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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.
MEC Spokesperson Cayla Murray said all offices and public areas were sanitised.
Last weekend, three bodies were discovered in an informal settlement. One of them was identified as Bernadine Frans.
The motive for the shooting which left six peopel dead, and four others wounded is still unknown and no suspects have been identified yet.
Police Minister Bheki Cele and the service’s top brass issued the latest crime statistics for April 2019 to March this year.
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.
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.
Western Cape MEC for Community Safety Albert Fritz requested an investigation following a spate of attacks on railway infrastructure in the province.
The Western Cape Community Safety MEC said 65 liquor licence holders had been investigated for contravening lockdown regulations.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said neighbourhood watch members could manage queues at supermarkets, health facilities and transport hubs.
Seven people were killed and seven others, including a six-year-old girl, wounded when gunmen opened fire on patrons at a shebeen early Sunday morning.
Of the total 34,209 incidents reported, Mitchells Plain and Delft recorded the highest number of domestic violence/gender-based violence cases in the province.
Prior to Thursday’s announcement, the province had been without a permanent police commissioner for more than three months.
Albert Fritz said he was yet to be informed of an interview panel or possible candidates.
The party said it received a parliamentary reply where Justice Minister Ronald Lamola revealed there were hundreds of vacant posts in the courts.
Hout Bay community crime prevention members proved the efficacy of the app, Buzzer, when they apprehended suspects in connection with the murder of Ukrainian tourist Ivan Ivanov.
Major general Jeremy Veary said he had been informed that his qualifications were not attached to his application.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said he was satisfied with the process to appoint a police commissioner for the Western Cape.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said interviews would only be conducted later this month.