(a) The incidents recorded in Table Mountain National Park are mainly robberies and are as follows:
(i) (aa) 2013 (there were 11);
(bb) 2014 (there were 16);
(cc) 2015 (there were 19);
(dd) 2016 (there were 11); and
(ee) 2017 (there were 22)
(ii) There have been six and one fatal incident since 01 January 2018
(b) The following actions were taken .
Additional resources were deployed to the affected areas.
Various operational plans are being reviewed and considered, including:
Also media relations interventions are ongoing.
Strategic focus areas were identified for investigation, including:
The South African National Parks held a Chief Executive Office (CEO) Security Cluster Meeting that was attended by:
The South African National Parks (SANParks) and SAPS continue to work together to implement operational plans and joint patrols in order to keep crime to a minimum and also to address safety concerns across the Park. On 13 February 2018, two suspects were arrested and charged with robbery in the Kalk Bay mountain hiking trail area. They appeared in the Muizenberg Magistrate’s Court and are still in custody.
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