Tag: Western Cape
NASA’s BioSCape campaign successfully maps biodiversity in Western Cape
NASA's ambitious biodiversity field campaign, BioSCape, conducted over four intensive weeks using modified Gulfstream III and Gulfstream V business jets from Cape Town, has...
SANDF returns to Overstrand to combat poaching
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has once again deployed to the Overstrand region of the Western Cape to combat the poaching of...
W Cape crime levels ‘a concern’, says Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele has decried the harrowing levels of crime plaguing the Western Cape.
The Minister expressed his concerns during a media briefing on...
Op Corona hits Overstrand – again
Ahead of another Operation Corona maritime tasking in the Gansbaai area of Western Cape, the Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS) of the SA Navy (SAN)...
20.7% increase in murders between July and September
A total of 6Â 163 people were killed in South Africa between July and September 2021, Police Minister Bheki Cele says.
The revelation is contained in...
19 firearms, drugs seized in Western Cape operations
Western Cape police last week scored major successes when 19 illegal firearms, 790 rounds of ammunition and drugs worth R2 million were confiscated during...
Concern over Western Cape school vandalism
The Western Cape Education Department has reiterated its call to communities to take ownership of schools by protecting them following incidents of vandalism.
The call...
Western Cape law enforcement on high alert over taxi violence threat
Ta law enforcement agencies are bracing for a coordinated response to potential violent attacks that may arise as a result of the closure of...
Western Cape commits to protect commuters in midst of taxi violence
Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, and the MEC for Transport and Public Works, Daylin Mitchell, have met with the management of Golden Arrow Bus...
Western Cape gun violence a cause for concern
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz expressed his shock and anger at continuing gun violence in the provincial capital Cape Town.
According to his...
Cele decries Western Cape police murders
Police Minister Bheki Cele has expressed shock at the gunning down of two police officers in the Kraaifontein, in the Western Cape, on Saturday.
The...
W Cape deals with reports of gang-related extortion
The Western Cape is working with the police and other law enforcement agencies to address the issue of extortion involving gangs.
The Department of Community...
COVID-19 shutdown at Western Cape Joint Tactical HQ
Two positive COVID-19 tests at the Western Cape Joint Tactical Headquarters of the Joint Operations Division resulted in immediate closure with deep cleaning and...
Three month deployment of Army to Cape Town will cost R23...
The deployment of over a thousand soldiers to Cape Town to help quell gang violence and crime will cost R23.3 million over the next...
Opposition parties weigh in on soldiers supporting Western Cape police
The continued use of soldiers to support policing operations – again underway in Western Cape – is an area of concern and can be...
Over 140 arrested in Western Cape NatJoints operations
Over 140 suspects have been arrested during National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints) operations around the Western Cape since Thursday morning, Police Minister...
Full details of Western Cape army deployment still sought
The deployment of soldiers in the Western Cape has been welcomed by the Democratic Alliance (SA), the ruling party in that province, but it...
Dedicated rail law enforcement unit in Western Cape making a difference
Western Cape is currently the only province in South Africa with a law enforcement unit dedicated to rail. That it works is seen from...
Zille still wants soldiers to help fight crime in Western Cape
Western Cape premier Helen Zille still wants soldiers on hand to help police crack down on gang and drug related crime in...
Western Cape Premier wants military property released for housing and other...
Whether by design or accident, Western Cape premier Helen Zille opened the door for the much-touted "sweating" of military facilities and properties...
Cape readies for fire season
The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs has said it has ramped up firefighting resources in preparation for the summer fire season....
SAAF assisting with firefighting in Western Cape
The SA Air Force (SAAF), in the form of AFB Ysterplaat-based 22 Squadron, is again assisting with firefighting operations in the Western...
Air Force and Navy part of Western Cape firefighting effort
The South African Air Force and Navy provided much-needed assistance during last week's devastating fires in the Western Cape. Also in on...
Western Cape ready for fire season
The fire season in Western Cape is in full swing and this year no less than 26 aircraft will be available to...
Another SANDF recruitment scam
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has had another employment scam operating in Western Cape reported to it.
"The SANDF recruitment process is...
South Africa: Thales wins a R1.8 billion signalling contract for one...
Thales, one of the world's major players in transportation systems, is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract to...
SADC, US SF exercise in the Cape
Southern African Development Community (SADC) and United States Special Forces are exercising in the Langebaan area in the Western Cape Province. The...
