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Golden Arrow finalising contract to reinstate bus law enforcement unit
The joint project with the City of Cape Town and provincial government is aimed at tackling crime on buses.
The city is appealing for a change to the curfew in order to ensure longer trading hours.
Ocean View is one of numerous communities across the Western Cape that is buckling under ongoing gang violence.
It brings the number of active staffers who've succumbed to the virus since March 2020 to nine.
One hundred and fifty-two homes in the Taiwan informal settlement went up in flames on New Year's Day, leaving about 400 residents homeless.
Earlier this week, the City of Cape Town said national government made R35 million available for Masiphumele residents.
On Tuesday, a group of affected residents took to the streets in protest over the lack of support, specifically the housing kits to rebuild their homes.
City of Cape Town Mayco Human Settlements member Malusi Booi said that R35 million had been approved for starter kits.
Mayco member for economic opportunities, James Vos, said that the municipality had received reports of SAPS enforcement operations that was inconsistent.
Affected residents will not move back onto the land and will instead erect their structures on a nearby sports field for the next few months.
Thousands of people lost everything when a massive fire swept through a part of an informal settlement last week Thursday, which razed more than 1,000 homes.
The blaze whose cause is yet to be determined gutted more than 1,000 dwellings when it sparked on Friday.
The organisation has been collecting food, clothing and other household items to assist victims left stranded following a fire that ripped through a section of the community on Thursday.
A fire raged through parts of the densely populated informal settlement on Thursday razing well over 1,000 homes.
This was done between July and October during which legal action was pursued against nearly 500 employers.
Coronavirus infections are multiplying at a rapid rate in the metro and there's concern the festive season will make things worse.
Safety and Security Mayco member JP Smith said that if residents did not heed the warnings, more restrictions could be imposed.
Over the past week, more than 80% of arrests made by enforcement agencies were for drunk driving.
The move to stronger enforcement comes as a result of the growing number of case and hospitalisations in the province.