Police Minister Bheki Cele said that Cape Town had seen an uptick in crime since the taxi strike started, with 26 deaths being reported in the past two days. However, the minister could only confirm five deaths linked to the strike. Cele addressed the media at the Cape Town station deck taxi rank on Tuesday, where a taxi protest a week ago sparked the current strike. The minister said that […]
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the country has a serious illegal firearm problem, adding, however, that perpetrators use a variety of weapons to commit murder. On Friday, Cele presented the latest crime stats for the third quarter, covering the period between October 2022 and December 2022. The statistics show a significant increase of 10.1% for murder, which stands at 7,555 cases during that period. Cele said during the third quarter, […]
Police Minister Bheki Cele has allocated more resources to the crime ridden community of Khayelitsha. At least 26 people have been killed in mass shootings in the area so far this year. vincial government saying there's a lack of manpower to rid areas like Khayelitsha of violent criminals. Cele announced that police stations in Khayelitsha would be receiving more vehicles to help fight crime. Five commissions of inquiries were also […]
Police Minister Bheki Cele has stressed the importance of parents taking responsibility for their children’s discipline. Cele, joined by his Deputy Minister Cassel Mathale and Deputy State Security Minister, Zizi Kodwa, today hosted a Ministerial Imbizo in Langa, geared at tackling violent crime in Cape Town communities. The Minister stressed that crime can only be eradicated if residents work together with the Police. Cele’s visit to the Langa community followed […]
A 1 million rand reward has been put on offer to anyone that will lead to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of slain detective Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear. Speaking on the VOC Breakfast Beat show on Monday morning, Founding member of the United Public Safety Front, John Cloete stated the murder of Kinnear could not have been avoided due to the ruthless way in which […]
While the annual crime statistics reveal a substantial increase in violent crimes, including murder and sexual offences, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said there was a “small silver lining” in the latest figures. Police Minister Bheki Cele presented the annual crime statistics for South Africa on Friday for the period between April last year to March this year. The institute said there was a decline in what it calls […]
Thousands of mourners gathered in Elsies River on Saturday for the funeral service of slain eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk. The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa in Halt Road was filled to the rafters as family, friends, community members and her classmates, came to say their final goodbyes. Among the scores of people in attendance were Police Minister Bheki Cele, Western Cape Mayor Dan Plato, Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
