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The Metro Police dog, Virus, is making a name for himself

The Metro Police dog, Virus, is making a name for himself

Posted by Merentia Van Der Vent on  20 August 2025
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      The Metro Police dog, Virus, is making a name for himself. The City says the K9 was instrumental in two crime prevention success stories in just a few weeks. In the latest bust, the four-legged dog officer was called in to search a suspect vehicle in Observatory.   Alderman Smith says, “K9 Virus is such a good boy, although I doubt these criminals would agree.”   The Metro Police dog, Virus, is
A second teenager has been arrested for the attack on 3 MP's

A second teenager has been arrested for the attack on 3 MP’s

Posted by Merentia Van Der Vent on  20 August 2025
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    A second teenager has been arrested in connection with the attack yesterday on 3 MP’s, in Philippi. Brigadier Novela Potelwa says detectives from the Western Cape serious and violent crime unit were pursuing leads yesterday, following the attack on three members of Parliament in Philippi on Tuesday afternoon.   A second teenager has been arrested in connection with the attack yesterday on 3 MP’s   The Chairperson of Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee, Ian
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Iconic Golden Acre set for revamp

Posted by Liesl Smit on  20 August 2025
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  The iconic Golden Acre Shopping Centre is set for a major revamp, after it’s been sold in one of the city’s biggest property deals, fetching R781 million.   According to Property expert Ash Müller it was a complicated deal, and it took months for the property to transfer. This is after the Competition Commission approved the deal in February this year.   The price includes the building next door, located at 11 Adderley Street.
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“We are all fine”: MPs react to Philippi attack; One arrested

Posted by Caitlin Maledo on  20 August 2025
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    The Police Ministry has confirmed that one suspect was arrested on Tuesday evening, in connection with the violent attack on three Members of Parliament near Philippi East earlier that day.     Ian Cameron, Chairperson of Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee, and his colleagues Nicholas Gotsell and Lisa Schickerling came under attack in a smash-and-grab incident following an oversight visit to the Philippi SAPS training academy.    READ MORE: DA MPs in Philippi robbery
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DA MPs in Philippi robbery attack

Posted by Liesl Smit on  19 August 2025
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  The DA has condemned an attempted robbery attack on three of its Members of Parliament responsible for police oversight in Philippi on Tuesday afternoon.   Ian Cameron, Lisa Schickerling and Nicholas Gotsell were returning from an oversight to the police training college in Philippi when the incident happened on New Eisleben Road   According to Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile, bricks were thrown at the vehicle they were travelling in.   Gotsell