Three City of Cape Town Metro Police officers were injured after coming under fire by community members in Manenberg on Tuesday. According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, the officers responded to an alert after a drone used as part of deployments in the area detected an armed suspect. Smith says the suspect reportedly attempted to flee when he saw the officers, threw the firearm onto
The team at Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha is spreading some festive cheer with their new #MyFirstChristmas campaign, inviting the public to share a little Christmas kindness with homeless dogs and cats. In the weeks leading up to the festive season, the non-profit clinic and shelter has noticed a significant increase in animals being surrendered or abandoned. With many pets facing Christmas alone, the clinic is working to bring them extra warmth,
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
