News and Speeches for Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety
LEAP Officers continue success in fighting crime
4 May 2021The Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) Officers continue to make significant strides in fighting crime as part of the Western Cape Safety Plan. Read More
Minister Fritz urges Kensington community members to come forward
3 May 2021Minister Fritz urges Kensington community members to come forward with information on escape of gangster Read More
Minister Albert Fritz shocked and appalled: GBV continues, unabated
26 April 2021On 25 April 2021 Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, expressed his concern once again at the unacceptable proliferation of gender-based violence. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes Update on NFSL
26 April 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the update issued by the South African Police Service on the DNA processing backlog. Read More
Minister Albert Fritz launches Youth Safety Ambassador Programme
20 April 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, launched the Youth Safety Ambassador Programme (YSAP) at West End Primary School, Lentegeur. Read More
LEAP officers and Liquor Authority continue success in enforcement
19 April 2021On Friday, 16 April 2021 Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, expresses his congratulations to the Western Cape Liquor Authority in the enforcement of liquor-trading regulations; as well as to the LEAP Officers who have achieved a number of... Read More
SAPS should be commended for success in difficult cases
19 April 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, expresses his congratulations to the SAPS who have achieved significant successes in difficult cases. Read More
Minister Albert Fritz to launch Youth Safety Ambassador programme
19 April 2021Tomorrow, Tuesday 20 April 2021, Minister Albert Fritz will launch the Youth Safety Ambassador Programme at West End Primary School in Mitchells Plain. Read More
SAPS DNA processing: Minister Fritz calls for less talk and more action
14 April 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, expresses concern over the lack of clarity and action around reports from SAPS on the backlog at the National Forensic Science Laboratories (NFSL). Read More
Police Crime Statistics: Minister Fritz concerned by SAPS rape data
12 April 2021Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, expressed concern over the continued disservice by SAPS to victims of gender-based violence. On an analysis of recently published police crime statistics for the period 1 March to 31 December 2020, it was... Read More
LEAP officers continue success in fighting crime
9 April 2021The Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) Officers continue to make significant strides in fighting crime as part of the Western Cape Safety Plan. Read More
Community Safety is driving interventions to reduce gang related harms
7 April 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, is appalled by the number of young people who have been struck by stray bullets in communities including Hanover Park and Manenberg. Among those injured include: Read More
MEC Fritz and MEC Meyer attend West Coast Easter Safety Activation
6 April 2021On Thursday, 01 April 2021, Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, and the Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer, attended the launch of the West Coast’s Easter Joint Operation Committee (JOC) activation at the newly established Disaster... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes 134 inspections by WC Liquor Authority over Easter
6 April 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the 134 inspections of liquor vendors conducted by the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) over the week of Easter. Read More
New enforcement recruits sign on to serve and protect
1 April 2021The City, together with WCG, have ensured that the contracts for new LEAP officers were successfully completed on Wednesday, 31 March. Read More
Minister Fritz calls on residents in Mfuleni
31 March 2021Minister Fritz calls on residents in Mfuleni to come forward and report those responsible for shootings Read More
Minister Fritz urges residents to drink responsibly over the long weekend
31 March 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, is urging residents to drink responsibly, should they wish to do so, over the long weekend. Read More
“We will do whatever it takes to make the province safer for all”
30 March 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, presented the Department of Community Safety’s budget for the 2021/22 financial year. In Minister Fritz’s speech, he highlighted that the Western Cape Government “will do whatever it takes to... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes arrest of 10 suspects for kidnapping
29 March 2021Minister Fritz welcomes arrest of 10 suspects for kidnapping of Bellville businessman Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes 9 arrests for public violence amid protest action
26 March 2021The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the nine arrests made on Thursday, 25 March 2021 and Wednesday, 24 March 2021, in connection with the spate of violent protest action seen in Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein, Delft and surrounds. Read More
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