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A patient at a Cape Town hospital took the police officer's gun before shooting him in the face and two other patients, who died instantly

Two patients were shot dead and a police officer was injured at the New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town after an altercation.

Two patients and a police officer were killed by a gunman in New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town after he took the weapon from the now-deceased police officer.  

A shooting at New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town, which has left two patients dead and one officer injured, has left nurses and staff reeling.





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The Cape Forum, a new civil society organisation under the banner of AfriForum, is calling for a referendum on devolving policing powers to the province. Policing is currently a national function carried out by the police.

With only 61% of eligible Western Cape residents having completed the 2022 census, concerns are mounting over catastrophic budget cuts.

The Western Cape government has explained in detail the consequences for the province if not every eligible resident is counted in the 2022 census.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe's multiple challenges to gross misconduct findings against him and a Judicial Service Commission process that could lead to his impeachment.

The Cape Forum as a new civil society organisation in the Western Cape believes that a referendum should be held on the devolution of police forces to the Western Cape. The organisation made this announcement this morning during their official launch in the Bo-Kaap.  Heindrich Wyngaard, Executive Chairperson of the Cape Forum, said this morning that a letter about such a referendum had already been sent to Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape. Winde was asked to indicate whether he would...