The DA has announced plans to establish its own detective unit to investigate crime in the city. The party’s election campaign took the form of an anti-crime march in Delft on Wednesday, in which the party’s local leadership, including DA Federal Leader and city Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, the City’s Safety and Security Chief JP Smith and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, took part. Hill-Lewis then took the opportunity to pledge to
The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate says it will continue to monitor attacks on staff, vehicle hijackings and extortion attempts. This follows an alleged extortion threat in Lwandle last week, which disrupted refuse collection services in the area. On Tuesday, a waste collection service provider’s truck was reportedly attacked and targeted with gunfire by unknown assailants during collection rounds. According to the City, no staff members were injured, but
The City of Cape Town is urging Minstrel groups, Christmas Bands and Malay Choirs to start planning early for the festive season by submitting venue bookings and permit applications well in advance. Representatives from the cultural groups met with City officials at the historic City Hall this week to discuss the venue booking process and proposed improvements aimed at making it easier for organisers to secure venues for rehearsals and competitions. The
Peru has made headlines for an unusual record. The most babies born recently named after Erling Haaland. Over the World Cup more than 500 babies born now carry either his first name, last name, or full name. Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images We put it out there and asked listeners to tell us the story behind their name. One caller had a very peculiar story about how he would have been a millionaire
A Metro Police officer will soon receive a notice of suspension after being arrested in connection with the sale of firearms in Muizenberg. The Western Cape SAPS confirmed that the 27-year-old female constable was arrested on the evening of last Wednesday, following an operation by the National Intervention Unit. According to a spokesperson, Captain F.C. Van Wyk, the unit had received intel about firearms being sold at a premises on Seagull Street in
