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The 53-year-old officer was part of a group walk with a city fitness instructor at the Blue Waters Beach on Friday, and its believed he may have had a heart attack.

The City of Cape Town launched its tourism safety initiative on Wednesday before what officials expect to be a bumper festive season.

A hard well-known crime hot spot in Richwood was the venue for a neighbourhood watch meeting held on Wednesday (25 October), attended by JP Smith, Mayco member for safety and security.

Four suspects who led police on a high-speed car chase after allegedly being involved in a business robbery were due to appear in court in Cape Town on several criminal charges on Monday.

The city’s JP Smith said a gun battle ensued after officers heard gunshots and saw a suspect discharging a firearm in Manenberg, wounding him and later declaring him dead by medical personnel.

A 35-year-old man has died after allegedly shooting at Cape Town metro police who returned fire.

Recurring gang violence and brazen daylight shootings have left staff and patrons traumatised at some libraries forced to close temporarily for safety reasons in parts of Cape Town.

The citys JP Smith said that staff and contractors had been instructed to report any extortion attempts by criminals.

Increased attacks by the so-called extortion mafia on construction workers at major building projects have impacted multi-million rand projects across the metro.

A surge in extortion threatening key infrastructure projects has prompted the City of Cape Town to set up an extortion hotline to curb the scourge.