Crime fighters in Cape Town are joining calls for bolstered safety measures to protect people on local roads. In a letter addressed to the Mayor of Cape Town, Western Cape Premier and Provincial Police Commissioner, dated 10 December, the Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (C4) and other organisations like the Inspire Network and the Elsies River Safety Initiative list demands that they believe will address mounting safety concerns. This follows the death
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says a new recruitment scam is doing the rounds specifically targeting incoming educators. The WCED’s spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says fraudsters are sending WhatsApp messages pretending to be district officials or school principals. These messages claim a permanent teaching post is available and that the teacher is the preferred candidate. “The message instructs the teacher to report to a school with specific documentation. Critically, it concludes
DA MPs claim there are no rape kits available in the Western Cape and have raised concerns that police investigations into sexual offences may be compromised. This is after DA MP, Nicholas Gotsell, and the chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, on Tuesday conducted an unannounced oversight visit at the storehouses of the SAPS Provincial Supply Chain in Epping. They claim they found empty racks where the kits (used to examine victims of sexual
Pedestrians have become the single largest group affected by road accidents in the Western Cape (WC) this past week. This is according to the Western Cape Mobility Department. During the first week of December, the department reportedly recorded 28 fatalities on provincial roads, as a result of 21 fatal crashes. Of the 28 deaths recorded, 12 were pedestrians. The other fatalities include 10 passengers, 3 drivers, 2 motorcyclists, and 1 cyclist.
Lentegeur police registered a case of reckless and negligent driving after a collision this morning at the corner of Morgenster Road and Eisleben Road. A South African Police Services (SAPS) vehicle transporting prisoners from Pollsmoor Prison to Philippi Magistrates’ Court collided with a black Toyota. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says one woman and five men from the SAPS vehicle were slightly injured and taken under police guard to a nearby medical
