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Leap Officers arrest over 680 during first three weeks of February

Between 30 January 2023 and 19 February 2023, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers effected the arrest of 688 individuals for...

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SOPA: State of the Province Address 2023: The Fierce Urgency of Now

State of the Province Address 2023: The fierce urgency of now Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of the Western Cape Cabinet, Honourable...

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Taxi mafia continues to prevent 1 800 children from attending school

Despite an undertaking by the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) not to intimidate, threaten, or prevent learner transport...

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Swartland K9 unit ensures rifle and ammunition are confiscated

On Sunday, 19 February 2023, the Western Cape government’s Swartland K-9 unit once again assisted the Malmesbury South African Police...

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Greater cohesion is required to combat crime

The third quarter crime statistics, which were released yesterday, clearly indicate that there is a need for all spheres of government and...

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Swartland K9 unit assist SAPS to discover large cache of firearms

I commend the Swartland K-9 unit for the manner in which they assisted the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Malmesbury this past...

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Attempted extortion by minibus taxi associations puts children’s safety at risk

This morning I visited Academia Primary School, where over 50% of their learners have been prevented from going to school, due to an illegal...

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Overstrand and Swartland K-9 units off to a sharp bite in 2023

As 2023 commenced the Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units ensured that criminals were fully aware of their presence. Between 16 January – 5...

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Neighbourhood Watch structures exceeds 600 and 17 000 members in Western Cape

I am delighted to learn that in the Western Cape, we have reached 615 accredited neighbourhood watch (NHW) structures. We now have 17 546...

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Breaking the cycle of abuse

Joint media release: Breaking the Cycle of Abuse Gender-based violence (GBV) has been plaguing our country for generations. The calls have...

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