The City of Cape Town is urging the public to help stop the ongoing vandalism at its libraries. The desperate call follows a series of attacks at facilities in recent weeks. According to the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Community services and Health, Zahid Badroodien at least seven libraries have been targeted in areas such as Retreat, Strand, Wynberg and Delft. “In a span of two days I received information […]
Metrorail says 14 arrests have been made in Cape Town in the past seven days. The passenger rail service in the Western Cape has been the target of vandals for years. Metrorail spokesperson, Riana Scott, says a revised regional security strategy focusing on known hotspots and maintenance facilities, has paid off and four arrests were made early yesterday morning at a Metrorail depot. She says armed security guards found the […]
The Democratic Alliance has urged the basic education department to work closely with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to ensure maximum police visibility at schools during the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown. This followed Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's confirmation that 397 schools had been vandalised across the country since the lockdown, DA shadow minister of basic education Nomsa Marchesi said in a statement on Saturday. Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Western Cape, […]
A R1.4bn "mega project" has been presented to Khayelitsha community stakeholders to resuscitate its practically defunct rail service, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa said on Thursday. Newly appointed administrator Bongisizwe Mpondo and several of his technical team reported back to local leaders two weeks after an initial meeting, where he discussed a plan to restore the Cape Town's busiest line which has been closed since October due to […]
Mobile operators Vodacom and MTN have warned that South Africans may suffer network problems as a result of vandalism on cellphone towers. Thieves have targeted cellphone base stations to steal expensive batteries and diesel fuel used to power the mobile network infrastructure - especially during rolling blackouts. Eskom announced an extended period of rolling blackouts as the entity struggled with maintenance of the electricity grid. During blackouts, batteries in base […]
By Aneeqa Du Plessis Appalled parents shut down Alpine Primary School in Mitchells Plain on Wednesday after 1300 children were expected to share two toilets. Alpine primary has been the target of continuous vandalism incidents. Several complaints were reported to the province’s Safe School Call Centre during the holidays. In the biggest incident, three classrooms were destroyed and the boys’ bathroom gutted, and in another, a shoot-out between security company […]
The Western Cape has had to fork out more than R500 000 due to vandalism at schools over the winter holidays. The wellbeing of pupils could be compromised if these incidents are not curbed. Vandals damaging school premises and stealing much-needed equipment is It's not an unfamiliar occurrence. Over the recent school holidays, almost 30 schools were targeted. The cost of damage to 23 of those schools already amounts to […]
By Zaahidah Meyer Damage to City council owned infrastructure by protesters will run into well over R100 million. That’s according to the City of Cape Town’s Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, after the Gugulethu fire station was set alight in protest action in the early hours of Thursday morning and firefighters were forced to evacuate the premises. The fire ensued after an attempted land invasion was blocked […]
Theft and vandalism at aquifer drilling sites and of general water infrastructure in Cape Town is compromising water security, the City said on Sunday. “The City of Cape Town has been informed that theft from aquifer drilling sites is making it difficult for contractors to bring more water online timeously,” said Xanthea Limberg, mayoral committee member for informal settlements, water and waste services and energy, in a statement. She lamented […]
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