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News and Speeches for Ministry of Police Oversight and Community Safety

Systematic police failures leads to 84 cases of gender-based violence struck off

24 April 2024

Systematic police failures leads to 84 cases of gender-based violence struck off court roll during 3rd quarter. Read More

Twenty arrests by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Unit

24 April 2024

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

More than 3 100 offenders paroled during 2023

22 April 2024

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported that during 2023, 3 159 offenders, who had been sentenced to more than 24 months of imprisonment, were released on parole. Read More

Effective training ensure Western Cape LEAP officers can combat crime

21 April 2024

In September 2019, the Western Cape Government (WCG) launched its Western Cape Safety Plan (WCSP) in a determined manner to counter high rates of murder and violence across the province. The primary aim of the WCSP is to halve the murder rate by... Read More

Successes by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units

17 April 2024

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

89 Gender-based violence cases struck off the court roll within six months

15 April 2024

89 Gender-based violence cases struck off the court roll within six months due to Police inefficiencies. Between April 2023 and September 2023, the first and second quarter reporting periods of the Western Cape Department of Police Oversight and... Read More

Twenty-eight arrests by K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week

11 April 2024

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

LEAP officers confiscate 14 firearms during March

10 April 2024

The Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers continue to work creating safer communities by conducting various operations and patrols in the hotspot areas where they are deployed. Read More

More than 220 young men empowered to be safety champions in their communities

8 April 2024

On Saturday, 6 April 2024, 223 young men from across the Western Cape, between the ages of 18–25 years-old graduated from the Chrysalis Academy. The young men commenced with their 3-month course in mid-January.  Read More

Operations by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units

4 April 2024

Operations by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week. The Mossel Bay, Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units, in partnership with the Rural Safety Units (RSUs) in the Overstrand and Swartland areas, have continue to... Read More