An attack every two weeks – that is the frightening reality for farmers in the Eastern Cape. And those in the Sundays River Valley and Nelson Mandela Bay area have the most to fear, with the majority of recent incidents occurring in these two areas. There have been at least 96 attacks and 26 other..
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East Cape farmers under siege: New crime figures indicate an attack in province every two weeks
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UK Foreign Office issued a warning to visitors of Table Mountain after Ukranian businessman was killed during a hike at tourist hot-spot
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A prominent safety group who monitor crime in the Table Mountain National Park have released a fiery statement on their social media pages, slamming the government and local authorities for failing to protect visitors. Visit Table Mountain at your own risk.” The embittered post was shared on Sunday afternoon, just a day after a Ukranian..
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Western-Cape: 21 shootings; 20 stabbings; and 5 murders occurred this weekend – SANDF presence not making any impact in, Murders increase by 46%
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After two weeks since the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was deployed into the Western Cape to combat rampant crime, it appears that the men in camo have been losing the battle so far. How many murders were recorded in Cape Town this weekend? The province’s Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, revealed that..
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Army deployment to the Western Cape to help the police quell gang violence will cost R23.4m
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the National Assembly that he has employed 1,320 members of the SA National Defence Force for service in cooperation with the police for the prevention and combating of crime and to maintain and preserve law and order in the Western Cape. In the letter, dated July 17, and addressed to..
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43 killed in another bloody weekend in Cape Town – 25 were shot and 12 stabbed
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Another bloody weekend in Cape Town saw 43 people being murdered, Premier Alan Winde confirmed on Monday. Provincial forensics services recorded these numbers between Friday night and Monday morning. “[The] SAPS started running a national joint operational and intelligence structure operation on Thursday night in the areas of Philippi, Steenberg and Delft,” Winde said in..
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Boer skiet drie betogers buite Uniondale in Wes-Kaap na geweld uitbreek
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Die polisie ondersoek ’n skietvoorval waarin ’n boer glo Maandag drie betogers buite Uniondale in die Wes-Kaap geskiet het. Kapt. Malcolm Pojie, woordvoerder van die polisie, het aan Maroela Media gesê twee aanklagte van poging tot moord is vanmiddag by die plaaslike polisie aanhangig gemaak. Dít volg nadat ontstoke betogers van Uniondale vanaf vroegoggend op..
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SANDF deployed to Cape Town’s gang-infested areas to curb crime, but no army deployed to curb farm murders?
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The South African National Defence Force will join an operation to clamp down on Cape Town’s gang infested areas on Friday, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced on Thursday evening. He made the announcement towards the end of his budget speech, and elaborated further at a press briefing shortly thereafter. He said after last weekend, where..
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Prof. Sean Davison, ‘n kampvegter vir genadededood is onder huisarres geplaas na skuldig bevind van dood op drie mense
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Prof. Sean Davison, wat aangekla is van drie moorde, is Woensdagoggend in die hooggeregshof in Kaapstad vir drie jaar onder huisarres geplaas nadat hy ‘n pleitooreenkoms met die staat aangegaan het. Davison wat nog heeltyd volgehou het dat hy niks verkeerd gedoen het nie, het sy rol in die dade beken. Ingevolge die pleitooreenkoms mag..
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Western Cape is becoming a war zone! Sadly there is only 1 cop for every 509 people in the province
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According to the 2017/18 crime figures, national murder rate increased by almost 7%, which translates to 57 murders a day. The latest crime statistics show that detectives in Nyanga, Cape Town, investigate 308 murders a year on average. This was 27 more than the previous financial year. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said police were..
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Cape Town dad drove his family to safety in his final moments after he was shot by criminals who tried to hijack him
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A loving dad from Blackheath, John Neethling, who was shot by two men in Heath Road,managed to drive his white VW Polo Vivo to a nearby garage where he passed away. In a separate incident earlier, the would-be hijackers fatally shot Patrick Cosani, chairman of the Blackheath-Malibu Taxi Association, in his school bus in his..
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