Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said that to date, the Western Cape Liquor Authority had investigated 117 contraventions of the lockdown and suspended 38 licences.
The Safety Improvement Volunteers Project will see members at places of congregation including shops, South African Social Security Agency pay-out points, transport interchanges and schools.
Officials have identified incomplete investigations and delays in obtaining forensic reports as some of the factors affecting such cases.
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Alan Winde joined Education MEC Debbie Schafer, on a visit to Forest Village Leadership Academy in Eerste River, to mark the start of the 2019 academic year.
The Youth Safety and Religious Partnership programme is currently being implemented in 41 areas including Delft, Bishop Lavis, Kraaifontein, Dysselsdorp and Atlantis.
The Philippi Horticulture Area Campaign has recently raised safety concerns in the farming area after a farm worker and a suspect were shot dead during a robbery on a farm ovre the weekend.
MEC Alan Winde has held a media briefing to highlight his concerns around crime in the province.
A 41-year-old sergeant allegedly shot his wife before turning the gun on himself.
Western Cape Community and Safety MEC Dan Plato says he’ll keep raising these matters as he believes this is an issue that needs to be addressed.
The Western Cape Community and Safety MEC says the communities affected by high levels of crime must come together with provincial government to effect change.
The Western Cape Community Safety Department has launched an initiative that serves as a platform for the public to talk about issues that particularly affect women.
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.
The annual campaign aims to encourage victims of abuse to speak out.
The two incidents occurred at the Rusthof Primary School in Strand last week.
At least 500 young people attended the youth outreach programme on Thursday.
The CS department along with the SAPS are hosting these meetings to discuss residents’ safety concerns.
This follows a WC Community Safety Department report claiming police stations are understaffed.
The Western Cape Community Safety Department says the police are under resourced.
