New ‘Lawyers in Police Stations’ project aims to strengthen crime cases and boost prosecutions
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Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais have launched the “Lawyers in Police Stations Project” in partnership with the South African Police Service and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). The initiative aims to strengthen the technical capacity of police officers, improve investigative processes and ultimately increase successful prosecution outcomes. “This initiative recognises a fundamental reality: effective policing begins at
A 54-year-old foreign national has been arrested after allegedly being found with drugs and attempting to bribe police officers. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says officers were alerted to a property in Parksig, Bellville, on Tuesday, 18 August, where they followed up on information about drugs. SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg says officers searched the house and discovered several illegal substances. “ The members searched the premises and found 148,3
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says it is “hopeful” that the Western Cape will receive more rain before the end of the current winter season, as they prepare to ramp up messaging and public campaigns to conserve water. The Department held a media briefing at its Bellville regional office on Wednesday, 19 August, noting that collective dam levels for Cape Town are about 13% lower than this time last year.
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education intends to approach the Speaker of the National Assembly for legal advice on its powers to compel the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to remove certain requirements from its learner admission system, which the committee believes may be discriminatory. The committee met on Tuesday to discuss the provincial education department’s learner admission requirements, some of which it believes could disadvantage certain learners. These include academic
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape are searching for more individuals who may have fallen victim to an operation in which a man, in the Muizenberg area, lured women online before raping and robbing them. According to police colonel Andre Traut, the 35-year-old man is currently facing charges relating to seven rape and robbery cases reported in Muizenberg between 2023 and 2026. The accused has been linked to the
