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WC Community Safety MEC concerned about high number of GBV cases struck off court roll

WC Community Safety MEC concerned about high number of GBV cases struck off court roll

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Ntuthuzelo Nene CAPE TOWN - Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight MEC Reagen Allen said he was concerned about the high number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases struck off the roll due to police inefficiencies. Allen said that between April and September last year, 89

Lavender Hill deaths due to alleged gang violence could've been avoided - MEC Allen

Lavender Hill deaths due to alleged gang violence could've been avoided - MEC Allen

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Carlo Petersen CAPE TOWN - Western Cape MEC for Community Safety Reagen Allen said that an incident of alleged gang violence in Hillview, near Lavender Hill, which saw three people shot dead, could have been avoided. Concerns have been raised about ongoing gang violence in the

Alleged gang boss Nafiz Modack set to go on trial on Tuesday

Alleged gang boss Nafiz Modack set to go on trial on Tuesday

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Carlo Petersen CAPE TOWN - Alleged underworld gang boss, Nafiz Modack, is due to go on trial in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. Modack and 14 other accused face a slew of charges related to the murder of slain anti-gang unit detective, Charl Kinnear,

WC IEC appeals to voters to apply for special vote on time

WC IEC appeals to voters to apply for special vote on time

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Lindsay Dentlinger CAPE TOWN - The country's seventh national election is just six weeks away and the Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Western Cape is appealing to voters to consider whether they need to apply for a special vote. Applications for home visits for the elderly

Electoral Court dismisses Labour Party claims that IEC online system reason for missing candidate list deadline

Electoral Court dismisses Labour Party claims that IEC online system reason for missing candidate list deadline

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Lindsay Dentlinger CAPE TOWN - The Electoral Court has dismissed claims by political newcomer, the Labour Party, that the Electoral Commission (IEC)'s online system is the reason it could not field all its candidates across the various elections on time. Instead, the court has called

CoCT requested joint policing intervention from SAPS to deal with gang violence - Smith

CoCT requested joint policing intervention from SAPS to deal with gang violence - Smith

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Ntuthuzelo Nene CAPE TOWN - Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, says he has requested from the South African Police Service (SAPS) an urgent joint policing intervention and intensification of boots on the ground at gang hotspots. This comes as gang

WC IEC putting plans in place to deal with bad weather, power cuts, unrest on election day

WC IEC putting plans in place to deal with bad weather, power cuts, unrest on election day

Source: EWN Traffic Author: Lindsay Dentlinger CAPE TOWN - The IEC in the Western Cape says it's planning for a number of eventualities that could impact next month's polls - from bad weather to load shedding and even community unrest. In the past, wet weather has impacted voter turnout, while