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Western Cape records almost 2,000 murders in 6 months
According to the provincial Health Department's mortuary statistics, 308 people were killed last month, 139 were shot and 118 were stabbed.
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WC police to focus on gang-ridden, protest-hit areas on elections day
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that police in the Western Cape would focus on a number of hot spot areas plagued by gang violence and violent service delivery protests.
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'This is our base' - ANC's Magashule campaigns in the Western Cape
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule conducted door-to-door visits in Khayelitsha as part of the ANC's election campaign.
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Another child wounded in gang shooting in Western Cape
It's believed the six-year-old girl was sitting at the back of a bakkie driving in the Avian Park area when she got caught in the crossfire.
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Cele 'sets record straight' on police resourcing in Western Cape
The province’s community safety MEC wants to take the minster to task over inadequate police resources in the province.
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WC traffic chief ‘pleased’ with officers’ work over Easter weekend
There were 35 road deaths recorded over the long weekend in the Western Cape, a significant increase from last year's 27.
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Magashule: It’s time ANC takes the WC back from DA
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule visited the areas of Philippi and Grabouw to galvanise support for the ANC in the only province it doesn’t govern.
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Magashule: ANC ready to take over the Western Cape
Magashule is on a door-to-door campaign, engaging with residents of the traditional ANC stronghold of Philippi.
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2 CT cops appear in court on corruption charges
Two officers attached to the Kensington police station appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Thursday on charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice.
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DA's Winde: I don’t want WC to be run by an ANC-EFF coalition
Political analysts, however, warned the DA of sidelining smaller parties that they might need in the future.
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Cops make breakthrough in Khayelitsha double murder case
Members from the Western Cape organised crime investigations unit arrested two suspects at one of the taverns in the area on Wednesday.
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WC dam levels show improvement but drought not over yet
Dam levels for the province have been recorded at 39.8% this week, about 20% higher than the same time last year.
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WC govt allocates over R2bn for province's housing needs
For the three year period, the department has been allocated R56 million more to boost its capacity to handle major housing developments.
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District Six land restitution programme said to cost more R11.6 bn
In November, the High Court ordered government to come up with a comprehensive plan to this effect and give feedback within three months.
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DA's Helen Zille’s 10 years as WC premier – a leader and rabble-rouser
The Western Cape Premier this year exits the office she has held for two successive terms. Her time in power has been as formidable as she has been controversial.
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WC ANC calls on senior member accused of murder to resign
Magdalene Titus is implicated in the 2017 murder of her husband, Preston Titus, in Oudtshoorn.
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New helicopter boosts WC's firefighting capability
In the Western Cape, no time has been wasted in getting the chopper into action. It was deployed last weekend to strafe fires in the Franschhoek area.
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Zille’s progress in WC shows where SA could be without corruption, says chamber
The chamber's Janine Myburgh says this is more evident in the Auditor-General's figures on local government, where only 33 out of more than 250 municipalities achieved clean audits.
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Cosatu WC to outline details of strike set for Wednesday
Earlier this week, members Cosatu embarked on a nationwide strike against unemployment, the current wave of retrenchments and income inequality.
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WC one step closer to appointing first commissioner for children
Lawmakers and government officials on Tuesday accepted an amended version of the legislation after receiving submissions from the public.
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WC govt one step closer to appointing Commissioner for Children
The provincial legislature's committee on constitutional matters has on Tuesday accepted the Commissioner for Children's Bill which will be debated next month.
