Cape town crime
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The group of 11 tourists was robbed at gunpoint on Friday afternoon while visiting a gardening project in Site C.
The holidaymakers were visiting a gardening project and accompanied by a local tour guide in Site C when they were accosted by five armed men on Friday.
The tourists, accompanied by a local tour guide, were visiting a gardening project in Site C when five armed men approached them.
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato and various safety agencies, including the Cape Town Improvement District, the City's Law Enforcement and councillors did a walkabout in the CDB on Wednesday night.
The 62-year-old woman's body was found by her son in the early hours of Monday morning with stab wounds.
The community policing forum's Gavin Walbrugh said they hope the police investigate the case thoroughly and finds the person responsible for the crime.
Lentegeur Community Policing Forum chairperson Byron de Villiers says the community has come to expect constant shootings when the power goes out.
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato has stressed the importance of partnerships in fighting crime.
Plato spoke with vendors and commuters at the Grand Parade and Green Market Square.
The committee will on Tuesday hear from Hillbrow, Johannesburg Central, Kagiso, Mitchells Plain and Nyanga station commanders to evaluate their strategy on combatting crime.
A suspect was nabbed in Greenpoint on Monday for the possession of drugs and a large knife.
DA Western Cape Youth members handed over a memorandum of demands to officials at the Philippi East police station.
At least 17 people have been killed in gang-related shootings in the Cape Town suburb of Bishop Lavis since last month.
The City has impounded more than 200 taxis and made several arrests during operations focused on drunk driving and illegal drag-racing.
An alleged Belhar gang leader is among those arrested over the weekend.
Fifty-seven people who've been on the police's wanted list were also arrested during the operations.
Heavily armed officers stormed certain homes searching for illegal firearms and substances.
Four suspects, who are expected to appear in court, were caught after a high-speed chase with the city's law enforcement unit.