‘Social media politicians’ biggest risk to Western Cape politics, says Fransman
PMC leader Marius Fransman says the rise of influencers and content creators in politics risks undermining “mature politics” and investment in the Western Cape.
The latest crime statistics from the Western Cape province reveal a 6.7 percent decline in murders during the second quarter of the financial year 2026/2027. The number of murders dropped from 1,140 cases in April to June 2025 to 1,071 incidents in the same period this year. Western Cape Police Commissioner Sizakhele Dyantyi attributes this decrease to ongoing efforts to combat illegal firearms.
According to Dyantyi, firearms continue to be the primary weapon used in most murder cases in the province. In the three-month period, authorities recovered 610 illegal firearms. Dyantyi emphasized that 62 percent of the murders occur in the Cape Town Metro area. He stated that the police's strategy involves targeting illegal firearms and ammunition through covert and intelligent operations.
The Western Cape has demonstrated promising reductions in other serious and violent crime categories as well during the first quarter of the current financial year.
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