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Hermanus residents turn on foreigners after body of woman found dumped along road

Western Cape police have warned Hermanus residents to refrain from taking the law into their own hands after threats were made to about 600 foreigners who were "threatened" and made to "feel unsafe" in their homes on Thursday. The threats follow the discovery of the body of an unknown 20-year-old woman on Wednesday in Still Street, which connects the Zwelihle informal settlement to Hermanus. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said […]

today2 July 2023

Local

Busted! Western Cape cops nab suspect transporting drugs to the value of R520 000

The Moorreesburg police arrested a 37-year-old man on Friday morning for transporting drugs with an approximate value of R520 000. The suspect will appear the Moorreesburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo says the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau with Crime Intelligence Counter Narcotics conducted an operation after receiving information of a bakkie that was transporting drugs. “A Chevrolet utility bakkie was intercepted on the N7 […]

today18 February 2023

Local

Western Cape Acting Provincial Commissioner promotes senior managers

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape, Major General Albert Maqhashalala announced the appointment of four senior managers, today, at the SAPS Provincial Head Office in Green Point, Cape Town. Major General Maqhashalala was accompanied by the Deputy Provincial Commissioners: Major General Michael Jojo, Legal Services, Major General Preston Voskuil, Support Services, and Major General Mpumelelo Manci, Policing Services to present the […]

today5 October 2022

Local

Khayelitsha land occupiers granted bail

On Monday, six people involved in the "Town Two" land occupation arrested on Friday appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate Court on charges of public violence. The six live as backyarders in Town Two; four of them are women. They were all granted R500 bail on condition that they will not be involved in any act of public violence, GroundUp reports. The R3 000 bail still has to be raised and […]

today20 June 2017

News

Police criticized for Courtney Pieters search

By Melanie Sauer Elsies River residents have criticized the police for allegedly failing to adequately support their search for missing three-year-old, Courtney Pieters. The Elsies River community have come out “empty handed”, after another night of searching into the early hours of the morning for young Courtney. The toddler disappeared last Thursday after playing with friends outside. The Mitchell's Plain Community Policing Forum (CPF) spokesperson Faisal Brown, spoke about the […]

today9 May 2017

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