The City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre (PECC) recorded a nearly 80% increase in assault calls this past weekend compared to last weekend, in addition to a near 50% increase in domestic violence reports. The PECC fielded 140 assault calls (compared to 78 the previous weekend), of which 41 were physical assault incidents and 98 were assault with a weapon. Domestic violence calls increased from 36 to 53, and there was an uptick
A Cape Town couple has been arrested for the murder of a car guard in Bloubergstrand, which was caught on camera. The incident took place at Marine Circle on Sunday. According to reports, a vehicle stopped in a parking area, and a male driver got out, approached a man believed to be a car guard and stabbed him. The driver and a woman in the passenger seat then fled the scene.
The Office of the Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile announced on Monday evening, 1 September, that police have discovered a massive arms cache during an intelligence-driven operation in Mitchells Plain. Officers, focusing on identified gang hotspots on the Cape Flats, conducted a cordon and search operation on Monday afternoon, and it yielded much-needed success. It comes as a wave of gang violence has gripped the area, with the latest shooting involving six
The City of Cape Town has raised alarm over a sharp increase in motorists disregarding red traffic lights, warning of the deadly risks posed by such behaviour. According to the Traffic Service’s annual enforcement statistics, there was a 49% rise in red-light offences in the past financial year. In a statement, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says despite the very real risks and the thousands of incidents on
One of Worcester’s most historically significant and oldest heritage properties, the iconic Kleinplasie, will soon be sold at auction and potentially usher in a new era of public and cultural heritage. The 200,000 m² Kleinplasie, currently owned by the Breede Valley Local Municipality, goes under the hammer during an online auction from Wednesday 17 to Thursday 18 September, with potential to unlock new housing, jobs and economic growth According to the Claremart
