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43 killed in another bloody weekend in Cape Town – 25 were shot and 12 stabbed

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Another bloody weekend in Cape Town saw 43 people being murdered, Premier Alan Winde confirmed on Monday.

Provincial forensics services recorded these numbers between Friday night and Monday morning.

“[The] SAPS started running a national joint operational and intelligence structure operation on Thursday night in the areas of Philippi, Steenberg and Delft,” Winde said in a statement.

“We welcome the fact that 143 arrests were made, and guns and drugs confiscated, but despite this heavier police presence, and [Police] Minister Bheki Cele himself going out on patrol, 43 people were still murdered – some of them in the very areas where the operation was held.”

SANDF soldiers started arriving in Cape Town on Monday before hitting the streets to assist SAPS in a clamp-down on gang-related crime.

The highest number of murders were recorded in Mfuleni, where six people were killed.

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Sisulu wants her Dept to be first to benefit from Land Expropriation Law and the city of Cape Town is at the top of her list for expropriation

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CAPE TOWN – Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that her department would want first dibs on expropriated land once the legislation comes into effect.

Sisulu has welcomed a draft legislation on the expropriation of land already having been published and said they hope the process could be fast-tracked.

She added her department would want to be first to benefit from it to build housing.

“I cannot see that there is any greater public interest than that that we represent in Human Settlements. It should be therefore possible for us to be the first to benefit from this legislation.”

She addressed MPs on Tuesday while tabling her department’s budget vote.

Sisulu said they would also be working to prevent land invasions.

“We’re taking advantage of the fourth industrial revolution. We will, for instance, be sure to embrace satellite technology to ensure that we have real-time infor
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Misdaad ruk handuit in Wes-Kaap weens ernstige tekort aan hulpbronne in SAPD

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Daar is net te veel misdaad-brandpunte in Kaapstad wat terselfdertyd opvlam en te min polisiëring om al die geweld te keer, sê JP Smith, burgemeesterskomiteelid vir veiligheid.

Hy sê in ’n verklaring hoewel die polisie van die Kaapstadse metroraad met die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) saamwerk om so doeltreffend moontlik ekstra operasies uit te voer is die waarheid dat hulle nie met die beperkte hulpbronne op een slag oral kan uitkom nie.

Sy kommentaar kom ná ’n naweek van geweld waarin talle mense in en om Philippi op die Kaapse Vlakte vermoor is.

Hy sê hoewel die Kaapstadse metroraad gereeld daarvan beskuldig word dat hy nie teen die geweld en veral teen bendegeweld optree nie, het die raad sy hulpbronne in die afgelope dekade eksponensieel vergroot om die leemte in die polisiëring te vul.

Hy sê metropolisielede se magte is egter beperk – hulle mag nie misdade ondersoek of oortreders vervolg nie.

“Daar kan ni
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DA COUNCILLOR HELPS ANC TAKE CONTROL OF CEDERBERG MUNICIPALITY – ANC member elected themselves to executive posts when the DA caucus walked out

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CAPE TOWN – The African National Congress (ANC) has taken over the governance of the Cederberg Municipality on the West Coast.

This comes after an urgent motion brought by the ANC to remove Democratic Alliance (DA) mayor Joseph Farmer. With the help of one DA councillor, the ANC managed to snatch control of council.

ANC member Sylvia Quinta has been elected as mayor, while Mariaan Nell will be her deputy.

ANC spokesperson Dennis Cruywagen explained: “Today was a good day for the ANC. They took control of the Cederberg Municipality. We are getting ready for the next municipal elections.”

DA Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela said DA councillor Bertie Sazz helped the ANC.

He said the party would not allow rogue members to cause destruction.

“The key thing is that the party must be able to act against those people. I find it disheartening that people subject themselves to the party’s constit
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MyCity N2 diens opgeskort tussen Kaapstand sentraal, Khayelitsha en Mitchellsplein weens kontraktuele dispuut

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Weens ‘n kontraktuele dispuut tussen MyCity en die Stadsraad van Kaapstad is die diens tussen Kaapstad sentraal en die gebiede Khayelitsha en Mitchellsplein opgeskort.

‘n Kontrak tussen die Stad, Golden Arrow Busdiens en huurmotor assosiasies het verlede week verval en ʼn nuwe kontrak is nog nie beding nie.

Waarnemers wonder oor hoe ʼn raad wag tot op op die nippertjie gewag word om ‘n nuwe kontrak in plek te stel is moeilik verklaarbaar.

Daar is intussen weer ʼn brand gevind by Transnet se werf waar verskeie ongebruikte treinwaens vernietig is. Dit blyk asof vervoer van pendelaars in die Kaapse metro deur onbekwame amptenare, buitensporige eise van huurmotor verenigings en brandstigters tot ‘n stilstand gebring gaan word.

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Hierdie berig weerspieël nie noodwendig die mening van SAUK-nuus nie.

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Franse toeris beroof, aangerand in historiese Bo-Kaap

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‘n Vroulike Franse toeris is in die historiese Bo-Kaap van haar besittings beroof en in die nek gesteek met ‘n skerp voorwerp.

Toeriste is klaarblyklik maklike teikens in die gebied en is ook nie bewus van die gevare in die area nie. Toeriste word al hoe meer gewaarsku om Suid Afrika te vermy weens die groot voorkoms van geweld.

Inkomste uit toeriste beloop jaarliks miljoene rand, maar die kraantjie is reeds half toegedraai en kan toegedra word as iets daadwerkliks aan die veiligheids situasie gedoen word nie.

Kenners wys egter daarop dat buitelandse besoekers toenemend wegskram van toere na Suid-Afrika waar 50 moorde en meer as 100 verkragtings daagliks gepleeg word.

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Great news for Cape Town’s theme park ride lovers as Canal Walk announces the Ratanga Family Entertainment Centre

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Fans of Cape Town’s now defunct theme park Ratanga Junction have received some good news in the form of an announcement by Canal Walk Shopping centre.

The shopping centre have announced a multi-million Rand project to revamp their current food court and outside areas and to build the new Ratanga Family Entertainment Centre.

Gavin Wood, CEO at Canal Walk, said: “Being very much family oriented, Canal Walk Shopping Centre saw the long-term value in investing in this development with Ratanga World Ltd, as this will enhance the overall shopping experience, and speaks to shopping centres in South Africa remaining key destinations for retail and family entertainment activities.

“We will see a number of the amusement exhibits find a new home with us, while at the same time, our food court will undergo a significant upgrade to provide a world-class food experience for all palates. Combined, we hope to be entertaining children of all ages (mums, da
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9 treinwaens verwoes op Kaapstad-stasie tydens brand

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Die brand by die Kaapstad-treinstasie is vroeg Sondagaand geblus.

Jermaine Carelse, woordvoerder van die nooddienste in Kaapstad, sê niemand is beseer in die brand nie.

Hy sê nege treinwaens van twee treine is in die brand verwoes.

Dit is nog onduidelik wat die oorsaak van die brand is.

Swart rookwolke het Sondagmiddag oor die middestad gehang.

News24 berig dat die prototipe van ‘n beplande nuwe vloot treine vir Metrorail nie in die brand beskadig is nie. Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa het onlangs die bekendstelling van dié treine bygewoon.

Hierdie berig weerspieël nie noodwendig die mening van Die Kaap.com nie.

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HISTORIESE GEBOU VERWOES – inwoners moes hulpeloos toekyk hoe NG Kerk afbrand in Wes-Kaapse dorpie

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Die inwoners van die klein Wes Kaapse dorpie Redelinghuys, ongeveer 160 km Noord van Kaapstad, moes vanmore hulpeloos toekyk hoe die NG Kerk, ‘n historiese gebou, afbrand.

Die hoeksteen van hierdie kerk is op 5 Oktober 1918 gelê.

Na wat verneem word het brand begin by een van die selfoon maste wat op die toring gemonteer was, maar die amptelike oorsaak van die brand sal deur die ondersoekspanne bepaal word.

Morné van Rooyen vertel hier meer oor die geskiedenis van hierdie pragtige gebou:

Redelinghuys en Aurora word die NG Moedergemeente Piketberg se tweelingdogters genoem omdat hulle op agtereenvolgende dae in 1906 (Aurora 25 April en Redelinghuys 26 April) van die moedergemeente afgestig het.

In die dae van klein plase en groot gesinne was die ou kerkgeboutjie op Redelinghuys met sy grondvloer, ondigte rietdak en nouliks 250 sitplekke veels te klein en ondoelmatig vir ‘n gemeente van nagenoeg 1 000 lidmate.

Op ’
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Geskorste Kaapse metro-hoë sit tuis met vet salarispakket van R2,8 miljoen per jaar, oftewel R233 000 per maand en sy hoef nie ’n steek werk te doen nie

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Een van die tien hoogs betaalde amptenare van die Kaapstad-metroraad is nou al 15 maande by die huis en hoef nie ’n steek werk te doen vir haar salarispakket van R2,8 miljoen per jaar, oftewel R233 000 per maand, nie.

Melissa Whitehead, geskorste kommissaris van vervoer en stedelike ontwikkeling van die metroraad, se totale salaris word sedert haar skorsing in Januarie verlede jaar aan haar betaal. Sien Whitehead se kommentaar onderaan waarin sy sê sy wou aanhou werk, maar die metroraad het haar voorlopig geskors.

Whitehead is geskors hangende ’n tugverhoor oor beweerde bedrog en onreëlmatighede met tenderprosesse.

In die 2017-’18-boekjaar was daar slegs sewe poste van uitvoerende direkteurs in die Kaapstad-metroraad op dieselfde salariskerf as Whitehead.

Die enigste amptenaar van die metroraad wat meer as Whitehead verdien, is die munisipale bestuurder met ’n totale salarispakket van R3,4 miljoen.

Hoewel die ander hoë a
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Peter Marais is advocating for self-determination in the Western Cape ahead of the general elections in May

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Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) premier candidate Peter Marais says he wants the Western Cape to be run independently from the rest of South Africa.

Marais is advocating for self-determination in the Western Cape ahead of the general elections in May.

With less than a month to go, Marais said there were enough resources for the province to stand on its own two feet.

The Western Cape Constitution allows for the premier to call for a referendum, but no premier has ever decided to go that route, but that could change if Marais moves into the official residence.

He said one of his first tasks will be to call a referendum asking residents whether they want an independently run province.

“You will still have the same economic arrangement from the central government, they must just give us our share of the fiscus.”

Marais has, however, admitted that such a decision could lead to residents paying more taxes.

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Ontstoke gemeenskapslede by Sir Lowrypas-nedersetting raak oproerig omdat provinsiale regering ’n nuwe skool wil bou in nedersetting en nie grond beskikbaar wil stel vir huise

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Daar was Dinsdag ’n sterk polisieteenwoordigheid in die Sir Lowryspas-nedersetting naby Somerset-Wes in die Wes-Kaap nadat betogers Maandag die N2-snelweg en ander toegangsroetes na die nedersetting versper het.

Die betogers is ongelukkig omdat die provinsiale regering ’n nuwe skool op ’n stuk grond in die nedersetting wil bou. Hulle wil hê die grond moet eerder vir behuising gebruik word.

Malusi Booi, burgemeesterskomiteelid vir menslike nedersettings in Kaapstad, sê hy is nie bewus van enige betogings wat Dinsdag plaasgevind het nie.

Die N2-snelweg was ook nie Dinsdag gesluit nie. “Ons het ’n sterk polisieteenwoordigheid sodat die N2 oop bly vir verkeer,” sê Booi.

Hy het Maandag en Dinsdag met die ontstoke gemeenskapslede vergader. “Ons het vir die gemeenskap vertel ons het ander lappies grond vir behuising geoormerk wat ontwikkel kan word. Ons het dit duidelik gemaak dat geen onwettige optrede tydens die betogings gedu
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