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994 murders recorded between April and June in Western Cape
The murder rate in the Western Cape continues to rise and more needs to be done. The Cape Flats Safety…
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Bheki Cele hints South Africans should brace for more shocking crime stats
Police Minister Bheki Cele has hinted that South Africans could be in for more shocking crime statistics. This comes ahead…
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Liquor Traders Association: Western Cape govt not serious about fighting crime
The Liquor Traders Association said that the Western Cape government was not serious about fighting crime. Its convenor, Lucky Ntimane,…
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Police ministry will be in Khayelitsha to tackle gender-based violence
Senior members of the police ministry will be in Khayelitsha on Thursday in an effort to try and stop the…
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Premier Winde welcomes Western Cape safety initiative
Western Cape authorities have welcomed newly-recruited LEAP officers who will be deployed to Bishop Lavis and other hotspots. The area…
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Lindiwe Zulu intervenes after Sassa beneficiaries in Khayelitsha are left in limbo
Pressure is mounting on Sassa to find an alternative office for social grant beneficiaries in the Khayelitsha area. Black Sash…
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Calls for Sassa to make a plan after suddenly closing Khayelitsha office
Black Sash has called for the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to announce a plan to address the abrupt…
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Cape Town set to construct eco-friendly MyCiTi bus depots
Construction of waterwise and electricity efficient MyCiTi bus depots is set to begin in Cape Town next month. The depots…
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Western Cape police arrest pair for romance scam amounting to R930 000
Western Cape police are urging residents to be cautious when looking for love online as romance scams seem to be…
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NFP calls for referendum on death penalty following mass shootings
The National Freedom Party (NFP) has called for a referendum on death penalty following a series of mass murders in…
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Police working around the clock to fight crime – Bheki Cele to Khayelitsha residents
Members of the Khayelitsha community said the area was ravaged by crime, which saw no end in sight. Eleven people…
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City of Cape Town deploys more traffic & law enforcement officers to help during load shedding
More than 100 extra traffic and law enforcement officials have hit the streets of Cape Town to keep the peace…
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Senior cops say community must report incidents
The proliferation of weapons, extortion rackets, and gangsterism are among the crimes of concern raised at a summit in Khayelitsha.…
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Bheki Cele gets tough on crime-ridden Khayelitsha
Police Minister Bheki Cele has allocated more resources to the crime-ridden community of Khayelitsha. At least 26 people have been…
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Summit hears 26 people killed in mass shootings in Khayelitsha since March
There were 26 victims of mass shootings in Khayelitsha in Cape Town since March of this year. These shocking statistics…
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Bheki Cele in Khayelitsha on Youth Day for address on mass shootings & gangsterism
Police Minister Bheki Cele was in Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Thursday morning to talk to the youth in the…
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All emergency teams deployed in areas affected by heavy rain, says City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town on Tuesday said that all its emergency teams had been deployed to assist residents affected…
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Heavy rain leaves numerous Cape Town roads flooded
Cape Town traffic officials are on Tuesday morning attending to reports of localised flooding where suburban roads and routes have…
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100s of homes flooded in parts of Western Cape as heavy rains continue
Torrential rains are wreaking havoc in parts of the Western Cape on Monday, leaving hundreds of homes flooded in areas…
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Relief efforts under way in WC amidst inclement weather conditions
Relief efforts are already underway amidst inclement weather conditions in the province. Residents have been warned to brace themselves for…
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Two Khayelitsha lesbians beaten up for their relationship
A lesbian couple say they fear for their lives after they were assaulted by men in a homophobic attack, supposedly…
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SAPS investigate another deadly mass shooting in Khayelitsha
Cape Town police are investing yet another mass shooting in Khayelitsha. Four people were shot dead in the township on…
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Horror as Ben 10 dies after controlling sugar mama stabbed him
Residents were left shocked after a 25-year-old man was allegedly killed by his 33-year-old girlfriend on Sunday, 5 June. According…
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Violence in Manenberg continues despite MEC’s visit to gang hotspot
A recent visit to Manenberg by Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen has done nothing to…
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Three people killed in Khayelitsha shooting
There’s been another deadly shooting in Khayelitsha. Three people were killed in Ekuphumleni on Sunday night. The police’s Novella Potelwa…
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Cops on the hunt for suspects after 4 people killed in Gqeberha shooting
Police are on the hunt for suspects after four people were shot dead in Gqeberha. Five others were wounded in…
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2 more suspects arrested for mass shooting in Endlovini in Khayelitsha
Two suspects have been arrested for another mass shooting in Khayelitsha. In March, five people were gunned down in the…
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Khayelitsha mass shooting suspects to appear in court
Two suspects are scheduled to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday in connection with a mass shooting in…
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SAPS: More than one suspect involved in Khayelitsha mass shooting
Preliminary police investigations indicate more than one suspect was behind the latest mass shooting in Khayelitsha. Six men were shot…
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Residents fear for their lives following latest Khayelitsha mass shooting
A third mass shooting in Khayelitsha since March has left residents fearing for their lives. On Sunday night, six men…
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Woman’s body found in Khayelithsa
Police discovered the body of a woman who was shot, allegedly, by her boyfriend. The discovery was made while investigating…
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Six people shot dead in another Khayelitsha mass shooting
Six people were gunned down in another mass shooting in Khayelitsha on Sunday evening. Organised crime detectives are investigating the…
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6 suspects arrested for possession of firearms
Six suspects have been arrested in two separate incidents this past week for possession of firearms in Khayelitsha, Western Cape,…
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Harare residents fume outside police station
Arrest us all or release our leaders! This was the message of Harare residents in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, who gathered…
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Suspect in Khayelitsha mass shooting case granted bail
A man accused of a mass murder in the Enkanini Informal Settlement in Khayelitsha has been granted bail of R800.…
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Case against alleged Khayelitsha mass murder postponed
Madoda Zwayi, implicated in mass murder in Khayelitsha, has had his case postponed to 26 April. He’s been charged with…
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Khayelitsha shooting: Court sees CCTV footage of alleged shooter
CCTV footage has featured at the court appearance of a man accused of a Khayelitsha mass shooting. 35-year-old Thando Shuba…
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Man accused of Khayelitsha mass shooting returns to court on Thursday
A man accused of a mass shooting in Khayelitsha returns to court on Thursday. Madoda Zwayi made his first appearance…
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SAPS confident of more arrests in Khayelitsha mass shooting
Police are confident of more arrests in connection with a mass shooting in Khayelitsha after a suspect was apprehended in…
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Khayelitsha mass shooting: Prosecutors not satisfied with accused’s alibi
The prosecution in a Khayelitsha mass shooting case is not satisfied with evidence submitted to support the accused’s alleged alibi.…
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Khayelitsha mass shooting suspect is innocent – lawyer
The defence in the Khayelitsha mass killing case believes his client is innocent. Thando Shuba (35), arrested for his alleged…
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3 men shot dead in Delft, SAPS still probing motive for murder
Another week another mass shooting in Cape Town – this time in Delft. In the latest incident on Sunday, three…
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Man accused of Khayelitsha mass killing remains in jail
A man accused of a mass killing in Khayelitsha will remain behind bars. Thando Shuba made his first appearance in…
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Suspect arrested in connection with Khayelitsha multiple murders due in court
A suspect is expected to appear in court on Monday in connection with one of the multiple murder cases being…
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Suspect arrested in connection with multiple mass murder cases in Khayelitsha
Western Cape police have arrested a suspect in connection with multiple mass murder cases being investigated in Khayelitsha. The 35-year-old…
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Suspect arrested for Khayelitsha murders
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with multiple murders in Khayelitsha. The 35-year-old suspect has been charged with murder…
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Cape Flats residents fed-up of Bheki Cele’s empty promises after gun killings
Cape Flats residents say they are tired of Police Minister Bheki Cele’s “empty promises” after the minister paid another visit…
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Call for arrests following Khayelitsha shooting
Detectives are still on the scene of another mass shooting in Khayelitsha that claimed six lives. The victims, who were…
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Deadly weekend in Cape Town
Twelve people have been murdered this long weekend in Cape Town. Western Cape Police are looking for three gunmen, who…
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Bheki Cele says all levels of govt needed to fight crime in Khayelitsha and Manenberg
Police Minister Bheki Cele says local, provincial, and national government has to work together to fight crime. Cele visited the…
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