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News and Speeches for Ministry of Police Oversight and Community Safety

Double-up deployment of LEAP officers

17 September 2024

Joint media release by the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town. Read More

Minister Marais mourns the death of Neighbourhood Watch member

9 September 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais has offered her condolences to the family, friends and Neighbourhood Watch colleagues of Clinton Treu, who was killed in Elsies River in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read More

Minister Marais lauds LEAP successes

3 September 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais has lauded the most recent successes of Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers deployed in the Cape Town Metro.  Read More

Premier and Minister welcome policing Memorandum of Understanding

29 August 2024

Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais welcomed the intended signing of the policing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Western Cape Government (WCG), national government, and... Read More

Minister Marais welcomes progress on Murraysburg murder case

28 August 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the progress made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the robbery, arson and murder case in which two people died in the Karoo town of Murraysburg... Read More

Minister Marais welcomes additional police deployments against extortion

21 August 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the announcement by national Police Minister Senzo Mchunu that additional police officers will be deployed to the Eastern Cape to specifically combat... Read More

Minister Marais welcomes arrest in Caledon murder case

19 August 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the arrest of a suspect for the murder of 16 year old Overberg High School pupil, Deveney Nel. Read More

Minister Marais welcomes arrest in Caledon murder case

19 August 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the arrest of a suspect for the murder of 16 year old Overberg High School pupil, Deveney Nel. Read More

Minister Marais condemns murder of Paarl teenager

19 August 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais has called on members of the public to come forward with information regarding the murder of a teenager in Paarl last Friday. Read More

Minister Marais dismayed after heist case is struck from roll

12 August 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais has expressed her shock and dismay after the case against five alleged participants in the foiled heist in Khayelitsha on Monday was struck from the court roll. Read More

Minister Marais issues Watching Brief after foiled Khayelitsha heist

8 August 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has instructed the Court Watching Brief Unit within the department to monitor the court case of five people arrested in Khayelitsha on Monday night. Read More

Minister Anroux Marias welcomes major Stilbaai drug bust

23 July 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais welcomes the major drug bust made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Stilbaai over the past weekend.  Read More

Minister Marais condemns attack on LEAP officer

22 July 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais condemns the attack on a LEAP (Law Enforcement Advancement Plan) officer in Hanover Park this morning, 19 July. Read More

Joint statement by Minister Anroux Marais and Alderman JP Smith

9 July 2024

Joint statement by Anroux Marais, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, and Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security in the City of Cape Town, on 08 July 2024. Read More

Statement on LEAP successes for the month of June

9 July 2024

Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, applauds the successes achieved by the Law Enforcement Advancement Programme (LEAP) in the month of June. Read More

LEAP continues to create safer communities

12 June 2024

Between 29 April and 2 June 2024, the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers once again made their presence felt across the priority areas where they are deployed.  Read More

Operational successes by K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week

6 June 2024

Operational successes by Swartland, Overstrand and Mosselbay K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week. Read More

Minister Bheki Cele should immediately release 4th quarter Crime Statistics

5 June 2024

Joint statement between Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen. Read More

Twenty-one arrests by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and RSUs

23 May 2024

Twenty-one arrests by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week. Read More

Minister Allen engages local governments to strengthen safety efforts

22 May 2024

Minister Allen engages local governments to strengthen safety efforts across the Western Cape. Read More

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