over 2K families from City of Cape Town’s central line in Phillipi begins
The process to move 2,648 families from the central railway line near Philippi train station has begun. The central line…
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Cape Town police investigating mass shooting at tavern in Enkanini informal settlement
The Western Cape Serious and Violent Crime detectives are investigating yet another mass shooting in Khayelitsha. Three people were killed…
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15 years in jail for Cape Town man who robbed Eastern Cape Absa bank
A Cape Town man has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for his part in a brazen bank robbery by…
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Town Two residents in Khayelitsha begin rebuilding homes after deadly fire
Residents in Town Two in Khayelitsha are on Tuesday picking up the pieces and rebuilding their shelters after a fire…
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Devastating shack fire in Khayelitsha leaves hundreds homeless
Hundreds of people have been left homeless, following a devastating shack fire at the TTS informal settlement, in Town Two,…
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Western Cape police hunting suspects involved in Mfuleni mass shooting
Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for suspects responsible for yet another mass murder in Mfuleni. Three men were…
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Suspect arrested for murder of Cape Town cop
The Hawks have swooped on a man suspected of killing a Cape Town police officer. Spokesperson for the directorate W/O…
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Gang violence, alcohol & drugs have big impact on pupil safety at Cape Town schools
Lobby group Equal Education said a survey it had done showed that gang violence, alcohol, and drug use were major…
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Off duty cop shot dead in Khayelitsha
Police have yet to make arrests in connection with the murder of a police officer in Khayelitsha. The 37-year-old sergeant…
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Ex-police officer found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend in Khayelitsha
Former police officer Thando Faku has been found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend, Wendy Papu. Faku, who was off-duty at…
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State to ask for life sentence for ex-cop found guilty of killing ex-girlfriend & lying to court
A former police officer who lied about how his ex-girlfriend was killed has been found guilty of her murder. The…
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Search continues for body of suspected drowning victim at Cape Town’s Monwabisi Beach
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) continued its search at Monwabisi Beach in Khayelitsha on Sunday for the body of…
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Stats show crime spike in some Western Cape hotspots
Crime has increased in at least five townships regarded as crime hotspots in the Western Cape, despite the latest crime…
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Cape Town taxi strike: Some scholar transport drivers halt services over safety fears
The Western Cape Scholar Transport Board said that with the safety of pupils and drivers top of mind, a number…
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LEAP officer gunned down in Nyanga while patrolling during Cape Town taxi strike
Western Cape police are investigating a case of murder after a Law Enforcement Advancement Plan officer (LEAP) was killed in…
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Cape Town Metro Cop killed in drive-by shooting
A Cape Town Metro Police officer has been killed in a drive-by shooting. The incident happened on Friday night while…
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Cape Town taxi violence: Health services impacted and several healthcare workers attacked
The ongoing taxi violence in Cape Town has now impacted health services, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness…
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Eskom withdraws services in 6 Cape Town areas after petrol-bombing of vehicle
Eskom has suspended its services in Khayelitsha, Delft, Belhar, Dunoon, Philippi, and Fisantekraal after its vehicle was allegedly petrol-bombed in…
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Golden Arrow bus number 2 torched in Khayelitsha on Friday
Golden Arrow Bus Services has now confirmed that yet another bus has been set alight in Khayelitsha. This brings to…
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Golden Arrow moves operations out of Khayelitsha and Nyanga after driver shot
Golden Arrow Bus Services has confirmed that a driver was shot and injured in Khayelitsha on Friday morning. Sporadic incidents…
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Golden Arrow bus torched in Khayelitsha amid taxi strike
A Golden Arrow bus was set alight in Khayelitsha on Friday morning. Law enforcement officers are on the scene of…
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Western Cape Santaco: City of Cape Town’s impounding of taxis putting livelihoods at risk
Taxi umbrella body Santaco in the Western Cape believes the City of Cape Town’s constant and unfair impoundment of taxis…
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Plans to improve service delivery for Cape Flats
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city is making strides in improving critical infrastructure. For the 2023/2024 financial year,…
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Traffic cop wounded a man who tried shooting him with a replica gun
A man who tried to shoot at a traffic officer was wounded and arrested. The officer noticed three men trying…
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Manhunt launched after fatal shooting of Khayelitsha security officer
Cape Town police have launched a manhunt for a gunman who killed a security officer in Khayelitsha. It’s understood the…
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Family blames friends for teenager’s death
Residents and the youth of Site C in Khayelitsha say they live in fear as incidents of murder and rape…
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City of Cape Town concerned over incidents in which wildlife targeted for illegal use
The City of Cape Town said it was concerned with incidents involving wildlife being targeted for illegal use. This was…
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Man arrested for killing seal at Cape Town beach
Another suspect has been arrested for allegedly killing a seal at a Cape Town beach. City law enforcement officers say…
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Cape Town traffic officials close parts of N2 due to Khayelitsha protests
Cape Town traffic officials closed parts of the N2 highway in the vicinity of Khayelitsha on Thursday due to a…
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Get the trains back on track, says SCOPA
Several train stations on Cape Town’s central line have not been operating for years due to the theft of essential…
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Relocating people living along parts of Cape Town’s central line a challenge, says Prasa
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said that relocating people living along some parts of the Cape Town…
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