News and Speeches for Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety
Khayelitsha Attacks: Minister Fritz calls for SAPS emergency intervention
17 May 2021On 16 May 2021, Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, condemns in the strongest terms possible the violent attacks in Khayelitsha which have resulted in the death of eleven people. The attacks took place at different scenes on Saturday.... Read More
Khayelitsha Attacks: Minister Fritz welcomes arrest of 11 suspects
17 May 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, welcomes the arrest of 11 suspects in connection with the spate of murders which unfolded in Khayelitsha over the weekend. Read More
MEC Fritz calls on all councillors to join their NHWs and CPFs in door-to-door
11 May 2021#LetsDoThis: Read More
LEAP Officers intercept prison contraband In joint-SAPS operation
11 May 2021In a joint operation with SAPS, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) Officers conducted an operation at the Khayelitsha Court cells in search of cell phones and other prohibited items. Read More
Minister Fritz calls for an urgent investigation by Police Ombudsman
5 May 2021Minister Fritz calls for an urgent investigation by Police Ombudsman into report of woman being told by SAPS officers to investigate her own rape charge Read More
IPID Report Feedback: SAPS’s use of water canon at SASSA Bellville Office
5 May 2021Today, the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, expressed disappointment at the findings of an investigation into the deployment of SAPS Public Order Policing (POPs) at the SASSA Bellville Offices on 15 January 2021, at which a water canon... Read More
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
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