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South Africa top court sentences Zuma to 15 months imprisonment

Crime 05 Jul, 2021

South Africa’s top court has found former president Jacob Zuma guilty of “contempt of court” effectively sentencing him to 15 months in prison. In a majority decision, South Africa’s Constitutional...

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Gang Wars Continue in Cape Town Despite Army Presence

Crime 04 Oct, 2019

A mere two days after President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the deployment of the army on the Cape flats, four people, of which three primary school children, were shot and killed by gangsters in Clarke’...

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Auxiliary police on Cape Town streets

Crime 27 Nov, 2013

First 16 volunteer auxiliaries on the beat Cape Town's first Volunteer Auxiliary Law Enforcement officers have begun operating in the city following council approval of the service over a year ago....

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New steps against dangerous driving in Cape Town

Crime 15 Oct, 2012

Cape Town police are employing secret cameras on their squad cars to record unsuspecting motorists of dangerous driving. The hidden cameras, which are connected to screens on the police cars' dashb...

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Cape Town’s police shortage

Crime 04 Jul, 2011

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South African prisons to be renamed

Crime 25 Jan, 2011

In what is being termed as eradicating ties with the apartheid past, South Africa's minister of correctional services Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is to oversee the renaming of 11 of the country's prisons....

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New xenophobic violence in Cape Town

Crime 13 Jul, 2010

There has been renewed xenophobic violence in the Western Cape, with scores of foreigners reportedly seeking refuge in local police stations following attacks on shops run by foreigners. Local medi...

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New South Africa crime figures released

Crime 23 Sep, 2009

Crime statistics for the 2008/2009 financial year show a small drop in the number of murders in South Africa but a big increase in robbery and sexual attacks. Over 18,100 people were murdered in S...

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Car guards reduce thefts

Crime 14 Jun, 2009

Announcing the results of a recent study of Cape Town

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Sponsoring police in Cape Town.

Crime 11 Nov, 2008

Cape Town city council has announced plans to encourage companies, organisations or even private individuals to fund a law enforcement officer, traffic cop or metro policeman in order to boost recruit...

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Horse unit to fight crime in Cape Town.

Crime 19 Dec, 2007

Twenty-two mounted police are to take to roads and beaches in Cape Town as part of efforts by the Western Cape province to counter crime in the metropolis over the busy festive and summer season. The...

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Cape Town law professor killed.

Crime 18 Nov, 2007

Students, colleagues and the wider legal community have expressed their anger and grief over the murder of professor Mike Larkin in Cape Town

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Cape Town gets tough on beach crime.

Crime 07 Nov, 2007

The city council is to appoint a task force to tackle crime on the city

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Security boost for Table Mountain.

Crime 28 Aug, 2007

Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) authorities have asked the city council for R1.34 billion annually over the next four years to improve safety on the mountain. The request follows a recent spate of...

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New South African crime figures released.

Crime 04 Jul, 2007

Overall crime rates are falling in South Africa but murder and aggravated robbery are on the rise according to annual statistics released by the police at the start of July. 19,202 murders were commit...

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