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Cape Flats Safety Forum calls for military deployment amid ongoing gang violence
The Cape Flats Safety Forum has once again urged for the deployment of soldiers to assist in combating the escalating…
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Murders of 9 people in Muizenberg & Mfuleni linked to extortion and taxi violence
Murders of 9 people in Muizenberg & Mfuleni linked to extortion and taxi violence! Western Cape police have confirmed that…
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Top Western Cape cop praises public for helping police bring down murder figures
Top Western Cape cop praises public for helping police bring down murder figures! Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has…
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2 handed life sentence each for 2019 murder of Reginald Gordon
Two murderers have each been sentenced by the Western Cape High Court to life imprisonment. Jacobus Barendse and Ashley Diegal…
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Police task team established to deal with extortion in the Western Cape
Western Cape police have established a task team to curb the increase of extortion-related crime in the province. Police spokesperson…
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Kidnapper & extortionist get 15 years in jail
A convicted kidnapper and extortionist has been sentenced in the Khayelitsha Regional Court in Cape Town. Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nqaba was…
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Western Cape top cop: The aim was to arrest not kill Khayelitsha cash-in-transit suspects
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile says the aim was not to kill but to arrest the suspects who were…
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Suspects in R252 million cocaine bust to appear in court
Two men are set to appear in the Riversdale Magistrate’s Court today after a significant drug bust in Stilbaai, where…
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Police seize R252 million worth of drugs in Still Bay
In a significant blow to the illicit drug trade in the Western Cape, police seized drugs estimated at R252 million…
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Western Cape top cop Patekile welcomes hefty sentences handed to 5 Worcester robbers
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has welcomed the hefty sentences meted out by the Worcester Regional Court to five…
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Murder suspect in alleged Cape Town construction mafia case to appear in court on Tuesday
A man wanted in connection with the murder of a City of Cape Town official has handed himself over to…
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6 killed in Khayelitsha in two separate shootings
Western Cape police have their hands full following a bloody weekend in Cape Town. Six people were shot and killed…
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Western Cape top cop says no incidents reported at hotspot areas during elections
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile said that it’s been a relatively calm electoral period with just 10 arrests and…
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Cape Town man arrested for allegedly voting twice
A man has appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Thursday for electoral fraud. It appears that he managed…
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High-risk polling stations identified in the Western Cape
With just under a week to go before South Africans head to the polls for the 29 May elections, the…
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Probe into George building collapse continues as authorities wrap up rescue operations
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile said that a team of experienced detectives has been assigned to probe the deaths…
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‘We’ve come to a dead end’ – Police on Joshlin Smith disappearance
Police in the Western Cape says they’ve not made further progress in their investigation into the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.…
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Police launch manhunt for Nyanga murder suspects
Western Cape police say they are hot on the heels of four suspects who shot and killed four people and…
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Police say net cast wide as search for Joshlin Smith continues
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile says the net has been cast wide in search for missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith.…
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Saldanha Bay residents disappointed with local police effort in search for missing Joshlin Smith
Residents of Saldanha Bay along the Cape West Coast have expressed dismay at local police for what they call the…
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Police working to stop trade in counterfeit goods
Western Cape police say they’re working to put a stop to the spread of the trade in counterfeit goods. Commissioner…
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Senior Cape Town lawyer Pete Mihalik’s killers sentenced
The men who murdered top Cape Town criminal lawyer, advocate Pete Mihalik have been sentenced in the Western Cape High…
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Gang member hiding out in Grassy Park arrested for LEAP officer’s murder
Police in Cape Town have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officer,…
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Western Cape top cop can’t confirm if arrests of 4 people related to AKA murder
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile said that he could not confirm whether the arrests made in Cape Town on…
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Western Cape police on high alert ahead of national shutdown
Law enforcement authorities across the country are finalizing preparations for Monday’s mass action. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile says…
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Western Cape Commissioner condemns unwarranted attack on police officer
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile welcomed the arrest of those involved in an unwarranted attack on a police officer…
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Western Cape police increase visibility in public spaces over festive season
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile said more police officers would be deployed to popular tourist spots in Cape Town…
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Suspected Cape cop killer expected back in court on Monday
The alleged killer of a Cape Town police officer is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.…
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RIP: Memorial service to be held for slain Cape Town cop Ashwin Pedro
Men and women in blue will gather on Wednesday in memory of slain Cape Town police officer, Ashwin Pedro. The…
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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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Firearms used to commit most murders in first quarter of 2022, says WC SAPS
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape on Monday said most murders during the first quarter of…
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Intercape wants government to intervene over bus attacks
Intercape is desperately seeking help from the national government to end the siege against bus companies. It says rogue members…
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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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Western Cape’s most wanted criminal Yanga Nyalara faces 6 murder charges & more
The case against Western Cape’s most wanted criminal has been postponed to 18 August 2022 after he appeared in court.…
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Residents want police station in Site C in wake of mass shootings in Khayelitsha
Fearful Khayelitsha residents have reiterated that Site C needs its own police station. Police Minister Bheki Cele and 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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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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Suspect in New Somerset Hospital fatal shooting is a former cop, says Patekile
It’s emerged the alleged gunman in a fatal shooting at New Somerset Hospital in Green Point is a former police…
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Flying Squad raids Paarl Dagga farm
Members of the Flying Squad raided a farm in the rural areas of Drakenstein and discovered large quantities of Dagga.…
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Western Cape opposition parties left with unanswered questions after Albert Fritz sacking
Opposition parties in the Western Cape said there were still many unanswered questions relating to former Community Safety MEC Albert…
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Traffic department staffers arrested for alleged driver’s licence fraud
Nine people believed to be part of a driver’s licence fraud syndicate were arrested during a raid in Oudtshoorn, Western…
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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula bemoans vandalism of Prasa station upgrade project
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula bemoans vandalism of Prasa station upgrade project. He was speaking at a briefing on Monday, after…
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Senior cop hails 20-year sentence imposed on man who raped 2 minors last year
Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has welcomed the sentence imposed on Gomezgani Banda, 25, for the rape of two minors…
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WC police confiscate drugs worth R920 000 during festive season operation
Western Cape police confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R920 000 during the festive season crime-combating operations in…
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Cape Town police officer, wife and 2 kids die in fire
Cape Town police are investigating a fire in Mfuleni which killed an off-duty police officer, his wife, and two children…
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Western Cape govt deploys more resources to parts of CT due to ongoing taxi violence
The Western Cape government on Tuesday said more resources had been deployed to parts of the city due to the…
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Western Cape ramps up law enforcement deployment to combat possible violence
The Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre said fake news about riots and violence spreading to the province was causing…
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Western Cape Police on high alert to counter protest
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile said that while the situation in this province remained calm, the SAPS was on…
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New WC police commissioner outlines plan for gangs and extortion
Newly- appointed Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile has outlined detailed plans to address crime in the province, which include…
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Bodies lie scattered as 7 shot dead at traditional ceremony in Gugulethu
Seven men were gunned down in a massacre in Gugulethu on Wednesday. NY79 was crowded with vehicles and people who…
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