News and Speeches for Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety
Cape Flats Convictions: From Crisis to Catastrophe
4 September 2012Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety The latest information received on the conviction rate crisis of the Cape Flats from the National Government sheds some light on why it appears that the gangsters are acting... Read More
Minister Plato to Address Safety Concerns in the Wesbank Community
29 August 2012Today, Wednesday, 29 August 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will be speaking to the Wesbank community at the peace tent in the Wesbank area about safety concerns. Read More
Minister Plato to Speak at Wesbank Peace Tent
28 August 2012Today, Wednesday, 29 August 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will be speaking to the Wesbank community at the peace tent in the Wesbank area about safety concerns. Read More
Minister Plato to Congratulate Best South African Taxi Driver Competition Winners
27 August 2012On Tuesday, 28 August 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will be handing over minibus taxis to the first- and second-placed winners of the Brandhouse No. 1 Taxi Driver Campaign. Read More
Minister Plato to join the Neighbourhood Watch walkabout in Wesbank
24 August 2012Today, Friday 24 August 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will join a neighbourhood watch walkabout in the Wesbank area where he will distribute safety information flyers and talk to residents about safety concerns. Read More
Minister Plato to Interact with Wesbank Neighbourhood Watch
23 August 2012On Friday, 24 August 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will join a neighbourhood watch walkabout in the Wesbank area, where he will distribute safety information flyers and talk to residents about safety concerns. Read More
High-Speed Chase Leads to Discovery of Weapons Cache
13 August 2012Yesterday evening, thanks to the vigilance of Western Cape traffic officials and the Knysna South African Police Service (SAPS), a group of youths were arrested and a stolen cache of weapons confiscated. Read More
Report a Cop, Reward a Cop
25 July 2012Media Statement by Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato Read More
Looting of Shops - IPID Asked to Investigate Apparent Lack of Policing
10 July 2012Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More
Western Cape's Policing Needs and Priorities Announced
3 July 2012Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More
Minister Plato to Release 2011/2012 Western Cape Policing Needs and Priorities
3 July 2012On Wednesday, 4 July 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will publicly release the 2011/2012 Policing Needs and Priorities Report as compiled by the Western Cape Department of Community Safety. Read More
Minister Plato: Troubled Violent Hubs Top of My List to Investigate
28 June 2012Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More
Conviction Crisis: Criminal Justice System is Failing Hanover Park
11 June 2012Media Statement by Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato Read More
Minister Plato to Reveal Gang Conviction Rate Crisis
10 June 2012On Tuesday, 12 June, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will reveal the dire state of conviction rates in one of the Cape's worst gang-affected communities. Read More
Provincial Traffic Services Makes Drug Bust on the R27
6 June 2012Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community SafetyFollowing the arrest yesterday of two individuals for the possession of an estimated 45 kg of marijuana, I would like to congratulate the Provincial Traffic Services for a job... Read More
Minister Plato: Mthethwa's Take on the Bill is Disappointing and Strange
4 June 2012Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community SafetyThe statement released by the National Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, on his opposition to the Western Cape Community Safety Bill is both disappointing and strange. Read More
Alert: Police Complaints Hotline Temporarily Disrupted
31 May 2012Due to an urgent electrical upgrade of our telecommunications service, the Department of Community Safety's 24/7 police complaints hotline will be out of order from 20:00 on Friday, 1 June, until 08:00 on Monday, 3 June. Read More
Minister Plato Concerned over Unanswered South African Police Service Telephones
27 May 2012Media Statement by Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Read More
Minister Plato to Meet with Communities about Safety Concerns
26 May 2012On Sunday, 27 May 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will, following last week's meeting with the community of Elsie's River, have a follow-up meeting to discuss safety concerns.Minister Plato will have a similar meeting... Read More
Minister Plato to Meet with Elsie's River Community about Gangsterism and Drug Abuse
17 May 2012On Sunday, 20 May 2012, Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will meet with members of the Elsie's River community to discuss the way forward in addressing gangsterism and drug abuse in the area. Read More
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