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Police minister vows to combat rising extortion amid widespread surges

By Ragheema Mclean Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to tackling extortion and related crimes that continue to plague several regions in South Africa. Speaking before Parliament last week, Mchunu emphasized the ongoing efforts of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to combat these crimes, particularly in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape. In several Cape Town communities such as Philippi, Samora Machel, Gugulethu, Nyanga, and […]

9 September 2024

Local

Gugulethu CPF Member’s Murder Shakes Community

By Ragheema Mclean The Deputy Chairperson of the Gugulethu Community Policing Forum, (CPF) Lulama “Guffy” Dinginto was murdered at her home during the early hours of Sunday morning. It is understood that Dinginto was fatally shot by an unknown suspect. Speaking to VOC News, National CPF Fransina Lukas vehemently condemned the senseless killing of the deputy chairperson of the Gugulethu CPF. She expressed: “The only sin of this brave crime […]

11 December 2023

Local

Gift of the Giver provide relief to flood stricken areas in Cape Town

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Following recent downpours on the Cape Flats, Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers offered relief assistance to the flood stricken Gxagxa informal settlement in Gugulethu on Monday. In an interview on Tuesday Gift of the Giver spokesperson Ali Sably, told VOC Breakfast about the relief efforts taking place at some of the affected informal settlements. “As the harsh rains hit the Western Cape over the weekend our […]

25 April 2023

Local

Triple murder probed after gunmen open fire on vehicle in Gugulethu

Police are investigating a triple murder after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle on Sunday evening in Gugulethu, Cape Town. Three occupants of the vehicle – men aged 28 to 30 – were killed. “Reports from the scene indicate the vehicle in which the deceased were travelling had just entered NY6 at approximately 5.50pm when it came under fire from unknown gunmen, who later fled in another vehicle. Numerous shots […]

23 January 2023

Local

Teens arrested with stolen vehicle

Two 16 year old suspects were arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle in Nyanga yesterday. On Wednesday, 19 October 2022, a house in Barcelona, Gugulethu was robbed and the suspects made off with a white Golf. The vehicle was reported to the police and images were circulated immediately. At around 21:30, members of the Crime Prevention Unit in Nyanga spotted the stolen vehicle in Govan Mbeki, and stopped it. […]

20 October 2022

News

“He basically just lost it,” says Action Society’s Ian Cameron on Bheki Cele

By: Aneeqa du Plessis Director at civil rights organization Action Society, Ian Cameron said he will take legal action against National Police minister Bheki Cele after he was manhandled and removed from a community meeting discussing policing issues with residents from Gugulethu and Nyanga. According to Cameron, the minister is playing dirty politics, politicizing crime and is diverting from the real issues communities are facing in the Western Cape. “You […]

6 July 2022

Local

Cele lashes out during a community engagement in Gugulethu

LOCAL Police officers may soon not be allowed weekends off. Police Minister Bheki Cele says this is because most crimes happen over weekends. He says steps are at an advanced stage to implement the changes. Cele was addressing a stakeholder’s engagement meeting attended by businesses, the Community Police Forum and Neighbourhood Watches in the Gugulethu and Nyanga areas, who were complaining of high criminal incidents in their areas. “Serious crimes start […]

6 July 2022

Local

Death toll increases to 8 in Gugulethu shooting

Western Cape police say eight people have now died following Wednesday’s shooting in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says five people died on the scene and three others died in hospital. One person was injured during the attack. She says the victims were attending a traditional ceremony in the NY 79 area. Police Minister Bheki Cele and the Acting Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Major General Thembisile […]

24 June 2021

Local

Gugulethu clinic temporarily closed after alleged robbers shot and killed

The City of Cape Town's Gugulethu Clinic is temporarily closed after a fatal shooting. Law Enforcement officers and South African Police Service are on scene. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Zahid Badroodien, says the incident occurred during the attempted robbery of the company tarring the parking area of the facility. It is not yet clear whether the person who died was a client or employed by the […]

23 June 2021

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