R50000 reward for information on Cape cop killers

A R50000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of the killers of Western Cape police officers.

"No amount of money can make up for the loss of a life, and no amount of money will provide comfort to the family, friends and colleagues of the police officers killed in recent weeks," Western Cape MEC for public safety Dan Plato said yesterday.

"But it is my hope that, by offering a reward, someone, somewhere, will come forward and help the police to catch the cowardly criminals responsible for these terrible acts."

He said the reward would be made at the police's discretion.

Three policemen have been killed in Cape Town since Sunday last week.