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Elsies River family battling to deal with murders of two family members
Arthur Samuels’ 12-year-old nephew and his 10-year-old niece died when gunmen stormed their wendy house in Clarke’s Estate on Tuesday night.
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Cele: No need for SANDF in Johannesburg
Speaking outside Jeppestown police station, Police Minister Bheki Cele said the unrest around Johannesburg is due to disgruntled residents which can't be likened to gangsterism in Western Cape.
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Western Cape govt likely to ask for extension on SANDF deployment
The army started rolling into 10 of the worst gang-plagued neighbourhoods on the Cape Flats seven weeks ago.
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Cape Flats army deployment could end in 16 days
It remains unclear whether the soldiers will remain on the ground for longer.
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Bring back specialised policing units to deal with crime - Sapu
The union said deploying the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the province to gang-ridden areas was not the solution to addressing violent crime.
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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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Philippi Lockdown: 141 arrested
Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Philippi East Police Station for the second time this week. The stop at the station follows his announcement of the army's deployment to gang-ridden areas in Cape Town. Cele received an update on ongoing investigations in the area this weekend, before doing a walkabout through the community.
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SANDF to be deployed to CT in anti-crime operation
Police Minister Bheki Cele's spokesperson confirmed this to Eyewitness News on Thursday night.
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Another week, another murder in Bonteheuwel
This year, the area of Bonteheuwel has averaged four days between murders.
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Elsies River community calls for government to invest in young people
To mark Youth Day, the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape went on a whistle-stop tour across the Cape metro, including Eureka in Elsies River where locals hosted a fun day for young people.
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Cele on anti-gang unit attack: This is an attack on the state
The officers were hospitalised after they came under fire in Samora Machel, in Nyanga.
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Gangster handed four life sentences for Atlantis murders
Adrian Leonard was handed four life sentences in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.
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City of Cape Town deploys 100 officers to fight gang crime in Bonteheuwel
Ward councillor Angus McKenzie said although the effort won't eradicate crime, it will aid the fight against gangsterism, drugs and other crimes in the Cape Town suburb.
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WC better off since launch of anti-gang unit, Operation Thunder - Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the situation in the province would have been worse without the unit and Operation Thunder.
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[LISTEN] 'Scared to go to school': Cape teen appeals for help amid gang violence
CapeTalk host Kienno Kammies interviews Dr Simon Howell, a researcher at African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, on gang violence in the Cape following a call from a concerned teenager.
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Coloured communities in Gauteng demand talks with Ramaphosa over 'exclusion'
This, in the midst of protests in Westbury, where the killing of a woman has led to demonstrations against crime and complaints that coloured people are neglected.
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ANC instructs officials to ‘take whatever steps necessary’ to end gang violence
Anti-crime protests started on Friday after a woman was shot dead and her niece wounded in an apparent gang shooting in Westbury.
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Cele set to visit Bonteheuwel after Cape anti-crime protests
Police used force to dispel a group of demonstrators in the area on Tuesday.
