Cyclists are getting proactive against thieves and robbers in the Table Mountain National Park, raising funds independently for surveillance cameras and new crime patrols at hot spots on the mountain.
Tag Archives | mugging
City may light up Signal Hill
The City of Cape Town is exploring ways of lighting up Signal Hill without affecting ships at sea.
Mugging on Devils Peak
On Tuesday the 5th of March a person was mugged and stabbed at the Devils Peak Quarry (on the mountain)
Magaliesberg Crime Wave
Grant Rens has reported that there is a crime wave taking place in the Magaliesberg area.
Table Mountain Mugging February 2013: Blockhouse / Rhodes Memorial area
Another mugging has taken place in the Blockhouse / Rhodes Memorial area.
Table Mountain attacks halved
Attacks on the Table Mountain chain and related areas have dropped by at least half compared to the same time last year, the Cape Times reported on Tuesday.
General Warning – Blockhouse / Rhodes Memorial area
An incident on Sunday 23 September has prompted a general warning to cyclists and runners in the Blockhouse / Rhodes Memorial area
TM Safety Forum: Dysfunctional? Business as usual? For muggers too it seems!
THE Table Mountain Safety Forum (TMSF) has not met for about five months, but members say this does not mean that the crime situation is being ignored.
Black Hill Mugging & Sandy Bay muggers arrested
Samantha reported that friend of hers was attacked and stabbed (not badly, luckily) at the parking lot at the top of Black Hill
3 muggings a month on mountain
Despite 50 additional Table Mountain National Parks (TMNP) armed rangers deployed to guard against mountain attacks last year, criminals continued to rack up an average of three muggings per month, the Table Mountain Safety Action Group says.
Signal Hill Mugging – Monday 13th February 2012
A cyclist was mugged on Monday, 13 Feb at 19h00 as he was cycling to the top of Signal Hill
Hideout on Mowbray Ridge just above blockhouse, Devil’s Peak
Please be aware that there appears to be a hideout on Mowbray Ridge just above blockhouse, Devil’s Peak…
Table Mountain mugger mistaken for guide
The Table Mountain Cableway management on Thursday expressed concern after a tourist mistook a mugger on the mountain for an official guide, the company said.
Caution urged after mugging on mountain
VISITORS hiking on the Peninsula mountains are warned to be cautious. In a recent mountain mugging incident, Richard Case, who is an experienced mountain climber, and his friends were held at knifepoint while walking along Peers Hill, near Silvermine, along Ou Kaapseweg. Case, 31, who is originally from Cape Town but has been living in [...]
Past victims of muggings in TMNP
Table Mountain Safety Action Group are asking all past victims of crime to contact them urgently.
Signal Hill Mugging
Another mugging sees a well know hiker / author, Bruce Mackenzie mugged for his camera and cash.
Hiker mugged, breaks leg in Cape Town
A hiker fell off a ledge, broke a leg and bruised his ribs while running away from three muggers armed with a knife on Table Mountain at the weekend.
Two men held after hikers mugged
A swift response by security officers led to the arrest of two men suspected of mugging hikers in Cecilia Forest near Constantia.
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Bolt issue on Kalymnos
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Space Race – a new route on Table Mountain
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New Cederberg Hiking map – Names update
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Alien vs. Predator. a.k.a. a review of the new BD X4 Cams
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