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22 May 2013
                       
 
 
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30 Apr 2013
 
 
SA: Statement by Bonginkosi Madikizela, Western Cape Human Settlements MEC, calls for police action in Boys Town Project in Nyanga (30/04/2013)
STATEMENT
I am calling for immediate South African Police Service (SAPS) action in response to complaints laid by the community of Nyanga. The Boys Town Housing project in Crossroads, Nyanga, Cape Town, has...
 
 
16 Apr 2013
 
COSATU: Statement by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, concerned about escalating crime situation in the Western Cape (16/04/2013)
STATEMENT
COSATU is growing more and more concerned about the growing levels of crime and lawlessness in the Western Cape. The number of gang killings and the explosion of drug sales are tearing apart the...
 
 
26 Nov 2012
 
SA: Statement by Donald Grant, Western Cape Education MEC, appeals to National Senior Certificate candidates to celebrate responsibly (26/11/2012)
STATEMENT
I know that many of our matriculants are extremely relieved to have completed writing their examinations, there are, however, others who still have subjects to write. These candidates must remain...
 
 
12 Sep 2012
 
Cape Town’s Balancing act Between Political Power and Organised Crime
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The violence that erupted on the Cape Flats and escalated over the past few months, leaving more than 23 people dead in just over five months, has brought into sharp relief the difficult...
 
 
06 Aug 2012
 
SA: Statement by the Western Cape Transport and Public Works, MEC Robin Carlisle and MEC Dan Plato on SA Roadlink's plan of commitment to passenger safety (06/08/2012)
STATEMENT
Robin Carlisle, MEC for Transport and Public Works, and Dan Plato, MEC for Community Safety today met with representatives for SA Roadlink to hear plans of an improved SA Roadlink in its operations...
 
 
01 Aug 2012
 
Zille lays charges against ANCYL
WESTERN CAPE
Charges of intimidation were laid at a Cape Town police station on Wednesday against the ANCYL and others, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said. This was prompted by a threat to make Cape Town...
 
 
17 Jul 2012
 
SAPS: Mthethwa: Address by Minister of Police, at the official opening of the Forensic Science Laboratory, Cape-Town (17/07/2012)
SPEECH
Programme Director Deputy Minister of Police, Ms Makhotso Sotyu Western Cape MEC for Community Safety, Mr Dan Plato National Commissioner of Police, General Riah Phiyega Acting Chairperson of the...
 
 
06 Jun 2012
 
SA: Statement by Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Police, on the court challenge of the Western Cape safety bill (05/06/2012)
STATEMENTS
Following the publication of its Draft Western Cape Community Safety Bill, 2012 for public comments by the Western Cape Provincial Government, a legal opinion from experts in the field of...
 
 
13 Mar 2012
 
SA: Ndebele: Address by the Minister of Transport, at the Lead SA Hazel Souma certificate handover ceremony, Cape Town (13/03/2012)
Topics
We are gathered here today, in partnership with Lead SA, to publicly acknowledge and honour Ms. Hazel Souma, an 80-year-old Cape Town motorist, who has not received a single traffic fine since she...
 
 
05 Mar 2012
 
Drug Enforcement’s Pyrrhic Victory
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In a parliamentary briefing on the 8th of February, Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer reported that police in the province had seized almost R12 billion worth of drugs in less than two...
 
 
30 May 2011
 
WC: Statement by Helen Zille, Western Cape Premier, announcing a cabinet reshuffle (30/05/2011)
Statements

It is with great pleasure that I announce today a cabinet reshuffle, which has been necessitated by the election of the former Minister for Social Development, Ms Patricia de Lille, as the...

 
 
05 May 2011
 
DA: Statement by Wilmot James, Democratic Alliance national spokesperson, contrasting the DA and ANC election campaign (05/05/2011)
Statements

The contrast between the approaches of the DA and the ANC in this election is stark and revealing.

The DA’s campaign offers South Africans better service delivery for all and is...

 
 
04 May 2011
 
 
 
Beja and Others v Premier of the Western Cape and Others (21332/10) [2011] ZAWCHC 97
WESTERN CAPE HIGH COURT
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa1(hereinafter referred to as the "Constitution") has as its primary objective the protection and the restoration of human dignity; it means simply...
 
 
08 Feb 2011
 
SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, during a visit to the Sultan Bahu Treatment Centre, Cape Town (08/02/2011)
Topics

Date: 08/02/2011
Source: The Presidency
Title: SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, during a visit to the Sultan Bahu Treatment Centre, Cape Town

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16 Jul 2010
 
Still no xenophobia for Mthethwa
THREATS OF VIOLENCE
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa continued to insist on Friday that this week's violence in the Western Cape was "so-called" rather than actual xenophobia.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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