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Manenberg community awaits deployment of SANDF after woman’s murder
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Thursday night announced the deployment of the military following nearly 2,000 murders in the province since the start of the year.
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Call for specialised court to deal with gang violence cases in WC
The idea was shared with Police Minister Bheki Cele during the crime summit in Paarl over the weekend.
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CT communities await SANDF deployment
SANDF spokesperson Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi has confirmed soldiers have been preparing for the mission since touching down in Cape Town over the weekend.
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Winde pleads for govt to speed up SANDF deployment after bloody weekend
Residents have been anticipating the army's arrival since Friday morning following an announcement by Police Minister Bheki Cele on Thursday night but so far, there has been no significant military presence.
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Winde: 43 murders recorded in CT metro over the weekend
SANDF troops arrived in the Western Cape over the weekend, however, were not deployed on Friday as initially announced by Police Minister Bheki Cele.
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Cele: Crime summit resolutions to be implemented quickly
Police have identified five core issues they would immediately tackle to stabilise gang-infested communities.
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CT CPFs believe army deployment will help stabilise gang-hit areas
Community policing forums realise army deployment is not a long term solution for gang violence, but they believe it will bring about stability.
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More than 100 suspects arrested in gang-ravaged Philippi - Cele
Cele was in the area on Sunday morning where he interacted with residents.
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Winde: ‘We will do all that we can to ensure communities are safer’
The government will come up with plans to tackle gang violence.
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Cele expected to announce further steps on tackling gang violence in WC
It’s still unclear when the army will enter gang-ravaged communities in the Mother City.
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WC SAPS offering R70k reward to help with Philippi East murder investigations
Police in the provincial organised crimes unit have identified three people of interest in connection to the killings.
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Western Cape govt: Army deployment will play crucial role in tackling violence
The South African National Defence Force is preparing to move into suburbs in the Mother City to try curb gang-related violence and gangsterism.
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CT community policing forums call for state of emergency in gang-stricken areas
For months, community policing forums (CPFs) have been calling for the deployment of more police officers to areas severely affected by gang violence due to the rise in gang-related murders this year.
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SANDF lands in gang-stricken Cape Town
On Thursday night, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the go-ahead for the defence force to be deployed.
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Winde: Army deployment in gang-ridden areas need support of communities
Premier Alan Winde cautioned that it was only a stop-gap measure and that long-term success rested on fundamentally changing communities.
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As police patrol murder-hit Philippi East, residents say it must be consistent
Police conducted stop and searches in Philippi East on Friday morning as part of the Police Minister's aim to clamp down on crime. Minister Bheki Cele promised to deploy the SANDF and police to gang-ridden neighbourhoods in the Cape over the next 24 hours.
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Police operation in Steenberg nets 8 wanted suspects
SAPS members and law enforcement officers swamped the area in the early hours of Thursday morning and conducted an operation aimed at ridding the community of illegal firearms and drugs.
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Winde: SANDF deployment in CT a stop-gap measure
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the military presence will help buy some time but that time needs to be properly used to work out a lasting solution to the problem.
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Heavy police presence in Philippi as CT awaits SANDF deployment
Police Minister Bheki Cele has announced that the South African Police Service (SAPS) and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members will be deployed in crime-riddled communities in Cape Town.
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Mthembu: Measures being put in place to deal with WC's high murder rate
Cabinet has expressed shock and dismay at the recent killings of 13 people in Philippi, Cape Town, including six women, who were aged between 18 and 26-years-old.
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Fritz: Cele must prioritise WC safety in face of rising gang violence
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said that the need for safety in the Western Cape to be prioritised was evidenced by the province's overburdened mortuaries.
