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Winde, Fritz meet with WC top cop Patekile to tackle gang violence
On Saturday, a woman was shot dead and seven others wounded when gunmen opened fire on them while they were attending a birthday party in Mitchells Plain.
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Murder of three women in Khayelitsha prompts high police presence
The women's bodies were discovered on Monday night in the TT Block informal settlement.
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New WC top cop Patekile: I have a difficult task ahead of me
Thembisile Patekile has been the acting provincial commissioner since February and was officially appointed to the role on Thursday.
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Khayelitsha police tell complainant to investigate her own sexual assault case
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz is now calling for an urgent investigation by the Western Cape Police Ombudsman. It's understood the woman went to police the day after she was allegedly sexually assaulted.
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Fritz vows to bring issues affecting LGBTQIA+ community to the fore
This is in the wake of several suspected hate crimes against members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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131 reported rapes in Mitchells Plain between March & Dec, zero convictions
The Western Cape Community Safety Department said the latest crime statistics, show there were 131 rape cases reported to the Mitchells Plain and Lentegeur police stations between March to December 2020.
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Fritz expresses deep concern after spate of shootings in WC
There were two shootings in Mitchells Plain just days apart.
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Fritz welcomes Ipid probe into SAPS deployment at Belville Sassa offices
Last month, police used water cannons against disability grant applicants in an effort to separate people and to adhere to safety protocols.
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Fritz will ask Ipid to probe why SAPS used water cannon on Sassa beneficiaries
People, among them senior citizens who'd been queuing Outside Social Security Agency offices in January, were left drenched.
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Security to be beefed up at Retreat Health Centre after robbery
Three armed robbers held security at gunpoint on Sunday before robbing a guard and fleeing with personal items.
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WC safety MEC Albert Fritz tests positive for COVID-19
MEC Spokesperson Cayla Murray said all offices and public areas were sanitised.
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WC Community Safety Dept to keep close eye on probe into murder of 3 in Wolseley
Last weekend, three bodies were discovered in an informal settlement. One of them was identified as Bernadine Frans.
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Khayelitsha mass shooting: WC Safety MEC calls for swift arrest of assailants
The motive for the shooting which left six peopel dead, and four others wounded is still unknown and no suspects have been identified yet.
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Fritz says slight decline in Cape murders after SANDF deployment
Police Minister Bheki Cele and the service’s top brass issued the latest crime statistics for April 2019 to March this year.
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COVID-19: WC Safety Dept launches neighbourhood watch project in Khayelitsha
The Safety Improvement Volunteers Project will see members at places of congregation including shops, South African Social Security Agency pay-out points, transport interchanges and schools.
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Fritz welcomes disciplinary action against officer who ‘turned away’ rape victim
The Western Cape Community Safety Department said the 26-year-old woman had been travelling to the TR-Section in Khayelitsha on Monday evening when the driver changed the route and allegedly raped her.
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Police unable to stop train arson attacks - Ombud
Western Cape MEC for Community Safety Albert Fritz requested an investigation following a spate of attacks on railway infrastructure in the province.
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Fritz: We will continue to ensure liquor licence holders adhere to regulations
The Western Cape Community Safety MEC said 65 liquor licence holders had been investigated for contravening lockdown regulations.
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WC govt insists neighbourhood watches can help during COVID-19 lockdown
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said neighbourhood watch members could manage queues at supermarkets, health facilities and transport hubs.
