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‘Its a stay-away, not a strike’- WC SANTACO on empty taxi ranks next week

VOC SANTACO in the Western Cape has emphasized that members have not been ordered to take to the streets next week. It comes after stakeholders agreed to shut down taxi ranks on Monday and Tuesday, with commuters urged to make alternative travel arrangements. SANTACO first deputy chairperson Gershon Geyer told VOC news on Friday that the three core issues include; the extension and expansion of the Blue Dot project, revising […]

18 November 2022

Local

WC to honour law enforcement officials who died in the line of duty

LOCAL Western Cape law enforcement officials who lost their lives in the line of duty this past year will be honoured with a wreath-laying ceremony in Cape Town on Monday. The provincial Mobility Minister, Daylin Mitchell, says relatives of some of the fallen heroes will join him in paying tribute to the officers. Mitchell says it’s one of the most important events on the Transport Month calendar. “This ceremony is […]

10 October 2022

Local

WC launches road safety campaign to mark Transport Month

LOCAL The Western Cape Mobility Department says it will enhance road safety campaigns in the coming weeks to mark Transport Month. Authorities launched the campaign on the West Coast near Langebaan on Sunday. Dozens of vehicles were stopped and searched. Provincial Mobility Minister, Daylin Mitchell says more operations will be conducted throughout the month. “We will be focusing on integrated transport operations with various stakeholders, but also moving it to […]

3 October 2022

News

National, provincial gov commits to collectively tackle WC crime at MJC interfaith dialogue

VOC National and provincial authorities have echoed the need for inter-departmental collaboration, alongside religious and civil bodies, to tackle crime in the Western Cape. It was among the commitments made at an interfaith dialogue hosted by the MJC SA on Thursday morning. The religious body called on authorities to urgently address the rise in violent crime plaguing the province. Police minister Bheki Cele, Police Commissioner General Sehlahle Masemola, Cape Town […]

15 September 2022

Local

MEC laments nearly 200 cases being withdrawn out of Western Cape courts

LOCAL The Western Cape has reported a high number of gender-based violence cases that are being thrown out of court as a result of dockets going missing. Statistics from the quarterly report of the Department of Community Safety’s Court Watching Brief team shows that just short of 200 criminal cases were withdrawn in court, between 1 April and 30 June, as a result of police inefficiencies. Western Cape MEC of […]

3 August 2022

Local

Former bookkeeper arrested for allegedly defrauding WC shipping company of R2.5 million

LOCAL A 59-year-old former bookkeeper at a shipping company in Laaiplek in the Western Cape has been arrested on numerous financial transgressions to the value of R2.5 million. Police spokesperson Captain Frederick Van Wyk says the provincial Commercial Crime Unit arrested the suspect on charges including fraud, money laundering, theft and forgery. This after an auditor allegedly exposed the fraudulent activities and the owner opened a case. The woman allegedly […]

8 July 2022

Local

StatsSA urges Western Cape residents to take advantage two-week extension for the census count

Statistics South Africa Chief Director, Patrick Kelly, has called on residents of the Western Cape to take advantage of the two-week extension for the census count. The province is lagging behind with 58% of those who are eligible having taken part. Approximately 87% of households in the rest of the country have been counted. Kelly maintains that it has been a struggle to recruit field workers in the Western Cape, […]

29 April 2022

Local

Court battle over illegal land invasions in WC continues

The court battle over illegal land invasion in the Western Cape is ongoing. The Human Rights Commission and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have taken the City of Cape Town to court over evictions, following the controversial eviction of Khayelitsha resident Bulelani Qolani in June last year. The provincial government has however thrown its weight behind the City, arguing for the rights of landowners to protect their land from illegal […]

9 November 2021

Local

WC suspects arrested for drug possession, inclu over R2m worth destined for CPT

A 53-year-old suspect caught with over R2 million worth of drugs is expected in a Laingsburg court today. According to police, officers searched a suspicious truck travelling towards Cape Town around 11pm last night. Over 60 kgs of dagga and 39 000 mandrax tablets wrapped in plastic bags were uncovered and the driver subsequently arrested. "The vigilant traffic officials were strategically deployed near Laingsburg on the N1 when they stopped […]

3 November 2021

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