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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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