News and Speeches for Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety
MEC Fritz marks international anti-corruption day - report extortion
11 December 2020To mark international anti-corruption day on 9 December 2020, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the consistent efforts made through the priority committee on organised crime and extortion; and calls on residents who have... Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes 228 arrests by LEAP in November
10 December 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the 228 arrests made by the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan’s (LEAP) Learner Law Enforcement Officers (LLEOs) deployed through the Western Cape Safety Plan (WCSP) between 2 – 29 November 2020. Read More
Minister Fritz submits SAPS Amendment Bill comments to the Civilian Secretariat
8 December 2020Minister Fritz submits SAPS Amendment Bill comments to the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Read More
WCLA Update: Minister Fritz commends WCLA on 103 enforcement operations
8 December 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, notes that the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA), has investigated 266 reports of non-compliance with the Western Cape Liquor Act and the National Disaster Risk Management Act’s Regulations between... Read More
Minster Fritz condemns stoning of 27-year-old Manenberg resident
7 December 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, condemns in the strongest terms the reported stoning of Monray Phillips (27) on Saturday morning, 5 December 2020. His body found at 7:50am opposite a petrol station on Duinefontein Road, Manenberg. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes appointment of Advocate Yashina Pillay as HOD
4 December 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the appointment of Advocate Yashina Pillay as the Head of Department (HoD) for the Department of Community Safety. The appointment was noted by Cabinet at its meeting on 1 December 2020. Read More
Minister Fritz welcomes Department’s R8.4million budget increase
3 December 2020Minister Fritz welcomes Department’s R8.4million budget increase to implement WC Safety Plan Read More
Moorreesburg K-9 Unit make significant drug and illicit liquor busts
2 December 2020Moorreesburg K-9 makes significant drug and illicit liquor busts in just one month Read More
WCLA Update: WCLA issues up to R2.4 million in fines
1 December 2020WCLA Update: WCLA issues up to R2.4 million in fines to liquor vendors flouting COVID-19 regulations Read More
16 Days of Activism: How the Department of Community Safety Supports You
30 November 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, notes that as we embark on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence over the period of 25 November and 10 December, it is important that we use this period not only as a time for action but... Read More
MEC Fritz calls on suitably qualified candidates - apply for WC Police Ombudsman
25 November 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the invitation for all interested persons to apply to be appointed in terms of section 11 of the Western Cape Community Safety Act, 2013 (Act 3 of 2013) (the Act), as the Western Cape... Read More
Minister Fritz calls on liquor vendors and consumers to exercise caution
24 November 2020Minister Fritz calls on liquor vendors and consumers to exercise caution amid Black Friday sales. The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, notes that the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) has conducted 242 investigations between 27 March... Read More
Minister Fritz calls on liquor vendors and consumers to exercise caution
24 November 2020Minister Fritz calls on liquor vendors and consumers to exercise caution amid Black Friday sales. The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, notes that the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) has conducted 242 investigations between 27 March... Read More
We must address our province’s violence epidemic, now.
23 November 2020Two weeks ago, I was alerted to the cruel and senseless murder of Jordan Moore (16) in Atlantis. Jordan and his two friends were approached at the park and threatened at gun point by gangsters with pit bulls. They were told to buy beer for them at a... Read More
Minister Fritz undertakes oversight visit to Brackenfell this morning
20 November 2020Minister Fritz undertakes oversight visit to Brackenfell this morning; calls for calm Read More
MEC Fritz welcomes WC Safety Plan progress through joint efforts
12 November 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the progress made on the implementation of the Western Cape Safety Plan through its partnership with the Read More
WCLA Update: MEC Fritz welcomes increase in licensing fees
11 November 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, notes that the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) has conducted 209 investigations into liquor vendors who were reportedly contravening the Western Cape Liquor Act (the Act) and the National Disaster... Read More
Minister Fritz provides safe space to 60 Hanover Park youth during exam period
9 November 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, is providing 60 grade 12 learners from schools in Hanover Park with a safe space to prepare for the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations over the period 5 November 2020 to 11 December ... Read More
MEC Fritz writes to Minister Cele on meeting with extortion steering committee
9 November 2020The Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, has written to the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, urgently requesting that the transversal steering committee on organised crime and extortion in the province be convened and meet. Read More
Minister Fritz condemns spate of murders over the past weekend
9 November 2020The Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, condemns in the strongest terms the reported murders which took place over the past weekend. Minister Fritz furthers calls on SAPS to leave no stone unturned in their investigations and ensure that... Read More
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