KZN, North West identified as high risk provinces ahead of May 8 polls
2 May 2019
KwaZulu-Natal and the North West have been identified as the hot spot provinces where election disruptions are possible, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced on Thursday.
The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster gave its final update on the state of readiness for the country's sixth general elections, which will take place on May 8.
Cele told the media that, through intelligence driven operations, hot spots in the country had been identified and would be prioritised.
"As part of the deployment strategy, a capacity of five teams will be maintained at national level to be deployed to any part of the country where the situation requires urgent intervention to deal with high risk situations," Cele said.