Law enforcement
Authorities arrest 2 suspected cable thieves, recover stolen copper in Macassar
Frustrated residents tipped off authorities and officers then raided the homes of the alleged cable thieves.
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WC vows to prioritise fighting crime over next five years
More than R2.3 billion has been set aside to fight crime the Western Cape.
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Mitchells Plain residents hope law enforcement deployment will curb shootings
It's been rocked by two shootings over the past five days in which 10 people were shot and six died.
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Taxi industry conflict exacerbated by law officials who own taxis, inquiry says
Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo has released the findings into the underlying recurring violence and fatalities in the taxi industry.
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119 people arrested for various infringements across CT
The arrests are for various infringements including cable theft, drunk driving and more.
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Winde, Fritz welcome redeployment of LEAP officers to crime-hit areas in CT
On Tuesday, Premier Alan Winde and the Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz visited Delft which is one of the areas benefitting from the deployment of 70 Law Enforcement Advance Plan officers.
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CoCT welcomes proposed change to law outlining Ipid's mandate
If passed, the change to the Ipid Act will allow the directorate to also monitor the conduct of municipal law enforcement.
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The whole of society responsible for addressing GBV, not just law enforcement
That’s one of the messages from government’s security cluster which has held a gender-based violence virtual dialogue on Monday.
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Law enforcement out in full force highlighting SA’s liquor consumption patterns
Officers have clamped down on residents and businesses who flouted lockdown regulations as South Africans welcomed their first weekend under the eased regulations.
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CT informal settlement ‘traumatised’ after being 'harassed' by law enforcement
The Singabalapha informal settlement situated along the Main Road consists of 21 tents and shacks housing more than 60 occupants.
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Law enforcement deploys in Soweto to enforce lockdown compliance
Members of the SAPS, Gauteng traffic police, the SANDF as well as metro police are stopping and searching motorists.
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Law enforcement, Red Ants destroying ‘illegally’ erected shacks in Lawley
The City of Johannesburg says there’s been an increase in a trend of criminals invading open land owned by the state as the rest of the country is on a 35-day lockdown.
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CARTOON: All hail our MARVELous heroes!
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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WC govt to deploy 500 more law enforcement offices in CT’s crime spots
Five hundred law enforcement officers will be deployed later this month to crime hot spots in Cape Town.
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CT law enforcement agencies make 238 arrests over weekend
Ninety-nine Sedan and minibus taxis were impounded, and more than 44,000 fines were issued.
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A first for WC: Law enforcement officers to train investigators
The plan involves training and deploying 3,000 law enforcement officers; for every 1,000 officers, there will be 50 investigators.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: How the state and its laws are failing us all
South Africa has become a continuously violent state where criminals are increasingly brazen because the state has allowed for this state of affairs, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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Law enforcement officials temporarily deployed to gang-hit CT schools
Parts of the Cape have seen a flare-up in violent and deadly crimes in recent months during which several children were either wounded or killed by gangsters' stray bullets.
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Cele: Private security must work with police to stop law enforcement rot
Police Minister Bheki Cele said it was no secret that some private security guards and police officers are part of criminal syndicates.
