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Overstrand and Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units operational successes

The Overstrand and Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units once again made major breakthroughs over the past weekend in their respective...

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Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, condemns attacks on staff

This afternoon (23 June 2023), four staff members from the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCSD) were nearly hijacked in Site...

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Minister Mackenzie commends WC Traffic for R1.8 million abalone discovery

Media release by Ricardo Mackenzie, Western Cape Minister of Mobility On Friday 23 June, a traffic officer found 24 bags containing 3731...

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Swartland and Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units achieving more successes

The Swartland and Overstrand K-9 and Rural Safety Units are continuing to prove their worth in their respective municipal areas. On the same...

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Mossel Bay K-9 Unit hitting the ground 'biting'

The Mossel Bay K-9 unit which has not officially been launched is already showing some bite in the area. As part of a law enforcement...

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Police Oversight and Community Safety host successful Youth Day Programme

On Monday, 19 June 2023, the Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety (POCS) hosted youth from various high schools in the Delft...

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Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units making their presence felt

The Swartland K-9 and Rural Safety Units recently flexed their muscles in Malmesbury, Kalbaskraal and Abbotsdale. During joint operations...

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LEAP keeping our communities safer with more than 1 200 arrests in May

The Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers have once again ensured that criminals are unable to roam our streets. Between 1 May...

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Killer of former POCS official sentenced to 30 years behind bars

Statement by the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen I welcome the Western Cape High Court’s...

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Criminality remains a threat to citizens’ right to access to health care

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is appalled by the robbing of security staff at Gugulethu Community Health Centre in the...

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