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Elsies River police search for suspects in fatal shooting of CPF member

By Ragheema Mclean Elsies River police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Community Policing Forum (CPF) member during an apparent robbery and hijacking gone wrong in the early hours of Sunday morning. Community patroller Clinton Treu (49) was killed in Clarke’s Estate in what the Elsies River CPF described as an attempted hijacking and robbery gone wrong. SAPS Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi reported that detectives are actively following leads […]

today10 September 2024

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Four killed in Nyanga shack shooting, police launch investigation

By Ragheema Mclean Four individuals were shot and killed inside a shack in the Lloyd informal settlement in Nyanga on Sunday night (28 April 2024). SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut confirmed the incident, stating that police have launched an investigation into the matter. "Police members were summoned to the crime scene in Lloyd informal settlement in Govan Mbeki Road at around 21:40 where the bodies of three men and one […]

today29 April 2024

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Investigations continue two months after killing of hufaath in Hanover Park

It’s been two months since the murders of Haafith Umar Majiet, 25, and Haafith Tawfeeq Cummings, 23, rocked Hanover Park. Gang violence is an old-age problem in the Cape Flats area. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Friday, Community Policing Forum (CPF) member Yaseen Johaar said investigations continue around the incident. This comes despite several pleas from community members to ensure the perpetrators are brought to book. The pair were […]

today17 November 2023

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CPF lambast City’s R86 million spent on new safety technology

By Dideka Njemla The City of Cape town (COCT) has set aside over R860 million to be utilized over the next three years on new safety technology. It introduces the deployment of drones, dash cameras, body cameras, and CCTVs in hopes of reducing the high crime rate the Mother City experiences. The question remains whether this initiative will be an adequate plan to curb crime in the various areas across […]

today7 September 2023

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Mitchells Plain CPF want new police vehicles deployed to quell gang violence

The Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum said it hoped that 250 vehicles handed over to Western Cape police by Minister Bheki Cele this week would be visible in their area. The CPF said the area was experiencing flare-ups of gang violence recently with minimum to no intervention from police officers. CPF chairperson Abie Isaacs said residents were living in fear. "The authorities need to step up the intelligence...so that we […]

today7 May 2023

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