Crime
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A record 22 Firearms taken from the streets of Cape Town
The City’s enforcement agencies confiscated 22 firearms in eight days, again underscoring South Africa’s illegal firearm crisis and low conviction rates.
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Sliding door forced open as house robbery spate continues in Cape Town northern suburbs
Two men armed with a stick forced open a sliding door to a Brackenfell home in the dead of night, marking the fourth house robbery in four days.
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Several people dead in taxi-related shootings on the Cape Flats
Several people have been shot and killed in taxi-related violence on the Cape Flats, with the latest attack claiming two lives at a Delft taxi rank.
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Fifth person killed in Strandfontein as gang shootings continue
A man has been found with gunshot wounds on a field in Strandfontein, the fifth person killed in the area in under a week amid ongoing gang violence.
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More than a million apply for police’s 5 500 new-recruit posts
The South African Police Service aims to recruit 5,500 trainees, focusing on under-represented racial groups amid application disparities.
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175 new vehicles boost Western Cape Police as crime fight intensifies
Acting Minister Firoz Cachalia announced the delivery of 175 vehicles to enhance police operations in the Western Cape during the festive season.
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Wendy Kaizer-Philander calls for protection of social workers after Khayelitsha hijacking
Western Cape Social Development Minister Wendy Kaizer-Philander has called for urgent protection of social workers following another hijacking in Khayelitsha.
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No shootings at Strandfontein schools, CPF confirms
Rumours of a fifth shooting at a Strandfontein school were confirmed false by CPF after four deaths in three gang-related shootings over four days.
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WATCH | Angry mob tries to force murder suspect from his home
An angry mob barricaded Picketberg Street in Tafelsig with burning tyres after a burnt body was found nearby. The suspect is in police custody.
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Lentegeur police arrest three suspects in Woodlands firearm cases
Lentegeur police arrested three suspects in Woodlands over the weekend, recovering firearms and ammunition in two separate incidents.
