The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police Department is 11 canine officers richer following the acquisition and training of the new recruits. The canines have received specialised training, with some doing narcotics detection, others focusing on explosives and a few trained in the art of tracking. The newly recruited dogs have replaced eight others who retired to their handlers’ homes a few months ago. Their arrival brings to 22 the number of four-legged K9 officers
In the aftermath of the outbreak of Xenophobia attacks in South Africa in 2008 and with his mother asking him not to go, Joseph Dhafana took a big risk. He left his home country to carve a new path in South Africa. He ended up entering the country illegally in 2009, seeking asylum in a refugee camp at Musina and now almost 10 years later, he has become the 7th accredited sommelier in the country.
