This is in the wake of several suspected hate crimes against members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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.
There were two shootings in Mitchells Plain just days apart.
Last month, police used water cannons against disability grant applicants in an effort to separate people and to adhere to safety protocols.
People, among them senior citizens who'd been queuing Outside Social Security Agency offices in January, were left drenched.
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.
