Devolving policing to provinces will bring down crime in the Western Cape
6 June 2022
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“The latest crime statistics have shocked us all and again raise our concerns that SAPS in the Western Cape is under-resourced. Minister Bheki Cele is failing the people of the Western Cape and he is failing in his duty to make South Africa safer for all. The DA in the Western Cape, as well as the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town, call for Minister Cele to step down immediately,” Mr Simmers said.
During one of their regular liquor outlet inspections, a DA delegation met with Law Enforcement Advancement Programme (LEAP) officers today in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, to gain insight into how they are fighting crime in the area and what their needs are to do even more.
During the visit, the DA Provincial Leader, Tertuis Simmers, has learnt that the main drivers of murder in the area are alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and illegal firearms.