It’s understood three of the suspects were apprehended on charges of rape in Browns Farm, Philippi.
The new police station will serve the Nyanga community following an outcry from residents that another police station is desperately needed.
The committee will on Tuesday hear from Hillbrow, Johannesburg Central, Kagiso, Mitchells Plain and Nyanga station commanders to evaluate their strategy on combatting crime.
On Wednesday, the NGO and a group of community members in Nyanga launched a Walking Bus initiative.
Nyanga, a township in Cape Town, consistently records some of the highest incidents of serious crimes in South Africa, including murder and sexual assault.
Police say that six of the suspects were arrested for rape and two for murder and attempted murder.
The group was arrested on Thursday during police operations, which have intensified ahead of the festive season.
Data from police and community safety show increases in six different categories of crime.
The metro says that it cannot allow criminals to undermine and sabotage the public transport system.
Western Cape Social Development MEC Albert Fritz, his spokesperson and two bodyguards were attacked outside a church in Nyanga on Saturday.
The former ANC ward councillor’s daughter was stabbed to death in New Crossroads, an informal settlement in Nyanga.
A policing dialogue was hosted with the Nyanga community policing forum that focused on the spiralling rate of violent crime taking place in the area.
Officers have cordoned off the roads around the Nyanga Junction Shopping Centre, where an armed robbery has taken place.
Hijackers opened fire on the officers during which the 19-year-old constable was wounded in the leg.
National police management claims resources in Khayelitsha and Nyanga have increased over the past several years.
Community Safety MEC Dan Plato has condemned two separate shootings during which a mother was killed & a five-year-old and six-month-old were wounded.
A six-month-old baby is in a critical condition after being shot during a robbery that claimed her mother’s life.
Ten suspects have been arrested in Nyanga in connection with three separate hijackings.
