Crime on Table Mountain

[Peter Betts]

...and the criminals escaped yet again

[Richprins]

Ukrainian hiker: Hout Bay residents gather, leave flowers at spot where he was killed
2019-07-28 17:36

Correspondent
(Community Crime Prevention)


Hout Bay residents gathered at the spot where a Ukrainian tourist was stabbed to death to pay their last respects on Sunday.

Around 50 people stood in a circle at the East Fort, surrounded by security officials, in remembrance of the 44-year-old man who was mugged for a backpack while walking on the trail on Saturday morning and left for dead.

Weekend Argus identified him as Ivan Ivanov, who had been staying in a local guesthouse and had been warned against hiking along that path alone, even though it was generally regarded as a safe route.

Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut said three men had taken the man's backpack, which contained his personal effects, and fled.

Neighbourhood watch members caught one man, 25, allegedly in possession of the stolen items.

He is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Andrè van Schalkwyk, chairperson of the Table Mountain Safety Action Group, told News24 on Saturday the attack took place a mere 10m up the trail, not far from the car park.

The vicinity is quite overgrown, he said, but is not currently flagged as a hotspot.

The incident is not the first robbery at East Fort but there hasn't been one for a "long time".

On Sunday, people left bunches of flowers on the side of the trail.

Provincial Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz condemned the murder.

He called for greater integration between the South African Police Service, law enforcement, SA National Parks and the SA National Defence Force on intelligence gathering and sharing to prevent crime displacement.

"I wish his family my deepest condolences during this difficult time and call on the police to urgently apprehend each criminal involved in the attack," said Fritz.

"We cannot allow crime to threaten the well-being of people, tourism and the economy. I want to make it clear that Cape Town remains open for business and tourism."

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[Klipspringer]

Managing Executive for Parks at SANParks, Property Mokoena, says there's a need to rethink the training of park rangers as urban crime patterns seem to be spilling over into National Parks.

This follows the murder of a 43-year-old man from Ukraine who was stabbed to death while hiking on Chapman's Peak this past weekend.

Mokoena was speaking at World Rangers Day celebrations in Cape Town.

At least 14 hikers are reported to have been killed at Table Mountain this year.

Mokoena says they need to refocus on training rangers."The training which we give to our rangers, we need to adapt to that set up, because our rangers were originally trained to protect and conserve the bio diversity of the National Parks, but most of the serious threat which faces our rangers, especially in this area, is criminal activity which is done by people, so it changes the entire modalities of a ranger today".

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[Klipspringer]

Or put up a tender for a security service provider!

[Flutterby]

Crazy!!

[Lisbeth]

Or put up a tender for a security service provider!

Might be easier and cheaper

[Richprins]

SANParks to deploy more rangers to Table Mountain
31 July 2019, 9:15 PM | SABC | @SABCNewsOnline

At least 14 hikers are reported to have been attacked in the Table Mountain area in 2019.

About 120 more rangers will be deployed in the Table Mountain National Park to curb crime. This follows a recent spike in muggings and murders.

In the latest incident, a 43-year-old Ukrainian man was stabbed to death on Chapman’s Peak on Saturday. A second suspect was arrested at Hout Bay Harbour in connection with the murder on Wednesday morning.

At least 14 hikers are reported to have been attacked in the Table Mountain area this year.

Managing Executive for Parks at SANParks, Property Mokoena says the new recruits will prioritise safety. He was speaking at the World Rangers Day celebrations in Cape Town.

“We are in the process of appointing 120 rangers, who will be deployed in the different functional areas, of which safety is one of their priorities. The program is going to be funded by the national Department of Tourism and we welcome that and appreciate it. Monitors will be placed in all the cape region parks including this national park, Table Mountain.”

Mokoena says there’s a need to rethink the training of park rangers as urban crime patterns seem to be spilling over into national parks.

He says they need to refocus on training rangers.

“The training which we give to our rangers, we need to adapt to that setup because our rangers were originally trained to protect and conserve the biodiversity of the national parks. Most of the serious threat which faces our rangers, especially in this area, is criminal activity which is done by people. So, it changes the entire modalities of a ranger today.”


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