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ANC has community safety concerns in the Western Cape
African National Congress (ANC) Western Cape Spokesperson Khalid Sayed said that the failure of the Community Safety and Police Oversight…
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2 Barbershop killing suspects arrested after three children & man killed in Khayelitsha
Western Cape police said two suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of four people at a barbershop in…
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Suspect who shot & killed Atlantis police sergeant gunned down
The man who shot and killed an on-duty Atlantis police officer was found on Thursday and shot dead while refusing…
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC concerned about high number of GBV cases struck off court roll
Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight MEC Reagen Allen said he was concerned about the high number of gender-based…
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MEC says focus of Western Cape Community Safety budget to assist in creating safer communities
The Western Cape Provincial Department of police oversight and Community Safety says its R763.4 million budget shows courage in the…
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC welcomes most recent arrest in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance
The Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight Department has welcomed the most recent arrest in the case related to…
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MEC Allen says search for Joshlin Smith continues, all leads being followed
Western Cape MEC for Community Safety, Reagen Allen has assured the public that all leads to finding missing six-year-old Joshlin…
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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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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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Gugulethu deputy CPF chairperson shot dead
It was a bloody end to 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children in Cape Town…
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More Western Cape safety worries following triple killing in Grabouw
Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen says the province recorded some of the highest mass killings in the…
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MEC Allen: LEAP officers made over 1 000 arrests in Western Cape in October
Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have made more than 1,000 arrests in the Western Cape in one month. This…
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Western Cape Safety MEC says dumping of body in Mitchells Plain gruesome & merciless
The Mitchells Plain community is reeling following the discovery of a decapitated body in Beacon Valley. The man’s body was…
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Western Cape MEC wants SAPS trainees found with live ammo to face harsh punishment
Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight MEC Reagen Allen said that the four SAPS trainees found in possession of…
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7 cops arrested for allegedly pocketing cash from alleged drug dealer
Stellenbosch police officers had to arrest seven of their colleagues after evidence went missing during an operation. Police were executing…
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC outraged by murder of LEAP officer in Mitchells Plain
Western Cape Community Safety MEC, Reagen Allen, says he’s outraged by the murder of a LEAP officer in Mitchells Plain.…
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Police: Motive for Eerste River teen’s murder still unknown
Police say the motive for the murder of a 14-year-old girl at a house in New Forest Village in Eerste…
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Cosatu: More aggressive programmes needed to tackle SA’s high unemployment
Cosatu has emphasized that more aggressive programmes are needed to resolve the country’s high unemployment rate. In Cape Town, the…
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC calls for swift arrests in Hanover Park mass shooting
Police are still hunting a gunman who attacked a group of women in Hanover Park. Two women were killed and…
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Popcru concerned about the number of police killings in SA
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Poprcu) said the unabated killing of officers was becoming increasingly troubling. Two officers…
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Western Cape police offer reward of up to R5 000 for info on illegal firearms
Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen relaunched the much-anticipated reward system to encourage the public…
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Western Cape Safety MEC calls for information on deadly Ocean View mass shooting
The motive behind a deadly mass shooting in Ocean View is said to be gang-related. Six men between the ages…
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Bheki Cele draws ire after announcing delay in construction of Makhaza police station
The community of Makhaza said that it was disappointed in Police Minister Bheki Cele after he announced a delay in…
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Residents urged to report heartless gangsters who killed teen in Manenberg
Authorities have called calling on Manenberg residents to come forward with information regarding the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy…
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Man who turned himself in for killing police officer in Khayelitsha expected in court
A nurse is expected to make his first appearance in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning in connection with…
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Western Cape MEC urges witnesses of Khayelitsha triple murder to come forward
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen has urged eyewitnesses to a fatal Khayelitsha shooting to come forward. Three men…
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Sapu concerned that employee health & wellness within SAPS has collapsed
The South African Police Union (Sapu) says the apparent suicide attempt of a Cape Town officer in Elsies River over…
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Western Cape MEC’s VIP protector shoots himself at Alessandro Heynes’ funeral
The police in the Western Cape have confirmed that an officer was injured in an apparent suicide attempt at the…
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MEC Reagen Allen condemns Camps Bay shooting that claimed 2 lives
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen said on Thursday he was deeply concerned by the Camps Bay shooting that…
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Western Cape community safety MEC fears kidnappings could negatively affect the economy
Western Cape community safety MEC Reagen Allen fears the ongoing spate of kidnappings in Cape Town could negatively impact the…
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Western Cape communities reeling after child murders
Two Western Cape communities have been left reeling on Tuesday, following the separate deaths of two children. On Monday, the…
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Western Cape MEC Allen: Allow SAPS space to investigate triple shooting in Kuils River
Officials are urging anyone with information about a deadly shooting at a house in Kuils River to come forward. Police…
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC says liquor law changes not biased
The Western Cape Government is not targeting black and coloured liquor traders, according to Western Cape Community Safety MEC, Reagen…
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Western Cape Forensic Science Laboratory backlog reduced by over 50%
A backlog at the police’s Forensic Science Laboratory in the Western Cape has been reduced. Police Oversight and Community Safety…
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Western Cape law enforcement authorities adamant they can decrease high crime levels
There is a general consensus that the crime rate in the Western Cape is a cause for concern. According to…
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No arrests made after safe return of abducted 6-year-old Shanawaaz Asghar
Communities across Cape Town are breathing a sigh of relief this morning following the safe return of a kidnapped child.…
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Western Cape authorities say liquor laws will no longer be broken under their watch
Authorities in the Western Cape said liquor laws will no longer be broken under their watch. The Western Cape government…
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SAHRC: Drugs exacerbating gang violence in the Western Cape
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said that drugs were exacerbating gang violence in the Western Cape. Commissioner Chris…
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC Reagen Allen welcomes Ipid probe of police assault video
Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight MEC Reagen Allen has welcomed Ipid’s investigation into a video involving a SAPS…
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WC DA calls on President Ramaphosa to fire Bheki Cele over Krugersdorp rape comment
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Police Minister Bheki Cele…
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GBV cases being thrown out of court due to missing dockets a concern for Western Cape Dept
The Western Cape Community Safety Department has expressed concern over the number of gender-based violence-related cases being thrown out of…
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Safety MEC Allen: Crime is shifting from the Cape metro area to our rural towns
Figures show that 47% of known drug houses were in rural areas in the Western Cape. This is according to…
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Western Cape govt ready to take over SAPS
The Western Cape government has intensified its call to take over the running of police in the province. The provincial…
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Bonteheuwel community activists worried about delay in child p0rn case
Community activists are worried the court case involving a Bonteheuwel mom accused of selling n@ked pictures of her four-year-old daughter…
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Bellville south residents hope for government intervention over gang violence
Residents of Bellville south are afraid that gangsters will soon take over their neighbourhood if there’s no intervention from the…
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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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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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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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Efforts to clamp down on gang violence in Lavender Hill stepped up
Efforts to clamp down of gang-related violence in Lavender Hill and surrounding areas have been increased. On Friday, Western Cape…
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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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