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Monitoring of police

Our Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety ensures that citizens receive professional policing that is effective.

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Court Watching Brief

Our Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety ensures that citizens receive professional policing that is effective.

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Western Cape Police Ombudsman

The Western Cape Police Ombudsman aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the police services and to improve relations between the police and the communitie

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Community Safety Forums

Community Safety Forums (CSF) form partnerships across various sectors such as business, government and non-governmental organisations to form a united approach on safe

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WC Government disappointed at latest murder statistics

Joint Media Release: Western Cape Government disappointed at latest murder statistics, but commits to intensifying war on crime The release...

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Various operations in Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay

Various operations by Swartland, Overstrand and Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units in one week The Mossel Bay, Overstrand and Swartland K...

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LEAP officers arrest more than 1 100 suspects during October

The Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers continue to be impactful. Between 2 and 29 October 2023, the officers arrested 1 174...

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Weekly Swartland, Overstrand, Mossel Bay K-9 and Rural Safety Units Operations

The Mossel Bay, Overstrand and Swartland K-9 Units, in partnership with the Rural Safety Units (RSUs) in the Overstrand and Swartland areas...

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IPID's silence on Judge Thulare's findings is deafening

More than 12 months after the damning finding by Western Cape High Court Judge, Daniel Thulare, it is deeply worrying that the Independent...

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