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News and Speeches for Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety

Minister Allen to embark on West Coast district safety initiatives

22 February 2023

Tomorrow, 23 February 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, will embark on various safety initiatives in parts of the West Coast District. These include the following: Read More

Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats

20 February 2023

Minister Allen and provincial SAPS commissioner LT Gen Patekile to unpack Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats Read More

Swartland K9 unit ensures rifle and ammunition are confiscated

20 February 2023

On Sunday, 19 February 2023, the Western Cape government’s Swartland K-9 unit once again assisted the Malmesbury South African Police Services (SAPS) and ensured that a rifle and two hundred sixty-eight (268) various caliber live rounds were... Read More

Swartland K9 unit assist SAPS to discover large cache of firearms

19 February 2023

I commend the Swartland K-9 unit for the manner in which they assisted the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Malmesbury this past Thursday and Friday. Read More

Greater cohesion is required to combat crime

19 February 2023

The third quarter crime statistics, which were released yesterday, clearly indicate that there is a need for all spheres of government and society as a whole to work together, if we are to be effective in our crime fighting efforts. Read More

Overstrand and Swartland K-9 units off to a sharp bite in 2023

13 February 2023

As 2023 commenced the Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units ensured that criminals were fully aware of their presence. Between 16 January – 5 February 2023, these units arrested 53 suspects. Of these, 30 were arrested in the Overberg areas, while 23... Read More

Neighbourhood Watch structures exceeds 600 and 17 000 members in Western Cape

8 February 2023

I am delighted to learn that in the Western Cape, we have reached 615 accredited neighbourhood watch (NHW) structures. We now have 17 546 registered members.   Read More

25 Firearms confiscated by LEAP Officers during first month of 2023

7 February 2023

Between 2 January – 29 January 2023, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers ensured that 25 firearms were removed from our streets. Read More

Community Safety held Policing Needs and Priorities engagement: Cape Metro West

6 February 2023

The Department of Community Safety has hosted a series of Rural Safety Summits and Policing Needs and Priorities engagements across the province. Read More

Department of Community Safety to host Policing Needs and Priorities engagement

2 February 2023

On 03 February 2023, the Department of Community Safety will host its Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) engagement in the City of Cape Town for the SAPS Metro West area. Read More

Community Safety host successful Rural Safety Summit in Central Karoo

1 February 2023

On 30 January 2023, the Department of Community Safety hosted yet another successful Rural Safety Summit and Policing Needs and Priorities (RSSaPNP) engagement in the Central Karoo District. Read More