Last week, Police Minister Bheki Cele stated that the province had the most resources with the lion’s share of support, but Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that that was not the case.
Western Cape Community MEC Albert Fritz said that as part of the Police Ombudsman's investigation, a sample of complaints against the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit was used to identify weaknesses.
MEC for Community Safety Albert Fritz thanked the provincial SAPS, the SANDF and law enforcement for the efforts over the past few days.
Delft police detectives are pursuing all possible leads to secure an arrest in the murder of a pregnant teenager.
On Wednesday morning, three people were wounded when shots were fired on the N2 highway and four others were wounded in two areas in the city.
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has condemned the killings.
The most recent incident in Cape Town is the murder of 22-year-old Lonwabo Jack who was found stabbed to death just over a week ago.
Of the 131 rape cases reported to Mitchells Plain and Lentegeur police stations between March and December last year, there have been 83 arrests and no convictions, while only one trial is underway.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz indicated that the demonstrations were over housing and basic service delivery.
The vast area has seen two mass shootings in recent days. Ten people were shot and six died.
The Western Cape govt said it's activated 72-hour action plan to trace and arrest the assailants after six men were killed in a mass shooting in Khayelitsha on Saturday.
The MEC was reacting to the past weekend's violence in which two men and four teenagers were killed in separate incidents.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has written to Police Minister Bheki Cele requesting that the planned transversal steering committee focusing on organised crime and extortion in the Cape Town City Centre, as well as township communities, start operating.
The first remains were uncovered after a man was spotted dragging a woman’s body in the Breede River Valley town on Saturday.
According to Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz, 52 were as a result of dockets not being present at court, while 40 investigations were not completed.
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.
Armed men fired several shots at a house in Site C on Wednesday and as a result, six people were killed and four others were wounded and then hospitalised.
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said that the province had nearly 10% less policing resources compared to KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.
