Failing ANC spends R9.1 million on one VIP but fails to keep rural communities safe
29 October 2018
Today, the DA Team One South Africa Spokesperson on Crime, John Steenhuisen, together with the Leader of the DA in the Free State Legislature, Dr Roy Jankielsohn met with victims of crime and community members in Reitz Park Matjhabeng as well as with a farming community in Henenman, Free State to engage on the prevalence of violence and crime in their rural communities.
Community members expressed their concerns on the lack of policing and security on farms, that their concerns have fallen on deaf ears and that they feel forgotten by the ANC government.
Farmers and farm workers live in constant fear every day as they have become targets of heinous acts of violence and crime.
“The DA has always maintained that the South African Police Services (SAPS) reintroduce specialised rural safety units to deal with instances of crime and violence in farming communities,” said Steenhuisen.