Diepsloot news

2022 - 4 - 7

Bheki Cele arrives to meet with Diepsloot protestors (eNCA)

JOHANNESBURG - Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola are visiting Diepsloot on Wednesday. This after residents threatened ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola are expected to visit Diepsloot after residents threatened a shutdown over crime in the area. JOHANNESBURG - Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola are visiting Diepsloot on Wednesday. This after residents threatened a shutdown over crime.

Bheki Cele attempts to restore calm after bloody weekend in Diepsloot (News24)

Residents of Diepsloot, Gauteng, protested on Wednesday in response to the murders of seven locals over the weekend.

"This is not the first time the police minister has appeared in the community. But in the last quarter, from October until December, 11 people were killed and only four were arrested. "Every day, there are a number of murders.

One person killed overnight at Diepsloot in mob attack (TimesLIVE)

One person was killed in a mob attack overnight in Diepsloot north of Johannesburg, just hours after police minister Bheki Cele visited the area.

However, we are deeply concerned about this incident [the murder] because it looks like community members — a few of them grouped themselves and went to do door-to-door. Then when they got to a yard, a guy jumped out of his shack and ran. We are told police responded swiftly but the person was already dead when they arrived on the scene.” Responding to the community, Cele said more than 50 police members, including 30 tactical response team members, and 16 police vehicles would be deployed to ensure that crime-fighting in the area is strengthened. There was a mob attack,” Moalosi said. Speaking to eNCA, the widow said when they saw “many people” enter their yard, “we tried to run away and hide.”

Cele calls in cavalry to deal with rampant Diepsloot crime (SowetanLIVE)

Police minister Bheki Cele has promised to deal with crime in Diepsloot by bringing in 16 patrolling vehicles and deploying detectives to investigate 11 ...

Diepsloot community blames criminals for alleged mob justice murder (Eyewitness News)

Eyewinesses told police that a small group of people found the man at his house in Dieplsoot and allegedly attacked him with stones before setting him ...

“We have heard that there were over 50 cars and they have only around six or so and we are putting extra vehicles in this area. Community leader Lefa Nkala: "We don't condone this act. Eyewinesses told police that a small group of people found the man at his house in Dieplsoot and allegedly attacked him with stones before setting him alight.

LOOK: Diepsloot police station takes delivery of 16 vehicles (Independent Online)

Durban - A fleet of police vehicles has been delivered to the Diepsloot police station in Gauteng on Thursday following a recent spate of murders which ...

Once branded, the vehicles will add to the existing fleet and should improve service delivery. [SERVICE DELIVERY] As per the commitment made by the Police Ministry and— Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) @SAPoliceServicemanagement, new patrol vehicles have been been delivered to the #Diepslootpolice station. Once branded, the vehicles will add to the existing fleet and should improve service delivery,” Themba said.