Archive: News
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Dec 21, 2018
No CommentsNotice of seasonal GSCID office closure
The GSCID offices will be closed from today, Friday, 21 December 2018 until Thursday, 3 January 2019. If emergency assistance is needed, please call the GSCID Emergency number 086 009...
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Nov 29, 2018
No CommentsGSCID plans to upgrade CBD
The Groote Schuur Community Improvement District (GSCID) is a business on solid footing with ample reserves – this was the message of chairman Chris Huntingford at its annual general meeting on Thursday November 22. Mr Huntingford said they planned to spend these reserves on several projects next year to upgrade and improve the CBD. He...
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Nov 21, 2018
No CommentsCameras coming
CCTV cameras and community awareness were discussed at a Mowbray Community Policing Forum (CPF) annual general meeting on Monday. Marc Gammon, chairman of the Little Mowbray Rosebank Improvement District, said they wanted to have four licence-plate recognition (LPR) cameras in their area before the end of the year. The cameras would be able to identify...
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Nov 08, 2018
No CommentsCity of Cape Town’s CCTV cameras reveal all
More than 4177 incidents were detected by the city’s CCTV cameras in the first three months of the year, resulting in 60 arrests.This was contained in a report released on Wednesday on the status of the city’s CCTV cameras. Between July and September, in the metropole west region, 1912 incidents were caught on camera....
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Nov 01, 2018
No CommentsRail enforcement unit deployed
New Rail Enforcement Unit officers have been officially deployed to protect rail commuters and infrastructure. Picture: City of Cape Town Hundred Rail Enforcement Unit officers have been deployed to protect rail commuters and infrastructure. The joint operation between the City of Cape Town, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and the provincial...
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Oct 30, 2018
No CommentsClaiming their spaces
The Rosebank and Mowbray Civic Association (RMCA) will now focus on occupying all the open spaces within its communities. This was announced at an annual meeting held at the St George’s Grammar School hall in Richmond Road in Mowbray on Tuesday 23 October.Residents were encouraged to take advantage of open land and public facilities to...
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Oct 05, 2018
No CommentsGSCID launches annual Christmas Bucket Drive
Help bring some Christmas cheer to those less fortunate by participating in the GSCID’s annual Christmas Bucket Drive which launches today. The bucket drive forms part of the GSCID’s social outreach programme and is aimed at improving the lives of the homeless within the precinct. The buckets will be distributed to those most...
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Oct 03, 2018
No CommentsLiesbeek River honoured on World Rivers Day
Ward 57 and RMCA, in partnership with the Friends of the Liesbeek River, held a commemorative event to honour the Liesbeek River on World Rivers Day on Saturday 29 September. The GSCID and LMRID, in partnership, assisted at the event with vehicle patrols and a mobile kiosk in case of emergency or walkers needing...
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Sep 28, 2018
No CommentsSecurity boost for GSCID precinct
Security within the GSCID precinct and beyond has received a massive boost with the establishment of the GSCID Surveillance Centre (GSCID SC) and LPR security camera project. The Surveillance Centre is one of the first independent Surveillance Centres that will provide security monitoring capabilities and services to the greater southern suburbs. Leased from Securitas, but...
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Sep 28, 2018
No CommentsMowbray crime prevention gets a boost
Rondebosch station commander Lieutenant-Colonel Barbara Breedt and Mowbray station commander Lieutenant-Colonel May-Louise Dyer A newly launched surveillance centre in Mowbray will not only help to reduce crime but also help to prevent it, say police. The Groote Schuur Community Improvement District (GSCID) officially launched the surveillance centre and licence-plate recognition (LPR) security camera project on...
