News and Speeches for Ministry of Police Oversight and Community Safety
Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units assist in apprehending suspect on the run
13 April 2023Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units assist in apprehending suspect that has been on the run. Read More
Long weekend sees LEAP Officers issuing cuffs instead of bunnies
12 April 2023Long weekend sees LEAP Officers issuing cuffs instead of bunnies to over 130 suspects. Read More
220 more youth upskilled through the Chrysalis Academy
6 April 2023Today, 6 April 2023, 220 young women who hail from every corner of the province, graduated from the Chrysalis Academy. Read More
Chrysalis Academy 22 Charlie Graduation
5 April 2023Media are invited to attend the graduation ceremony of 22 Charlie on Thursday, 6 April 2023, at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai. Read More
Rural Safety Unit provide extra boots on the ground for greater safety
5 April 2023Rural Safety Unit provide extra boots on the ground for greater safety across Overberg District. Today, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, officially launched the Overstrand Rural Safety Unit (ORSU) in... Read More
Western Cape Government Department of Community Safety’s name changes
4 April 2023Western Cape Government Department of Community Safety’s name changes to “Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety”. Read More
Minister Reagen Allen to launch Overstrand Rural Safety Unit
4 April 2023Tomorrow, 5 April 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, will launch the much-anticipated Overstrand Rural Safety Unit (ORSU) in Hermanus. Read More
LEAP Officers confiscate 15 firearms during first three weeks of March
3 April 2023Between 27 February – 19 March 2023, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers removed 15 firearms from areas plagued by violence. Read More
Extracts from Budget Speech delivered by Minister Reagen Allen
30 March 2023Extracts from Budget Speech as delivered by Western Cape Minister of P Read More
39 Peace Officers graduate across three municipalities
28 March 202339 Peace Officers (POs) who graduated from the Peace Officer programme, will now assist their respective municipalities to ensure greater safety Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape’s readiness for the National Protest
20 March 2023Media Alert: Premier Winde, Minister Allen and Provincial SAPS Commissioner Lt Gen Patekile to unpack Western Cape’s readiness for the National Protest Read More
Swartland and Overstrand K-9 Units continue to interrupt criminals
9 March 2023The Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units are proving to be a continued menace to criminals, by making their lives very unpleasant. Between 21 February 2023 to 5 March 2023, these units arrested 28 suspects. Read More
Leap Officers arrest over 680 during first three weeks of February
6 March 2023Between 30 January 2023 and 19 February 2023, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers effected the arrest of 688 individuals for various offences. LEAP is an initiative of the Western Cape Government (WCG) and is run in partnership with the... Read More
Minister Allen to embark on West Coast district safety initiatives
22 February 2023Tomorrow, 23 February 2023, Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, will embark on various safety initiatives in parts of the West Coast District. These include the following: Read More
Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats
20 February 2023Minister Allen and provincial SAPS commissioner LT Gen Patekile to unpack Western Cape 3rd quarter crime stats Read More
Swartland K9 unit ensures rifle and ammunition are confiscated
20 February 2023On Sunday, 19 February 2023, the Western Cape government’s Swartland K-9 unit once again assisted the Malmesbury South African Police Services (SAPS) and ensured that a rifle and two hundred sixty-eight (268) various caliber live rounds were... Read More
Greater cohesion is required to combat crime
19 February 2023The third quarter crime statistics, which were released yesterday, clearly indicate that there is a need for all spheres of government and society as a whole to work together, if we are to be effective in our crime fighting efforts. Read More
Swartland K9 unit assist SAPS to discover large cache of firearms
19 February 2023I commend the Swartland K-9 unit for the manner in which they assisted the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Malmesbury this past Thursday and Friday. Read More
Overstrand and Swartland K-9 units off to a sharp bite in 2023
13 February 2023As 2023 commenced the Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units ensured that criminals were fully aware of their presence. Between 16 January – 5 February 2023, these units arrested 53 suspects. Of these, 30 were arrested in the Overberg areas, while 23... Read More
Neighbourhood Watch structures exceeds 600 and 17 000 members in Western Cape
8 February 2023I am delighted to learn that in the Western Cape, we have reached 615 accredited neighbourhood watch (NHW) structures. We now have 17 546 registered members. Read More
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