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Matlhodi Maseko, the DA's Western Cape spokesperson on Human Settlements, said these serious crimes were not only draining public coffers and halting critical service delivery, but had a very real human impact.
The people of the Western Cape's largest township are losing hope that the long-promised new police station will become a reality any time soon.
Growing extortion rackets being blamed for Khayelitsha mass shootings Residents and business owners told Eyewitness News that the extortion problem was growing. Khayelitsha police station sign Picture: Lizell Persens/Eyewitness News CAPE TOWN - Once again extortion rackets are being blamed for fatal shootings in a Cape Town community. On Saturday, 13 people were killed and five were seriously wounded in gun violence in Khayelitsha. Eleven suspects were apprehended at a Sea Point hotel on Monday morning and...
CT police not ruling out extortion after gang damages cars at dealership Police said about 40 suspects entered the business premises and threatened employees with firearms, demanding two vehicles. A YouTube screengrab of a group of men, some of them armed, walking into a car dealership in Brooklyn, Cape Town on 17 February 2021. Picture: YouTube 59 days ago CAPE TOWN - Cape Town police are following up on leads that will lead to the arrests of suspects who vandalised property at a car dealership in Brookly...
DA claims construction firms in CT being targeted by extortion rackets The party said that gangsters, as well as so-called business forums were demanding money from emerging contractors. Picture: 123rf.com 89 days ago CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape claims that some construction companies are being targeted by extortion rackets. The party said that gangsters, as well as so-called business forums, were demanding money from emerging contractors. Work at several housing developm...