News and Speeches for Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety
WC to Establish Inter-Ministerial Collaboration Following SANDF Deployments
12 July 2019Last night, the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, announced during his budget vote speech that the SANDF will be deployed in the Cape’s most gang-ravaged communities. Read More
Minister Fritz Calls on Minister Cele to Address WC Crime in Budget Vote Speech
10 July 2019Minister Fritz Calls on Minister Cele to Address Western Cape Crime in Budget Vote Speech Read More
Western Cape to Deploy Law Enforcement to Protect Schools
9 July 2019Following a meeting that took place on Sunday between Premier Winde, Minister Fritz and the Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum (CPF) Cluster, there will be an increase in law enforcement officials deployed at schools which are reopening today. Read More
Minister Calls for Provincial Commissioner to be Appointed Before CPF Elections
8 July 2019Minister Fritz Calls for Provincial Commissioner to be Appointed Before CPF Elections Read More
Media Release: Minister Fritz Condemns Rampant Philippi Murders
8 July 2019The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, has condemned in the strongest terms, the rampant killings which occurred in Philippi and elsewhere on the Cape Flats over the weekend. Read More
Media Release: Minister Fritz Commends Commissioner of Oaths Volunteer Project
4 July 2019The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, commends the Commissioner of Oaths Volunteer (COV) Project, which since its launch on 12 February 2019, has freed up 18 SAPS members from document certification to perform their crime fightin Read More
MEC Fritz calls for transparent appointment of a SAPS Provincial Commissioner
3 July 2019Minister Albert Fritz notes that talks have commenced on the possible replacement of the Provincial Commissioner Khombinkosi Jula and calls for the transparent appointment of a new Provincial Commissioner who will prioritise the safety of Read More
Let’s build safer communities, together - Opinion Editorial by Albert Fritz
3 July 2019Let’s build safer communities, together Read More
Media Release: Minister Albert Fritz visits Youth Safety Holiday Programme
28 June 2019Yesterday, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, together with Councillors Elton Jansen and Bernadette Clarke, visited the Read More
Media Release: Minister Fritz meets SAPS on Surge in Gang-Related Murders in WC
27 June 2019Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, held an urgent morning meeting on the recent and ongoing surge of gang violence and crime in the Province. Read More
Media Release: Minister Fritz to visit Youth Safety Holiday Programme
26 June 2019Tomorrow, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, will be visiting the Youth Safety and Religious Programme (YSRP) hosted by the A.G.S Kerk van Suid Afrika at the Strandfontein Community Hall. Read More
Minister Fritz to urgently meet with WC Safety Role-players on Gang Violence
26 June 2019Press conference: Minister Fritz to urgently meet with WC Safety Role-players on Gang Violence and Crime Read More
Media Release: Minister Albert Fritz meets Minister Bheki Cele
21 June 2019The Minister for Community Safety in the Western Cape, Adv. Read More
Youth Safety Religious Programme June 2019
20 June 2019The Department of Community Safety’s Youth Safety and Religious Programme officially launched on Monday, 17 June 2019 and will continue up until Friday, 5 July 2019. Read More
Media Release: Launch of DoCS Youth Safety Religious Programme June 2019
13 June 2019Today, Minister Albert Fritz will be joined by officials of the Department of Community Safety, members of the religious fraternity and young people to launch this year’s < Read More
Minister Albert Fritz statement on attack on Members of the Anti-Gang Unit
12 June 2019It is with great concern that I received news this morning that 6 members of our Anti-Gang Unit were attacked and injured in the early hours of this morning while on duty in Samora Machel. Read More
Media Release: Minister Fritz Condemns Spate In Murders In Western Cape
10 June 2019The Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, condemns in the strongest terms the murder of over 14 individuals in the past week and calls on the National Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to intervene and put an end to these Read More
Media Release: Western Cape Police Reward Information on Escaped Convict
30 May 2019The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, commends the decision by SAPS to offer a reward for information on the whereabouts of a convicted murderer Phelo Mtala who escaped from Wynberg Magistrates Court on 17 May. Read More
Swearing in of Members and Inauguration of Western Cape Premier
21 May 2019Tomorrow, 22 May 2019, the Members of the 6th Provincial Parliament of the Western Cape will be sworn in. During the sitting, the election of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Premier will also take place. Read More
Media Release: Police Ombudsman to Investigate SAPS in Overstrand Area
20 May 2019We welcome the notice given by the Provincial Police Ombudsman that he will be investigating the South African Police Service (SAPS) operation in the Overstrand area. Read More
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