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WC will get most qualified person for top police job, says Fritz
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said he was satisfied with the process to appoint a police commissioner for the Western Cape.
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SAPS misses deadline to appoint new WC police commissioner
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said interviews would only be conducted later this month.
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Burnt body found in boot of CT car identified as an SANDF soldier
The 41-year-old victim's body was found in Silversands Road last Sunday after fire crews extinguished the blaze.
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MEC Fritz in the dark amid search for WC top cop
The Western Cape is in search of a new police commissioner after police management transferred former police chief Khombinkosi Jula to KwaZulu-Natal.
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6 suspects arrested after Malmesbury farm attack
On Saturday night, seven armed suspects assaulted a father and his two sons before fleeing the scene with their personal belongings.
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Fritz: We need greater integration between SAPS, anti-crime bodies to curb crime
Despite the military being deployed to crime-stricken communities, Fritz said addressing other social ills must also be prioritised.
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Fritz: WC needs a politically neutral police commissioner
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said the process to replace current provincial commissioner Khobinkosi Jula needed to be open and transparent.
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WC ANC: Deploying the army won’t solve gang violence
ANC leader in the provincial legislature Cameron Dugmore said the army was not the solution to curbing crime.
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MEC Fritz calls for WC state of emergency following Philippi killings
MEC Albert Fritz said police have lost the fight against crime and he wanted a tougher approach, a state of emergency with curfews and access controlled roads.
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Cele hoping for ‘better working relationship’ with safety MECs
Police Minister Bheki Cele had been in the process of meeting with the nine provincial MECs of community safety.
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Attacks on farmers, farmworkers are attacks on economy - WC Agri MEC
The Western Cape’s MECs for Agriculture and Community Safety said they would request that the necessary resources be allocated towards making rural areas safer at the next provincial rural safety committee meeting.
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WC Social Development welcomes scrapping of VAT on sanitary pads
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni made the announcement during the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament on Wednesday.
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Candidates who received Grandwest CSI bursaries urged to pay it forward
The Western Cape Social Development Minister Albert Fritz addressed the Grandwest CSI bursary graduation ceremony and congratulated the students who have achieved great results.
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Man involved in botched robbery targeting WC MEC remains in hospital
Police say the suspect that was shot and wounded is still in hospital. The man will remain under police guard until he is able to appear in court.
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WC MEC vows to do more for youth in wake of attempted robbery
Western Cape Social Development MEC Albert Fritz his spokesperson and two bodyguards came under attack in an attempted armed robbery in Nyanga on Saturday.
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Nyanga shooting suspect under police guard in hospital
The man was one of two gunmen who attacked Western Cape Social Development MEC Albert Fritz, his spokesperson and his bodyguards outside a church on Sunday.
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Albert Fritz to continue working in crime hot spots
Fritz, his spokesperson and his two bodyguards have been receiving trauma counselling following an attempted armed robbery in Nyanga.
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Don't dump babies, WC MEC appeals
The body of a newborn baby boy was recently found in an informal settlement in the Western Cape.
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MEC concerned after mom allegedly kills son
The woman allegedly stabbed her 29-year-old son after he apparently tried to steal items from her home.
