Innholdsfortegnelse for 2024-12-18 i Daily Voice

Breakdown He also provided a statistical breakdown of crime for the first and second quarters of the 2024/25 financial year (April-September). Patekile said visible policing during this period under review, saw 1 800 firearms confiscated during operations, stop-and-search, and raids; and an assortment of 85 485 rounds of ammunition were seized. He says: “As we today destroy 20 000 litres of liquor, it is worth noting that in the period from April-November, 2024, a total of 158 518 litres were confiscated by the Western Cape SAPS officials… Liquor continues to be a generator of crime, especially in our GBV cases…” He adds: “For the period April to September, detectives secured 5 870 years in 286 sentences for serious violent crimes.” Of the sentences, 24 life imprisonments were handed down for…

Packs “This year, we catered for over 500 children and made up 200 party packs. I had to cook two big pots of food and was getting nervous as some of my helpers weren’t available. “But then Gloria Robinson and her daughter Nicole Theunissen came from Hout Bay to assist. Together, we cooked a pot of vegetable stew and chicken curry for everyone to enjoy.” The large crowd gathered in Rietbok Avenue shortly after 2pm, as youngsters enjoyed a warm bord kos and danced in the street. Beryl says Phumlani Village residents have been hard hit over the past year by shack fires in the area. She adds: “The problem with the fires is that kits aren’t given anymore, so financially the residents cannot even look forward to Christmas because…