Western cape
Western Cape DA calls on Ramaphosa to fire Cele over Krugersdorp rape comment
The party said Cele’s recent comments show that he is not fit to hold office.
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4 suspects arrested for breaking into 2 homes in Pinelands
They had apparently carried out a few house robberies in the area before they were apprehended on Monday.
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Cosatu to hold protest against crime in Khayelitsha, wants govt interventions
Provincial secretary Malvern de Bruyn said they want government to introduce more interventions to combat the high levels of crime in the wake of several mass shootings in some parts of the province.
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MPs hear of physical, verbal abuse farmers mete out to workers in WC
The delegation visited four farms in the West Coast and Cape Winelands districts where it held public hearings to give farmworkers and farm dwellers the opportunity to highlight the conditions under which they lived.
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WC police arrest pair for romance scam amounting to R930 000
The man and woman - arrested in Khayelitsha and Parklands allegedly swindled victims out of R930 000.
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Operation Dudula ‘embarks on quest’ to remove undocumented migrants in WC
The group visited several businesses in Cape Town on Friday where they claim owners are hiring undocumented foreign nationals.
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Crime is shifting from the Cape metro area to our rural towns - Safety MEC Allen
Figures show that 47% of known drug houses were in rural areas in the Western Cape. This is according to the provincial government.
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WC liquor traders call on authorities to help tighten security at taverns
The recent murders at taverns in East London, Soweto and Pietermaritzburg have caused anxiety for many in the industry.
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WC govt ready to take over SAPS
The provincial government on Thursday said the recent tavern attacks in various parts of the country show the incompetence of police in dealing with crime.
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Police arrest West Coast woman for allegedly defrauding employer of R2.5m
The 59-year-old woman was employed as a bookkeeper at a local shipping company.
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Hundreds of Grabouw residents in dire need of help following fire
This follows a devastating fire this weekend where more 200 people lost all their belongings.
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Not clear yet if mass shootings in WC connected, says policing expert
The province has seen a number of mass killings in recent months, which have left several dead.
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WC police offer R100k reward for information on Tulbagh mass shooting
It's understood a party of nine people were socialising at a home in Jooste Street on Saturday night when a group of gunmen stormed in and opened fire.
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Judge Hlophe lives to fight another day as court grants him leave to appeal
Last year, the Judicial Conduct Tribunal concluded its lengthy inquiry into Hlophe's conduct in office following claims he tried to influence Constitutional Court Judges Chris Jafta and Bess Nkabinde.
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YONELA DIKO: Is ANC still a contender for power in the Western Cape?
At no other point in the last fifteen years has the ANC been so well placed to wrestle power from the Democratic Alliance in the province.
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WC has seen more than 400 mass shootings between June 2019 & December 2021
This has been revealed by the police service in a reply to a question from Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight MEC Reagen Allen.
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WC residents urged to use water sparingly as dam levels dip by 2%
The provincial Water and Sanitation Department has urged residents to use water sparingly.
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Stats SA pulling out all stops to ensure all WC residents counted in census
The data collection deadline has been extended to 14 May.
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Police devolution the only solution for policing in WC - Action Society
This follows a statement from the Western Cape Parliament which shows that over the past five financial years about 71% of the Western Cape's 151 police stations had seen a decrease in the number of officers allocated to them.
