Cape flats
Cape Flats army deployment could end in 16 days
It remains unclear whether the soldiers will remain on the ground for longer.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula also commended the men and women of the defence force for how they’ve conducted themselves under extreme provocation.
Soldiers have been patrolling various parts of Cape Town over the past few days including Hanover Park, Manenberg, Elsies River, Delft, Mitchell's Plain and Nyanga in a bid to quell the scourge of gang violence.
It comes a full week after a promise by the police minister to send the army into 10 Cape Flats neighbourhoods, as a force enabler for the police.
The South African National Defence Force arrived in Cape Town on 18 July 2019, one week after Police Minister Bheki Cele announced troops would be deployed to gang-plagued areas on the Cape Flats to assist the South African Police Service.
Policing without ensuring education and other programmes are optimal is not enough for a community crying out for help from government, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
Crystal Orderson grew up on the Cape Flats. As a lover of breyani and various other curries, she explores the big fuss surrounding the Michelin star.
About R1.5 million has been allocated for youth programmes which prioritise job and employment preparation interventions.
Minister Bheki Cele attended the inspection of the Anti-Gang Intervention Unit's parade, in the Cape Town community of Bishop Lavis on Friday.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has celebrated the unit's successes so far but reminded members to utilise their resources wisely to protect communities.
Cape Flats residents marched to Parliament on Wednesday, 3 October - taking a stand against crime, gangsterism and gender-based violence.
The Mitchells Plain Impact Association took to the streets of Cape Town demanding better police services.
President Cyril Ramaphosa lead a brisk walk from Ilitha Park in Khayelitsha to Rocklands in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has completed his second safety walk on the Cape Flats since taking up office earlier this year.
A Bishop Lavis man was fatally shot while talking to friends a couple of metres away from his home.
Leanne de Bassompierre reflects on a documentary about Ashley Kriel, the ‘Che Guevara of Bonteheuwel’.
The man was murdered after a shooting broke out this morning in Kalksteenfontein in Bishop Lavis.
WC Community Safety MEC Dan Plato says there are already signs that authorities are losing grip.
Police arrested several suspects & confiscated 500 units of heroin during raids in Manenberg.