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  2. Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa - Wikipedia

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    PASASA was founded in 1996 by the petroleum industry of South Africa as a response to high incidents of paraffin incidents and poisoning amongst children at that time. PASASA is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and has offices in Durban, King William’ Town and Pretoria, South Africa. The goal of Paraffin Safety Association of Southern ...

  3. Law enforcement in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Anti-Land Invasion Unit was established in 2009 by the City of Cape Town to prevent the illegal occupation of land and the erection of unauthorized dwellings throughout the city. It was reported that the unit demolished over 300 shacks in the past year. See also. Law of South Africa; South African Police Service

  4. Crime in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Crime in South Africa. A graph of South Africa's murder rate (annual murders per 100,000 people) spanning the century from 1915 to 2022. The murder rate increased rapidly towards the end of Apartheid, reaching a peak in 1993. It then decreased until bottoming out at 30 per 100,000 in 2011, but steadily increased again to 41 per 100,000 in 2021 ...

  5. Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce - Wikipedia

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    During a SWEAT conference held in Cape Town in 2003, Sisonke, a sex worker-led movement, was established in response to the lack of sex worker leadership in SWEAT. Sisonke's members work to empower and educate sex workers, while advocating for policy and legal reforms that promote the health, safety, and human rights of sex workers in South Africa.

  6. 2023 Cape Town taxi strike - Wikipedia

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    The 2023 Cape Town taxi strike, also known as the 2023 Western Cape taxi strike, was a law enforcement dispute between minibus taxi operators in the Western Cape province of South Africa, as represented by South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO), and the City of Cape Town.

  7. JP Smith (politician) - Wikipedia

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    JP Smith (politician) Jean-Pierre "JP" Smith (born 13 July 1971) is a South African politician and Cape Town city councillor for Subcouncil 15, Ward 54. An area that includes Sea Point, Green Point, and Mouille Point. He is a member of Democratic Alliance and prior to the 2014 general elections he was tipped of as the party's candidate to lead ...

  8. Western Cape Department of Community Safety - Wikipedia

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    The Western Cape Department of Community Safety is the department of the Western Cape government responsible for policing. As of February 2022, its political head is Anroux Marais. See also. Crime in South Africa; References

  9. Cape Town - Wikipedia

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    GMP per capita (2011) US$19,656 [8] Website. capetown.gov.za. Cape Town [a] is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. [11] It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. [12]