News and Speeches for Ministry of Police Oversight and Community Safety
Shadow Crime Report: How up-to-date, Local Information can help us Fight Crime
26 September 2012Year after year the annual crime statistics released by the South African Police Service (SAPS) are criticised for being reactive, too late and out-dated. Read More
Shadow Crime Report: How Up-to-Date Local Information Can Help Fight Crime
26 September 2012Year after year, the annual crime statistics released by the South African Police Service (SAPS) are criticised for being reactive, too late and outdated. Read More
Minister Plato to Release Shadow Crime Report
25 September 2012On Wednesday, 26 September 2012, Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, will release the Department of Community Safety’s Shadow Crime Report. Read More
Response to SAPS Annual Crime Stats 2012: Convictions are Key
20 September 2012What is needed to improve safety in Western Cape is a root and branch overhaul of the Criminal Justice System, which includes proper leadership and management of the SAPS and proper capacity for solid investigations which lead to convictions. Read More
Minister Plato to Attend Langebaan "Blow the Whistle on Crime" Day
6 September 2012Dan Plato, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, will be taking part in Team Langebaan's annual "Blow the Whistle" Safety Awareness Day on 8 September. Read More
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
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